{"id":26093,"date":"2022-12-08T09:45:39","date_gmt":"2022-12-08T09:45:39","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/swoopfunding.com\/au\/uk\/sectors\/buy-a-care-home\/"},"modified":"2024-12-18T19:16:44","modified_gmt":"2024-12-18T19:16:44","slug":"buy-a-care-home","status":"publish","type":"sectors","link":"https:\/\/swoopfunding.com\/au\/sectors\/buy-a-care-home\/","title":{"rendered":"Buy a care home"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-post\" data-elementor-id=\"26093\" class=\"elementor elementor-26093\" data-elementor-post-type=\"sectors\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-1917af68 elementor-section-height-min-height elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-items-middle\" data-id=\"1917af68\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-background-overlay\"><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-4b7d81ec\" data-id=\"4b7d81ec\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-14e48221 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"14e48221\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h1 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Funding to buy a care home<\/h1>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-7c6ce31e elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"7c6ce31e\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The Australian care home industry is big business. An <\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">ageing population<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> means millions of people are needing assistance to carry out basic activities, often with the kind of full-time attention that only a care home can provide.<\/span><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-27d56921 elementor-align-center elementor-widget elementor-widget-button\" data-id=\"27d56921\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"button.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-button-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"elementor-button elementor-button-link elementor-size-md\" href=\"https:\/\/app.swoopfunding.com.au\/stage\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-button-content-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-button-text\">Get a quote<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-7ed8246c elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"7ed8246c\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-6dfa78d2\" data-id=\"6dfa78d2\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-9e61354 elementor-widget elementor-widget-ucaddon_breadcrumbs\" data-id=\"9e61354\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"ucaddon_breadcrumbs.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\n\n\t\t\t <div id=\"breadcrumbs-container\" class=\"center\">\n <nav aria-label=\"breadcrumbs\" class=\"rank-math-breadcrumb\"><p><\/p><\/nav> <\/div>\n\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-7728b2dd elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"7728b2dd\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">This is creating a booming demand for care facilities and has seen the care home industry mushroom, with revenues reaching <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.ibisworld.com\/au\/market-size\/aged-care-residential-services\/#:~:text=The%20market%20size%2C%20measured%20by,was%20%2429.4bn%20in%202023.\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">$29.4billion<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> in 2023.\u00a0<\/span><\/p><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Buying a care home or expanding an existing care facility can make good financial sense, and many buyers will seek a care home mortgage to fund their purchase. However, buying a care home is not as simple as buying a house. Different rules apply. Buyers must conform to a raft of regulations and lenders will carefully scrutinise the business side of the transaction as well as the property. Success depends on ticking all the boxes. Read on to find out more about buying a care home with a mortgage, and how to ensure your purchase is five stars all the way.<\/span><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-559843ed elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"559843ed\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-3802042d\" data-id=\"3802042d\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-4a08e61a elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"4a08e61a\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">What funding is required to buy a care home?<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-2b89c096 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"2b89c096\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Buyers seeking to purchase a care home will typically fund the acquisition with a <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/swoopfunding.com\/au\/commercial-mortgage\/\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">commercial mortgage<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">. This is a business loan used to buy, develop, or refinance a care home \u2013 which can mean buying an existing care home, starting from scratch with a new property, expanding an existing facility, or even extracting equity for liquid cash.<\/span><\/p><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Care home mortgages function like residential mortgages, where a lender provides a percentage of the purchase price based on LTV (loan-to-value, a comparison of the size of the loan to the value of the property), and the borrower repays the loan in instalments, as either capital + interest, or interest only and a lump sum capital repayment at the end of the loan term \u2013 which can be anywhere from 1 \u2013 25 years. However, most other factors of a care home mortgage are unlike the standard residential loan:<\/span><\/p><ul><li><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The lender may provide 90% LTV, but typically, it will be 80% or less.<\/span><\/li><li><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Interest rates and fees are agreed on a case-by-case basis. There is no \u2018one size fits all\u2019 and commercial mortgage rates are usually higher than residential home loans.<\/span><\/li><li><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">This is a business mortgage, so lenders pay attention to the borrower\u2019s business record, relevant industry experience, and general care market conditions.<\/span><\/li><li><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The borrower\u2019s business plan is a core part of the application process. Lenders must see that the care home will be well managed and that loan repayments will not constrain the business.