Buyer Premium
Get to the seller first. Premium buyers reach sellers directly, have their brief worked by our team, and are the ones we match to the businesses that are never advertised at all.
Browsing, enquiring and new listing alerts stay free. This is for buying in earnest.
Reach the seller directly
Skip the forwarded enquiry. Your message lands with the person selling, not in a queue.
We bring it to you
Tell us the trade, the area and the budget once. When something fits, our team puts it in front of you rather than waiting for you to spot it.
Confidential businesses
Owners who cannot be seen selling never advertise. Premium buyers are who those businesses are matched to.
Ahead of the queue
The good takeovers go in days, not months. Being early is most of the advantage.
Choose how long you need it
Most buyers find a business inside a few months, so the periods match how long people actually look.
Paid by PayNow. Premium runs for the period you buy and then stops on its own. There is nothing to cancel and nothing recurring.
Free, and always will be
- Browse every open listing, with the rent and lease on each one
- Send an enquiry to any seller
- The Takeover Index, in full
- Email alerts when new businesses are listed, set them up here
What premium adds
- Direct contact with sellers
- Your brief worked by our team, not only an automated alert
- Matching on confidential businesses that are never advertised
- No commission and nothing recurring. It runs for the period you buy and then stops.
The businesses you will not see anywhere
Some owners cannot let staff, landlords or competitors know they are selling, so their business is never published. It is matched to buyers instead, and every buyer is vetted and signs an NDA first.
Common questions
- Do I need Buyer Premium to enquire on a business?
- No. Browsing and enquiring are free, and always will be. Premium is for buyers who want to move faster than a queue of enquiries allows.
- Are the new listing alerts part of premium?
- No, alerts are free for everyone. Anyone can pick their trades and areas and be emailed when something is listed, without an account and without paying. Premium is what happens after that: the seller reached directly, and a brief our team works for you.
- What are confidential businesses?
- Businesses whose owners cannot be seen selling, so they are never advertised anywhere on the site. They are matched to buyers instead of listed, and premium buyers are who we match them to.
- Does it renew automatically?
- No. You buy a period, it runs, and then it stops. Nothing recurring, nothing to cancel and no card kept on file.
- How do I pay?
- By PayNow, on a hosted checkout page. Your premium starts as soon as the payment is confirmed.