The newsroom
Strong opinions.Properly researched.
The newsroom is where we share how we see the markets we work in: the challenges, the tailwinds and the headwinds moving through healthcare, alongside ideas and the occasional firm opinion. Objective where the facts are objective, honest where they are not, and written for owners who want to understand more before they pick up the phone to one of the partners.
27 May 2026
Buyers Read Your CQC Rating Before They Read Your Accounts
Your CQC rating sets your buyer pool, your buyer's borrowing and your multiple long before anyone opens your accounts. Here's what it really costs, and when to fix it.
12 June 2026
The Casey Commission Is Already in Your Care Home's Price
Buyers are already pricing social care reform into care home offers while most owners ignore it. Here's how the Casey Commission reaches your valuation early.
1 July 2026
The Buyer Who Decides Your Care Home Sale Never Visits the Home
Most care home deals are decided by the buyer's lender, not the buyer. Here's how credit committees read your home, and how to prepare for the reader you never meet.
21 July 2026
One Care Home, Two Assets: The Freehold Question That Shapes Your Exit
A care home sale is really two assets changing hands: the trade and the property. How you package them decides your buyers, your price and your tax bill.
3 August 2026
Licensing Will Split the Aesthetics Market, and Buyers Are Already Choosing Sides
No licensing scheme is in force yet, and buyers are already sorting clinics as though it were. Here is what that does to your valuation, and your window.
7 August 2026
Your Registered Manager Is Worth More Than Your Extension
Owners spend on buildings before a sale. Buyers ask one question first: does the manager stay? Here's why your registered manager anchors your price.
2 September 2026
If Your Bookings Follow One Practitioner, You Are Selling a Following Rather Than a Clinic
If your diary is full because clients book you rather than the clinic, a buyer is purchasing a following. Here is what that costs, and how long the fix takes.
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The Business That Cannot Run Without You Is Worth Less Than You Think
The mistakes that collapse deals are made twelve months before the buyer ever appears.
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The Valuation Gap: Why Most UK Business Owners Go to Market at the Wrong Price
What your business is worth depends on who is asking, and how well you have prepared for them.
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Buying Growth Is Faster Than Building It, But Only If You Know What You Are Buying
Acquisition is the fastest route to scale, and the fastest route to an expensive mistake.
