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Selling a Care Home: Full Guide
Selling a Care Home: Full Guide

Selling a care home is a complex process and to undertake it successfully requires a deep understanding of both the care sector and real estate market together with specialist knowledge of company sales and their tax consequences. The process of selling a care home...

Hawsons advise on the sale of Church View Care Home
Hawsons advise on the sale of Church View Care Home

Hawsons are pleased to announce the completion on the sale of Church View Care Home in Stanwell, Middlesex for a long-standing client. The purpose-built care home, developed by the vendor, provides nursing care for up to 78 residents. The transaction, led by Hawsons...

Social care waiting lists ever growing
Social care waiting lists ever growing

Almost 300,000 people are currently on waiting lists The Association of Directors of Adult Social Services (ADASS) has found that around 600 people are joining an ever-growing waiting list each day to be assessed for care and support in England. The ADASS survey also...

Confidence in care homes almost doubles
Confidence in care homes almost doubles

A survey of just over 2,000 people conducted by Vida Healthcare found that there has been a significant rise in confidence in care homes when compared to 2020. The survey found that UK residents had a more positive view of care homes and 34% of respondents said their...

Care workers can now work in multiple care homes
Care workers can now work in multiple care homes

The government has announced that guidance for care homes in England has changed. From now on care workers are allowed to work in more than one care home if there are ‘capacity concerns and to ensure continuity of care.'   Pre-pandemic care worker rules Before...

Hawsons are here to help COVID-19
Hawsons are here to help COVID-19

During this difficult time Hawsons are here to help and support their clients as best they can The Government has announced new measures to help businesses through this difficult time. The first being the tax helpline to support businesses affected by coronavirus. If...

Bank of England Update for Businesses and Households
Bank of England Update for Businesses and Households

Bank of England Update for Businesses and Households During this difficult time for businesses and households, the Bank of England has put together a list of sites where you can find the latest updates from the Government. The following has been circulated by the bank...

Local Councils Urged to Increase Care Sector Funding
Local Councils Urged to Increase Care Sector Funding

Central Government and Local Councils urged to increase funding levels to prevent job losses in the care sector Care operators continue to feel the pinch as further National Living Wage and National Minimum Wage increases set to come into force from April 2020. The...

Hawsons makes history as 2019 marks 165 years in business

Hawsons Chartered Accountants turned 165 years old in 2019 Hawsons Chartered Accountants was founded in the city of Sheffield in 1854 – more than 25 years before the creation of the Institute of Chartered Accountants in England and Wales – by Alfred Allott and John...