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Seminars: " Sunday 7 March 2010; Sunday 2 May 2010; Sunday 13 June 2010; Sunday 26 September 2010; Sunday 14 November 2010"    A buyers' comment: "A big plus was the seminar on the buying process ... I would definitely recommend it to others"    A seller and buyers' comment: "We would not hesitate to call National SchoolTransfer first"    A sellers' comment: "We recommend their excellent service to all potential buyers and sellers of independent schools"   

Free seminars for registered buyers

‘The School or Nursery Buying Process’

Experience tells us that there are many people who want to buy their own school or nursery but are uncertain about how to proceed. There are others who simply want the opportunity of discussing the subject in order to clarify their thinking on specific issues. It is to meet both these needs that National SchoolTransfer has, for a number of years, run free seminars on ‘The School or Nursery Buying Process’ for its fully registered buyers. Click here for booking form These are held five times each year on Sundays between 10.30am and 4pm.

The seminars are held at Barnardiston Hall Preparatory School near Haverhill in Suffolk, which Keith Boulter (an IAPS headmaster) purchased in 1989. Since then, as the Headmaster and proprietor, he has transformed what was a preparatory school of only 45 day-girls into a co-educational nursery, pre-prep and preparatory school of some 280 children, 60 of whom are full-time or weekly boarders.

During the afternoon Keith conducts a tour of his school, providing an insight into what can be achieved. He has also been involved in rescuing a prestigious girl's boarding school from closure and, more recently, in opening a new school for special needs children. Keith's experience has proved to be of great benefit to those attending seminars and his achievements are often a source of inspiration to 'would-be' buyers.

Seminar programme

10.30am Coffee and introduction

11am Overview of school ownership

“Why buy your own school?”
“The right time to buy?”
“Handover/takeover procedures”
“Pitfalls, potential and pleasures”

11.30am Available schools and nurseries

12 noon School transfer agencies

12.30pm The Buying Process

“Buying method”
“Business plan”
“Finance and valuation of schools”
“Legal issues”

1pm Luncheon

2pm Tour of Keith’s school

3.30pm Individual consultations

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East Midlands- Nursery, Pre Prep & Prep £445,000 Freehold

East London - Empty Premises with D1 use £1.5 Million Freehold

Greater London - Pre Prep & Prep £850,000 Freehold

The Midlands - Pre Prep & Prep £350,000 Leasehold