About Us

In Business Sales Experience Matters

- Andrew Wilby Managing Director

Business Transfer Agents Clifford Lax are the name behind thousands of successful business sales as can be expected from a firm that has Successfully, Ethically and Professionally sold businesses since its formation in 1919.

Expanding and having merged with Convenience Stores Specialist AWG Business Transfer Agency and acquiring a further North Yorkshire Business Transfer Agency, known for Licensed and Catering in 2015. Clifford Lax is now one of Yorkshires premier Business Transfer Agents. Based in Wakefield our easy to find City Centre office provides a full range of business sales across the Retail, Catering, Licensed, Engineering and Motor Trade sectors.

In addition we have sold many other business types and we are one of the few RICS regulated firms who offer business sales across Yorkshire and the North. As a professionally regulated firm we also provide Red Book Valuations for businesses and our extensive database allows us to provide Rent Review, Rating and Lease Renewal advice across our specialist business sale sectors. Our professional qualifications and long standing makes us the Business Agents of choice for Accountants, insolvency Practioners and other professional adviser looking for a professionally qualified expert firm.

Clifford Lax Business Sales are also able to introduce you to Financial Services including, Fund Raising, Wealth Management and Tax Planning though our in house Financial Adviser and Commercial Mortgage Broker.

If you are selling a business our advice will be based on reality and market evidence and if you are buying a business our sales team will be there to hold your hand every step of the way.