Answers · Releasing capital from property
How can I release the capital tied up in my business property?
Direct answer
If your business owns its premises, the most direct way to release the capital is a sale and leaseback: sell the building to a long-term investor and lease it straight back. You free the full value tied up in the property and keep operating from the same site, with no move and no disruption.
Capital sunk into owning a building earns a property return, which for most trading businesses is well below what the same capital earns reinvested in the business. Releasing it can fund growth, retire expensive debt, support a buyout or succession, or simply de-risk the balance sheet.
Refinancing can free some equity, but it adds debt and you still own (and carry the risk of) the property. A sale and leaseback releases the full value, moves the property risk to the investor, and — with the right permanent-hold counterparty — gives you long, secure tenure in return. You convert ownership into working capital without giving up the building.
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