Business Matters
Nursing Home Owners

Legal services for Nursing Home Owners.

We are solicitors who, as part of our Commercial Property Department, have specialist knowledge and experience in the sale, purchase, and lease of residential care homes, nursing homes, and mental nursing homes registered under the Care Standards Act 2000.

We can advise on the legal requirements under the Care Standards Act 2000 and indicate the pitfalls that you may encounter on an application for a new registration.

The sale, purchase, or lease of a residential care home, nursing home, or mental nursing home will generally also involve the sale or purchase of the existing business of operating the home and we would advise and deal with all issues relating to the business such as:

• The position of employees under the Transfer of Undertakings (Protection of Employment) Regulations 2006
• Residents' contracts
• Supplier contracts
• The business name
• Creditors and debtors of the business
• Fixtures and fittings
• The goodwill of the business
• Hire purchase and leasing agreements relating to any equipment used in the business
• Intellectual property rights
• Stock
• Any vehicles used in the business
• Restrictive covenants by the seller relating to the business
• Warranties by the seller relating to the business

We also have experience and expertise in dealing with the security documentation required by the providers of finance for the purchase of residential care homes, nursing homes, and mental nursing homes.

We have acted recently in the sale, purchase, and lease of residential care homes, nursing homes, and mental nursing homes both locally and in various other parts of the country.

If you are interested in any of the services we offer relating to residential care homes, nursing homes, and mental nursing homes contact Brian Holloway