Answers · Sell and stay as tenant
Can I sell my premises and stay on as the tenant?
Direct answer
Yes — it's called a sale and leaseback. You sell your premises to a long-term investor and lease them straight back under a lease agreed at the same time. You release the capital tied up in the building and keep operating from the same site, with no move and no disruption.
This is one of the most common questions owner-occupiers ask, and the answer is straightforward. The sale and the leaseback are arranged together, so there's no gap and no uncertainty: ownership transfers, your lease begins, and your business carries on exactly as before.
The terms that matter most are the lease length and the review mechanism — they determine how secure your tenure is and how predictable your rent will be. With a permanent-hold owner, both can be set up to give you long, dependable occupation. So you get the capital out of the building, and keep the building. Done with the right partner, you give up little except the property risk.
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