Octopus Real Estate recruits Cristina Pérez Liz as head of Spain

Octopus Real Estate – part of Octopus Investments – has appointed Cristina Pérez Liz as head of Spain. Her appointment follows the launch of Octopus...

Government to tackle ‘excessive profits’ in children’s social care

Government plans to ‘crack down’ of children’s social care providers making excessive profits, as part of package of reforms planned for the market. It will...

‘Swathes’ of social care provision in Scotland could be lost

Additional pressures on social care providers created by the Autumn Budget are ‘unworkable in the current climate’, Scottish Care has said. A survey by the...

Care providers urged to back NI exemption petition

Campaigners are calling for social care providers to be exempt from the National Insurance (NI) contribution rise. They argue the survival of social care services,...

Smart Care Homes grows portfolio with Mannamead deal

Smart Care Homes has grown its portfolio with the acquisition of Mannamead Care, a group of five settings in Plymouth, Devon. Mannamead Care, which was...

Driving value

Councils are continually searching for ways to cut costs. This repeated focus on cost has resulted in a cycle of short-term, unsustainable measures. Chetan...

Children in care numbers dip slightly

The number of children looked after by local authorities in England has dipped very slightly. Figures released by government show in the year ending 31...

Regulatory reset

Amanda Narkiewicz, healthcare regulatory partner at Mills & Reeve, takes a closer look at the findings from the two recent reviews into the Care...

Inspired Villages exchanges contracts on Lincolnshire development

Inspired Villages has exchanged contracts on development of the St Martin’s Park project in Stamford, Lincolnshire. Alongside Morris Homes and Burghley Land Ltd, Inspired Villages...

Ignite Growth acquires Acorns Health Care

Investment firm Ignite Growth has acquired specialist supported living business Acorns Health Care in Curdridge, Hampshire. The operator, which was founded by Sue Vaughan, provides...