Sell a company: Real estate & management

Sell a company: Real estate & administration: create a listing on company.ch with category, location, guide price and handover. Choose open, discreet or anonymous visibility while private seller data stays protected.

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Selling a real-estate service or property-management business: value, evidence and handover

When selling a real-estate service or property-management business, the listing should explain recurring mandates, fee mix, managed units, mandate retention, team capacity, systems and the founder's owner relationships. Buyers need evidence that the operation, people and rights can continue after completion without exposing owner and tenant identities, leases, bank details, access codes, disputes and individual property files in the public offer.

Explain what creates value when selling a real-estate service or property-management business

The public profile should make recurring mandates, fee mix, managed units, mandate retention, team capacity, systems and the founder's owner relationships measurable and separate recurring performance from one-off results. It should also state what the owner still handles personally and which assets, contracts or premises are part of the proposed sale.

Prepare the evidence a buyer will request

Prepare an anonymised mandate register, units and fees by service, contract duration and termination, owner concentration, arrears and open cases, staff roles and software access. Reconcile every financial summary to the same sale perimeter and identify consents, licences or third-party rights that require a separate check.

Reach buyers with the right operating fit

Property managers, agencies and fiduciary groups can fit when they have the local coverage, systems and qualified staff to assume the portfolio. The listing should make essential qualifications, capital, location and owner involvement clear enough to filter enquiries without narrowing the search to a single buyer type. Keep owner and tenant identities, leases, bank details, access codes, disputes and individual property files out of the public listing and first document pack. Use anonymised concentration, ranges and role descriptions until a buyer has been qualified and the information is needed for review.

Plan continuity through the handover

Transfer each mandate with authority, balances, deadlines, open maintenance, tenant issues and the correct new contact, subject to contract and data rules. Assign responsible people, dates and completion evidence rather than describing the seller's support only as an undefined transition period.

Related seller guidance for a real-estate service or property-management business

Explore the relevant industries or return to the main seller page: sell a company, Real estate agency, Property management company and Property administration company.

Questions to resolve before selling a real-estate service or property-management business

Which recurring mandates and managed-unit figures best support the asking price?

Use several comparable periods and show the figures that explain recurring mandates, fee mix, managed units, mandate retention, team capacity, systems and the founder's owner relationships. Separate recurring operations, exceptional events, owner adjustments and any assets or costs outside the proposed transaction.

What should I prepare about signing powers, property files, client accounts and open cases?

Prepare an anonymised mandate register, units and fees by service, contract duration and termination, owner concentration, arrears and open cases, staff roles and software access. Start with aggregated information, then release original documents in a controlled process once the buyer and transaction fit are credible.

How can I present owner concentration and the risk of mandate termination honestly?

Test how recurring mandates, fee mix, managed units, mandate retention, team capacity, systems and the founder's owner relationships would change when the current owner steps back. Identify reliance on individual customers, employees, contracts, premises or permissions and explain the practical measures available to reduce that dependence.

How should tenants, balances, keys, maintenance cases and authority transfer to the successor?

Transfer each mandate with authority, balances, deadlines, open maintenance, tenant issues and the correct new contact, subject to contract and data rules. Turn these topics into a timetable with owners, access, introductions and a clear point at which the buyer operates independently.