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CareTrust REIT to buy 45 UK care homes for £1.1B

By Drooid · Oct 5, 2026, 10:13 PM UTC · How we work

Summary

Story summary

CareTrust REIT agreed to acquire 45 UK care homes from LNT Care Developments for about £1.1 billion.
The first closing on 1 October transferred 24 homes for approximately £576 million.
All 45 homes are leased to Crystal Care subsidiaries under triple-net agreements with fixed escalators.
CareTrust will move the properties into its senior-housing operating portfolio (SHOP) by Q4 2027.
The deal should yield a mid-to-high-7 % pre-tax return in the first SHOP year.

History

Historical Context

UK REITs were created after the Financial Services Act 2006 took effect in January 2007, prompting major landlords such as British Land to convert and acquire large property portfolios—including a £503 million commercial deal that year. That precedent showed REIT capital could fund sector-specific assets, a model now used by CareTrust REIT in its £1.1 billion 2024 purchase of 45 homes from LNT Care Developments.

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Story summary

CareTrust REIT agreed to acquire 45 UK care homes from LNT Care Developments for about £1.1 billion.
The first closing on 1 October transferred 24 homes for approximately £576 million.
All 45 homes are leased to Crystal Care subsidiaries under triple-net agreements with fixed escalators.
CareTrust will move the properties into its senior-housing operating portfolio (SHOP) by Q4 2027.
The deal should yield a mid-to-high-7 % pre-tax return in the first SHOP year.

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