Care home solicitors

Expert legal advice for registered care providers

Our care home lawyers have been providing advice and support to registered care services providers for more than 30 years. Our team of specialists is able to provide comprehensive legal advice tailored specifically for your care business.

The care services sector is forecast to grow substantially over the coming decades. That provides opportunities for providers and investors but in markets that are highly regulated and which face continual changes and risks. Key to navigating those challenges and risks is working with specialist lawyers who understand the care services sector and who can offer pragmatic and commercially focused advice.

How our care home solicitors can help you

We provide market-leading legal advice to operators and developers of, investors in, and lenders to private care businesses including:

Care Homes
Mental health clinics
Hospitals and clinics
Children’s Homes
Supported and Assisted Living Providers
Domiciliary/Home Care Providers
Fostering Agencies

Our large team of specialist care homes lawyers advise our registered care business clients daily across a wide range of disciplines, including:

Corporate and business acquisitions/disposals and due diligence
Property acquisitions/disposals, leases and institutional sales/leasebacks
Construction and planning advice on new developments
Commercial agreements
Consumer law advice
Employment and HR advice, including immigration
Regulatory advice (CQC, Care Inspectorate, CIW/HIW, HSE and Food Standards Agency)
Regulatory enforcement advice
Inquests, investigations and inquiries
Safeguarding, LADO and police investigations
Mental health and capacity
Data protection, privacy and data breaches
Refinancing and restructuring advice
Insolvency and pre-insolvency advice
Commercial disputes and debt recovery

For more information on how we can help please contact Mike Clifford or fill in the form below.

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Accolades

Reliable and knowledgeable team.
Legal 500 2025
Exceptional knowledge of the healthcare sector. The acquisition of RLB and recent team additions make Weightmans a powerful resource.
Legal 500 2025
Advice is clear, relevant and helpful. It also always comes with the opportunity to discuss further or ask any clarification questions from the individuals which is reassuring. The individuals are also friendly and approachable, which makes a huge difference.
Legal 500 2025
Excellent team, extremely knowledgeable and responsive. Always feel fully supported and informed.
Legal 500 2025
Very knowledgeable in healthcare.
Legal 500 2025
I have worked with Weightmans LLP for a number of years and the team are fantastic at what they do. They are passionate about their area of law, personable but professional, and have great skill at every level. The team make our staff feel at ease and supported when involved in a legal process. They are always on hand to proactively assist with any legal matters. The service provided by the team has been exceptional.
Legal 500 2025
Wonderfully thoughtful team with broad experience and personal approach. Kind, responsive and always on hand to advise and sometimes simply to offer reassurance through, what for me, was a daunting and complex set of issues and context.
Legal 500 2025
Always have people with the necessary knowledge and expertise on hand to advise. Work to identify practical solutions to difficult legal issues. Go the extra mile for their clients.
Legal 500 2025
Good quality work and some stand out lawyers.
Legal 500 2025
Their knowledge and practical approach to commercial work is excellent. The relationships they build are strong ones and allow for a very flexible way of working on matters.
Legal 500 2025
The Leeds team has great experience in the public and private sector and strength in depth. Whatever the question, a focused, informed and practical analysis and range of options will be provided in a timely way. In the NHS employment-industrial relations area they have significant experience and expertise.
Legal 500 2025
Weightmans's public inquiry and inquest team are excellent to work with. Always on the ball, approachable, responsive and always right on the law.
Legal 500 2025
Weightmans always provide an excellent and efficient service - they are keen to assist and have taken on many last-minute instructions, which has been of great support to us and our clients.
Legal 500 2025
The team are very knowledgeable and their advice is always concise and well explained.
Legal 500 2025
Weightmans provide excellent response times and a depth of knowledge, coupled with commerciality. They're consistently excellent.
Chambers and partners 2025
The team are experienced, intellectually rigorous and down to earth. They are timely in all aspects.
Chambers and Partners 2025