Knight Frank’s Record-Breaking Healthcare Property Lunch Brings Together Global Sector Leaders And Raises £65,000 For Healthcare Charities

Knight Frank, the leading independent global property consultancy, has hosted a record-breaking Healthcare Property Lunch raising £65,000 for healthcare charities and bringing together leading investors, advisors and operators from key global markets.

The event, held on 3 October at the London Marriott Grosvenor Square, celebrated excellence in the sector and brought together industry leaders to discuss the outlook for 2025.

Participants in a UK Healthcare Industry Leaders panel included Andrea Auteri (Co-Founder, Elevation Advisors), Justin Ash (CEO, Spire Healthcare Group plc), Pete Calveley (CEO, Barchester Healthcare) and Rebecca Pearson (General Manager, Bupa), with Justin Hutchens (Executive Vice President, Ventas, Inc.), Steve Nitschke (Managing Director of UK/European Acquisitions, Medical Properties Trust, Inc. Trust), Stefaan Gielens (Chief Executive Officer, Aedifica NV/SA) joining a discussion on the changing dynamics across key global markets.

The event also included the announcement of the winners of the 2024 Care Home Awards. The winners announced were:

1. Luxury Care Home Award: Signature at Highgate operated by Signature Senior Living

2. Care Home Design Award: Hallmark Willingdon Park Manor operated by Hallmark Luxury Care Homes

3. Care Home Renovation Award: KYN Hurlingham operated by KYN

4. Lifetime Achievement Award: Gordon Sanders, CEO of Runwood Homes

All submissions for the awards will form part of the Luxury Care Home Guide 2025.

The event raised a record £65,000 for the Matt Hampson Foundation, a charity which provides support and treatment to those suffering from serious injuries or disabilities from sporting activity, the Clocktower Foundation and the Care Workers Charity.

Sponsors for the event included BKR Care Consultancy LTD, Barclays, Bernard Interiors, Walter Thompson (Contractors) Ltd, Barchester Healthcare, Charles Russell Speechlys, Shackletons Ltd, Carless + Adams Ltd, Target Fund Managers, LNT Care Developments and KYN.

Julian Evans, Global Head of Healthcare, Knight Frank, said:
“We are proud to host the tenth annual Healthcare Property Lunch which has raised more than £365,000 for charitable causes since its launch and £65,000 this year alone.

“We have an integrated global team and comprises more than 100 advisors and advises on assets totalling more than £40 billion annually, and it is fantastic to bring together the leading investors, developers and advisors across the global private healthcare sector to discuss current market dynamics and the outlook for 2025. There is real sense of optimism that institutional investors are returning to the sector and that operational challenges are being overcome which are both positive indicators for the year ahead.”