Supporting healthcare professionals and businesses with clear, practical legal advice across every stage of their operation.
Ansons has extensive experience advising a wide range of healthcare providers, from pharmacists and care home operators to GPs, dentists, vets, and nursery owners.
Our team combines sector knowledge with commercial understanding to deliver legal solutions that keep practices compliant, transactions efficient and businesses protected.
Our healthcare team works closely with individuals, partnerships and corporate groups to provide strategic, commercially focused advice.
We understand the regulatory pressures and challenges that healthcare professionals face, and deliver proactive guidance that protects both your business and your reputation.
Whether you’re buying a practice, resolving a partnership dispute, managing employment matters or planning for succession, our multi-disciplinary team can help.
Acting for independent and group pharmacy operators on acquisitions and disposals across the UK, including multi-site transactions. We provide full legal support from due diligence and funding through to completion, ensuring smooth transitions and regulatory compliance.
Advising national and regional care home groups on the purchase, development and refinancing of care facilities. Our team assists with planning, CQC registration, and local authority agreements to ensure operations start and run compliantly.
Negotiating complex lease agreements for medical centres, veterinary practices and care facilities. We ensure landlords and tenants are protected, addressing rent reviews, repair obligations and compliance with specialist healthcare regulations.
Acting for farming families in the reorganisation of business structures, partnership agreements and inheritance planning.
We work closely with accountants and financial advisers to deliver tax-efficient, long-term succession solutions while maintaining family harmony and business continuity.
Business acquisitions and disposals for pharmacy operators
Acting for independent and group pharmacy operators on acquisitions and disposals across the UK, including multi-site transactions. We provide full legal support from due diligence and funding through to completion, ensuring smooth transitions and regulatory compliance.
Care home site acquisitions and CQC registration
Advising national and regional care home groups on the purchase, development and refinancing of care facilities. Our team assists with planning, CQC registration, and local authority agreements to ensure operations start and run compliantly.
Commercial leases for healthcare and veterinary premises
Negotiating complex lease agreements for medical centres, veterinary practices and care facilities. We ensure landlords and tenants are protected, addressing rent reviews, repair obligations and compliance with specialist healthcare regulations.
Family partnerships and succession planning
Acting for farming families in the reorganisation of business structures, partnership agreements and inheritance planning.
We work closely with accountants and financial advisers to deliver tax-efficient, long-term succession solutions while maintaining family harmony and business continuity.
We advised on the purchase of a 12-branch pharmacy group in Wales for in excess of £6 million.
Our work covered heads of terms, full legal due diligence, SPA negotiation, property leases and freeholds, NHS contract transfers, TUPE and completion mechanics.
Delivered a clean completion with a clear post-completion checklist for rapid integration.
Acted on the acquisition of a high-value London pharmacy for in excess of £3.5 million.
We negotiated the SPA and ancillary documents, managed disclosure, handled employee transfer and secured landlord consent.
Completion accounts and price-adjustment protections were agreed to safeguard value.
Two-Site Acquisition from Major Chain, Lancashire & Yorkshire (£3m+ with management agreements)
Supported the buyer on the acquisition of two pharmacies from a national operator for in excess of £3 million.
We drafted transitional pharmacy management agreements pending NHS contract transfer, oversaw regulatory and employment steps and coordinated property and finance workstreams for a smooth handover.
Represented the seller on the disposal of a pharmacy in Exeter for in excess of £1 million. Our team prepared the disclosure letter and bundle, negotiated warranties, indemnities and restrictive covenants, and managed TUPE and landlord interactions to de-risk completion and protect the seller’s position.
Advised a pharmacy owner on a circa £2 million refinancing. We negotiated facility and security documents including debenture, legal mortgage, fixed charges and personal guarantees, and handled inter-creditor and subordination arrangements. All conditions precedent were satisfied on time, unlocking funds for growth.
Sale and purchase of farms and estates
Agricultural joint ventures and partnerships
Dispute resolution, arbitrations and tribunals
Diversification projects and planning agreements
Environmental and rural land management issues
Family and succession planning
Tax planning and inheritance considerations
Option and promotion agreements
Tenancy agreements and succession applications
Rights of way, easements and wayleaves
Inter-creditor deeds, subordination arrangements and company compliance
Development and conversion projects
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Pharmacy ClientIf you’re buying, selling or managing a healthcare business — or simply need expert legal advice on employment, property or regulatory matters — our healthcare law solicitors are here to help.
Speak to our team for practical, commercially minded support tailored to your profession.
Choosing Ansons means working with a legal team that understands the healthcare sector inside out.
We combine specialist knowledge with commercial insight to help professionals, partnerships and operators navigate complex legal, regulatory and financial matters with confidence.
Our experience spans pharmacies, GP practices, care homes, dental and veterinary surgeries, and healthcare start-ups — providing you with trusted advice at every stage of your business journey.
Decades of experience advising healthcare professionals and operators
Proven expertise across pharmacy, care, dental, veterinary and GP sectors
Practical understanding of CQC compliance and healthcare regulation
Comprehensive support across corporate, property, employment and private law
Trusted advisers to individual practitioners, partnerships and corporate groups
Clear communication and commercially focused solutions