Landscape Gardening for sale in Australia

Map every service to state and council requirements. Structural landscaping, drainage, irrigation, electrical work, retaining walls, tree work and chemical use may require licences or approvals, so verify the business and each worker can legally deliver current contracts.

Review signed scopes, variations, deposits, progress claims, costs to complete and client disputes for every open project. Agree who receives outstanding payments and who funds labour, materials, defects and refunds after completion, then document the cut-off clearly.

Check contracts, licences, insurance, safety records, payment terms and availability after the sale. Test whether workers are genuinely independent contractors, and confirm the business has obtained intellectual-property and warranty rights for designs or specialist work supplied by others.

Inspect excavators, loaders, compactors, trailers and powered tools, including maintenance, guarding and PPSR interests. Review hazardous-chemical registers, labels, safety data sheets, storage and pesticide records, plus operator licences and procedures for public or roadside sites.

Review completion certificates, defect lists, callbacks, plant-replacement promises, drainage complaints and insurance claims. Quantify unresolved obligations on completed projects and ensure the sale agreement allocates responsibility for defects originating before completion but reported later.

Reconcile quotes, job-management records, supplier invoices, progress claims and bank receipts. Calculate margin by project after labour, materials, subcontractors, plant and rework, then adjust for owner supervision, incomplete variations, seasonal gaps and unusually profitable one-off jobs.