<\/span><\/li><\/ul>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-55627b3 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"55627b3\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-6424192\" data-id=\"6424192\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-0f27267 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"0f27267\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">What else should I consider before buying a care home?<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-ece9ab0 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"ece9ab0\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Buying a care home is a big step, and as well as finding the right funding, buyers must consider other important factors before making a purchase. Key areas to pay attention to include:<\/span><\/p><h3><b>Structure<\/b><\/h3><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">If you\u2019re buying an existing business, how is it structured? Care homes are typically operated by their owners through limited companies; therefore, you must consider if your purchase will buy the shares in the company or purchase the business and assets of the company. Much will depend on tax. As the buyer, you would only pay 0.5% stamp duty on a purchase of shares, whereas a business and asset purchase is likely to result in a greater stamp duty liability.\u00a0<\/span><\/p><h3><b>Due diligence<\/b><\/h3><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Due diligence is essential before considering a purchase of a care home. This means checking whether the care home has been the subject of any litigation or major investigations. You must also ensure that the care home has been complying with regulatory requirements and that financial, tax and operational provisions are in good order.<\/span><\/p><h3><b>Local authority funding<\/b><\/h3><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Only <\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">half of care home revenues come from \u2018self-funders\u2019<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> (residents who pay for their care themselves). The other 50% of income comes from local authorities. If some, or all of the residents of the care home you are buying are funded by the local authority you must inspect the authority\u2019s contract with the facility. If you are buying the shares in the company which operates the care home, check if there is a \u2018change of control\u2019 clause in the local authority contract which must be addressed. \u2018Change of control\u2019 clauses often require prior consultation with the local authority before the purchase can complete.<\/span><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-537a10c1 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"537a10c1\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-4b82274d\" data-id=\"4b82274d\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-inner-section elementor-element elementor-element-203ec42e elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"203ec42e\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-inner-column elementor-element elementor-element-57a36b8a\" data-id=\"57a36b8a\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-2677515c elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"2677515c\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Do I need experience in the industry to get funding to buy a care home?<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-df6b81f elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"df6b81f\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Not necessarily, but it helps.\u00a0<\/span><\/p><p style=\"text-align: center;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">First-time care home operators may successfully obtain a commercial mortgage to buy their care home, but the borrower\u2019s industry experience is a key consideration in the lender\u2019s decision. They must be confident that the applicant has sufficient experience in the care sector to ensure the home will be well managed.\u00a0<\/span><\/p><p style=\"text-align: center;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">This means that as well as providing the usual business plan, references, and financial data, first-timers must also prove their ability to run a care home\u00a0 &#8211; usually with relevant industry experience as a care manager or similar role<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">. Registered care home managers must be of good character, be mentally and physically capable of performing the role and have the necessary skills, qualifications and experience. What constitutes \u2018necessary\u2019 skills, qualifications and experience for a registered manager varies from case to case and depends on the nature of the care provision.<\/span><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-5b1e372e elementor-align-center elementor-widget elementor-widget-button\" data-id=\"5b1e372e\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"button.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-button-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"elementor-button elementor-button-link elementor-size-sm\" href=\"https:\/\/app.swoopfunding.com.au\/stage\" target=\"_blank\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-button-content-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-button-text\">Apply now<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-7efbeae elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"7efbeae\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-ffb1df0\" data-id=\"ffb1df0\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-1be3f87 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"1be3f87\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">How to apply for funding to buy a care home<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-efbd825 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"efbd825\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">As with any loan application, preparation is key. Having all your ducks in a row reduces delay and improves your chances of success:<\/span><\/p><h3><b>Step 1: Gather your documentation<\/b><\/h3><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Each lender will have different criteria and that may affect the documentation they request. However, most care home finance applications will require:<\/span><\/p><ul><li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The last 2 \u2013 3 years accounts and income statements for the business, including balance sheet showing current debt and assets.