I'm Bob Parsons. I started out self-employed at 23 doing plumbing, electrical, painting and artexing, general repairs — then moved up to full bathroom and kitchen refurbishments, and later specialised in resurfacing trades too. So when I look at a property maintenance business, I'm not reading a set of accounts cold — I know what the work actually involves. I buy directly, no broker fees, no commission, using flexible seller finance.
Most buyers look at a property maintenance business and see a list of trades on a website. I look at it and see the reality — the plumbing and electrical work that has to be right first time, the painting and artexing that's never as quick as it looks, the general repairs that keep a landlord or housing association coming back. I've done bathroom and kitchen refurbishments start to finish, and I've run a specialist finishing trade — resurfacing and respraying — on top of it. So I know the difference between a business with real trade depth and one that's just a van with a logo on it.
A broker lists your business and hopes someone turns up. I'm the buyer. That's the whole difference — and it changes everything about how the sale goes.
A property maintenance business is built on people and relationships — the trades team, the subcontractors, the housing associations and letting agents who keep sending work your way. Banks don't lend well against that. There's no factory, no big fixed assets, just vans, tools and years of trust. I use seller finance, so the deal doesn't hang on a bank. You get a fair price paid over an agreed period, set out in a proper solicitor-drawn agreement and secured by a legal charge over the business.
UK property maintenance and facilities management businesses turning over £350k to £10m — multi-trade firms covering plumbing, electrical, painting and decorating, general building repairs, and bathroom and kitchen refurbishment. Commercial facilities management contractors (hard and soft FM, planned and reactive maintenance), housing association and social housing contractors, letting agent-affiliated firms, and businesses that combine general maintenance with a specialist finishing trade. Owner-operated or with an established trades team. Profitable, ready for retirement, or struggling.
You tell me about the business, I listen. No forms, no obligation.
I look at the numbers and come back with a fair offer, usually within days.
Seller finance, deferred payments, cash release, or a mix — built around your situation.
We complete and handle the handover carefully. Your people and your name are looked after.