Case Studies
In the words of the founders we've acquired.
Selling a business you built is a significant decision. These are the people who've made it.
Selling a business you built is a significant decision. These are the people who've made it.
Northgate residential - Yorkshire, acquired 2024
When James Holloway decided it was time to step back from the agency he'd run for 25 years, he wasn't looking for the highest bidder. He was looking for the right one.
"I'd had two approaches before MyPropertyBox. Both were the wrong fit — too corporate, too quick to talk about restructuring. Ben came up to Yorkshire, sat with the team, and asked questions I hadn't been asked in a sale process before."
The deal completed in 14 weeks. The brand is unchanged, the team is intact, and James remains on the board as a non-executive director.
"They've done exactly what they said they would do. The team are happier, the business is in better shape, and I get to watch it carry on without me running it."
Harborough & Co — Midlands
Acquired 2023
"They understood that the team was the business. That mattered more to me than the number on the cheque."
— Sarah Lewis, founder
Harborough & Co — Midlands
Acquired 2023
"They understood that the team was the business. That mattered more to me than the number on the cheque."
— Sarah Lewis, founder
Westmere Estates — Cumbria
Acquired 2022
"The handover was light-touch and respectful. Six months in, the team barely felt the change."
— Michael Aldridge, founder
Westmere Estates — Cumbria
Acquired 2022
"The handover was light-touch and respectful. Six months in, the team barely felt the change."
— Michael Aldridge, founder
Harborough & Co — Midlands
Acquired 2023
"They understood that the team was the business. That mattered more to me than the number on the cheque."
— Sarah Lewis, founder
Harborough & Co — Midlands
Acquired 2023
"They understood that the team was the business. That mattered more to me than the number on the cheque."
— Sarah Lewis, founder
Westmere Estates — Cumbria
Acquired 2022
"The handover was light-touch and respectful. Six months in, the team barely felt the change."
— Michael Aldridge, founder
Westmere Estates — Cumbria
Acquired 2022
"The handover was light-touch and respectful. Six months in, the team barely felt the change."
— Michael Aldridge, founder