<\/span><\/li><li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Business and\/or personal bank statements covering the past 3 months.<\/span><\/li><li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Proof of address and identity<\/span><\/li><li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Business plan<\/span><\/li><li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Lease or tenancy agreement for your business premises<\/span><\/li><li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Possibly an accountants\u2019 projection and cashflow forecast.<\/span><\/li><li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Agreement with local authority.<\/span><\/li><li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Occupancy levels and income per care home resident.<\/span><\/li><\/ul><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The lender will also conduct standard credit and security checks.\u00a0<\/span><\/p><p><b>Top tip:<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> Check your personal and business credit scores before you apply. Errors on your report could impact limit your ability to secure the loan you need.<\/span><\/p><h3><b>Step 2: Prepare your proof of industry experience<\/b><\/h3><ul><li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">History of care home (or similar, such as a child nursery) experience.<\/span><\/li><li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">List of any industry awards or commendations.<\/span><\/li><li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Industry references. <\/span><\/li><\/ul><h3><b>Step 3: Prepare your business plan and presentation<\/b><\/h3><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Your business plan and presentation are a central element of your care home mortgage application. Lenders are looking for borrowers who can deliver a successful business outcome. Your cashflow forecasts, budget management plan, staff management plan, marketing plan, care quality mandate, and long-term growth or exit plan are key to securing the loan you need. Where you lack experience or skills to fulfil these objectives, your business plan must reveal how and who you will recruit to support you. In areas where your skills are not strong, such as financial forecasting and projections, it is worth investing in professional assistance to build the information sets you need.<\/span><\/p><h3><b>Step 4: Get matched with funding<\/b><\/h3><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Just as no two care homes are the same, so no two care home mortgages are the same. The type of care facility you are buying, its location, its revenue streams, its levels of existing debt and its cashflow will help to determine the type of loan you need. Matching your requirement to the right loan is critical. It therefore pays to consider all the options before settling on an offer.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-bde2d31 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"bde2d31\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-aa96981\" data-id=\"aa96981\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-e52e31e elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"e52e31e\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">What documents do I need?<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-b4e9d9f elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"b4e9d9f\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">To secure agricultural equipment financing you will usually be asked for:<\/span><\/p><ul><li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Last 2 \u2013 3 years accounts and income statements for the business.<\/span><\/li><li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Balance sheet showing current debt and assets.<\/span><\/li><li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Cashflow forecast.<\/span><\/li><li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Agreements with major customers \u2013 such as supermarkets.<\/span><\/li><\/ul><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Lenders will also carry out standard credit and security checks.<\/span><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-5646892 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"5646892\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-78e178b\" data-id=\"78e178b\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-7fc7aca elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"7fc7aca\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">How to find the best rates<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-2b02445 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"2b02445\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Care home mortgages are a niche area, with different rules of application. Borrowers seeking these types of loan may find themselves forever searching for the best rates and making applications to lender after lender. The delays this can create could cause you to lose the care business you wish to buy. Instead, working with a broker, who can access care home mortgages from a wide range of lenders is a better way to go. No more cold calls and endless demands for information. Simply tell us what you need and let us do the rest.<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-1081889 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"1081889\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-a670c1b\" data-id=\"a670c1b\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-64e1b9a elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"64e1b9a\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Get started with Swoop's business funding platform<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-295dd5d elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"295dd5d\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The carefree way to buy a care home &#8211; get the best rate, the best terms and the right care home mortgage for your needs. 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An ageing population means millions of people are needing assistance to carry out basic activities, often with the kind of full-time attention that only a care home can provide. Get a quote This is creating a booming demand for care facilities and has seen the care home industry mushroom, with revenues reaching $29.4billion in 2023.\u00a0Buying a care home or expanding an existing care facility can make good financial sense, and many buyers will seek a care home mortgage to fund their purchase. 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