Home office: Southampton
Rich focuses on working with owners and operators of care homes.
Rich is an established solicitor. Rich is ranked as a Leading Individual by Legal 500 and is in their Hall of Fame. Legal 500 says Rich is a “health care sector expert…a key name for loan, security and inter-creditor arrangements”.
Chambers and Partners includes Rich as a ranked lawyer. They include a quote saying he is “simply thorough, commercial and approachable”.
Rich has appeared on Panorama. He has been quoted in The Telegraph, The Times and The Independent.
Rich graduated from the University of Southampton with a First Class degree in law. Rich spent six years working in the City where he trained and practiced with a Magic Circle firm. Rich then joined a leading South Coast law firm where he made partner when aged just 31.
Experience
- Advising on a £12,000,000 financing for a care provider
- Advising a large group on the acquisition of a trading care home
- Advising the owners of a care home on selling their business
- Advising the main owner of a care group on succession planning
- Advising on implications of being the nominated individual registered with the Care Quality Commission
Rich is a healthcare sector expert and a key name for loan, security and inter-creditor arrangements
The Legal 500, 2025
We have been impressed over the years with his pragmatic and commercial viewpoints, which have led to successful results for lenders and borrowers alike
Chambers UK 2025
Articles by Rich and his team
Healthcare businesses
Preparing to sell your care home
The decision to sell any business that you have spent time building is significant and there are many aspects to consider. Our care home solicitors can help you determine your best case scenario and provide guidance on current market conditions.
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Healthcare businesses
Buying a trading care home
The decision to buy a care home is significant and there are many aspects to consider. There are key regulatory aspects to bear in mind.
Read more on Buying a trading care home
Healthcare businesses
Changes to how CQC inspects and rates care homes
All registered care homes are subject to a comprehensive inspection by CQC. How often your care home is inspected is decided by CQC and depends on the most recent rating that your care home received.
Read more on Changes to how CQC inspects and rates care homes
Healthcare businesses
Bank loans for your care homes
Banks require a lot of information before they lend. You can help speed up the process by assembling information and checking public registers are up to date.
Read more on Bank loans for your care homes