Articles

39 articles. The dated archive runs from January 2025 to the present; the reference guides below it are kept current rather than dated.

Dated archive

2026

• Mon 7th Sep 2026The Compliance Moat: How 2026 Rules Reprice Pest Control Businesses
• Mon 3rd Aug 2026What Buyers See in a UK Pest Control Business in Late 2026
• Mon 6th Jul 2026Earn-Outs: When the Second Payment Actually Arrives
• Mon 1st Jun 2026TUPE and the Pest Control Sale
• Mon 4th May 2026Bird and Wildlife Work: The Margin Line Buyers Look For
• Mon 6th Apr 2026The New Rate and What It Means for Pest Control Owners
• Sat 21st Mar 2026Specialist vs General Business Broker for Pest Control
• Sat 21st Mar 2026UK Pest Control Business Market Report 2026
• Mon 2nd Mar 2026Customer Concentration: The Single Number That Frightens Buyers
• Sun 1st Mar 2026What Is My Pest Control Business Worth?
• Mon 2nd Feb 2026Selling Without the Round Finding Out
• Mon 5th Jan 2026If This Is the Year: The Sequence a Pest Control Sale Follows

2025

• Mon 1st Dec 2025The Round You Built: December Questions About Handing It On
• Mon 3rd Nov 2025Budget Month, Year End and the Pest Control Exit Timetable
• Mon 6th Oct 2025Rodent Season and the Economics of Non-Discretionary Work
• Mon 1st Sep 2025Audit Season: How Client Compliance Programmes Become Your Evidence
• Mon 4th Aug 2025Who Buys Pest Control Companies in the UK
• Mon 7th Jul 2025The Summer Peak and the Contracted Base: Which One Buyers Pay For
• Mon 2nd Jun 2025Technicians and Tickets: The Workforce Question in a Pest Control Sale
• Mon 5th May 2025Commercial Versus Residential: Two Different Businesses on One Balance Sheet
• Mon 7th Apr 2025Contract Density: Why Where Your Customers Are Matters as Much as How Many
• Mon 3rd Mar 2025Tax Year End and the Pest Control Owner's Calendar
• Mon 3rd Feb 2025What BPCA Membership Is Worth When Someone Buys You
• Mon 6th Jan 2025Why January Is When Pest Control Owners Start Asking the Question

Guides and references

• BADR relief when selling a pest control business before April 2026
• Capital gains tax on selling a pest control business
• Do BPCA qualifications transfer when selling a pest control company?
• How bird control and wildlife contracts affect pest control valuations
• How long does it take to sell a pest control business?
• How to keep the sale of my pest control business confidential
• How to prepare my pest control business for sale
• How to value a pest control business with contract customers
• Is now a good time to sell a pest control company in the UK?
• Should I tell my technicians I am selling the pest control business?
• TUPE obligations when selling a pest control company
• What do buyers look for in a pest control acquisition?
• What happens to my pest control contracts when I sell?
• What is an earn-out when selling a pest control business?
• What multiple do pest control businesses sell for in the UK in 2026?