Who’s buying in the UK elderly care market?
In this article for Care Home Professional, Rob Kinsman (Regional Director – Care at Christie & Co) highlights the demand for care homes across the UK.
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Despite the well-publicised widespread challenges within the UK’s care sector, buyer demand for care homes across the spectrum has increased over the last couple of years. This has resulted in a material imbalance between supply and demand and an acute shortage of available care homes on the market across all value ranges.
As a result, the market is left with a large pool of frustrated buyers and highly competitive bidding on many care homes we’re marketing. The number of deals we’ve agreed and put into solicitors' hands this year is 61% ahead of the same period in 2024, illustrating the strength of activity in the sector.
Buyers are attracted to the needs-driven nature of the market, the ageing population, and its counter-cyclical nature, and include...
...To read the full article in Care Home Professional, click here.