Do we have to sell everything that is not moving?
No. You choose which items go into the sale. Some businesses keep spares or tooling in storage for a while and sell them later. Anything with no resale value can be cleared as part of the clean up so the building is handed back empty.
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Business relocation and downsizing sales
Selling the equipment that will not move to the new premises, timed around the move itself.
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