Taking over a business
Five particulars the deed must carry, including a ten-year schedule of charges, employee information whose notice period fell to one month on 27 July 2026, a scale of registration duties by bands — 7 810 € on a business at 250 000 € —, and a price that stays unavailable while creditors may object. Three modules to buy a business without unpleasant surprises. Explanations and sources are free to read.
Advanced3 modules25 minModule 1 free to read
2026 rules — verified on September 12, 2026
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By the end of this course, you can…
These outcomes are the modules' own: the promise cannot say anything the course does not teach.
- Know what a business includes, and what it does not
- Check the particulars the deed of sale must carry
- Anticipate the pre-emption right of the municipality and its deadline
- Read the schedule of charges before settling on a price
- Know which businesses must inform their employees directly
- Apply the notice period as it stands since 27 July 2026
- Tell informing the employees from consulting the works council
- Measure the sanction incurred and what has changed about it
- Compute registration duties band by band
- Know the reduction available in a revitalisation area, and its commitment
- Keep the publication calendar, from the legal notices outlet to the official bulletin
- Understand why the price is not paid to the seller on the day of the sale
The programme, module by module
Each module has its own page. Durations are derived from the actual text, never announced by hand.
- Module 19 minFree — no accountWhat the deed must tell the buyerWhat you will be able to do
- Know what a business includes, and what it does not
- Check the particulars the deed of sale must carry
- Anticipate the pre-emption right of the municipality and its deadline
- Read the schedule of charges before settling on a price
- Module 28 minIncluded in the full courseThe employees, and the 2026 calendarWhat you will be able to do
- Know which businesses must inform their employees directly
- Apply the notice period as it stands since 27 July 2026
- Tell informing the employees from consulting the works council
- Measure the sanction incurred and what has changed about it
- Module 39 minIncluded in the full courseRegistration duties, and the escrowWhat you will be able to do
- Compute registration duties band by band
- Know the reduction available in a revitalisation area, and its commitment
- Keep the publication calendar, from the legal notices outlet to the official bulletin
- Understand why the price is not paid to the seller on the day of the sale
What you take away
A handout you keep, not just a page you read. The sections are derived from the course itself: what is announced here is exactly what gets generated.
Participant handout (PDF)
PDF
- Learning objectives (3)
- Key figures (3)
- Mistakes to avoid (3)
- Official sources (3)
Exercise workbook (Word)
Word
- Learning objectives (3)
- Key figures (3)
- Mistakes to avoid (3)
- Official sources (3)
Answers live in a separate appendix: the participant handout and the workbook stay distributable before the exercise.
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