Anchor, a not-for-profit provider of care and housing for older people, has exchanged contracts to acquire two new freehold residential care homes in Yorkshire from Hadrian Healthcare.

The two purpose-built homes are currently under construction and are due to become operational next April and June 2024 respectively.

Both The Mill House in Skipton and The Manor House in Roundhay include en suite rooms, with The Mill House also including eight residential care apartments in the adjoining Mill Lodge.

In July, Anchor announced it was acquiring of Halcyon Care Homes Topco, 11 purpose-built residential care homes in the East Midlands and the South of England. Anchor’s care home portfolio currently comprises 127 homes.

Anchor’s chief executive Sarah Jones said: “Hadrian Healthcare is a well-known name in the sector for the development and construction of high-quality, purpose-built residential care homes, and these two homes will add to the five homes we acquired from them in 2019.

“We’ve set out a clear strategy for growth in our business plan, and this latest announcement shows how we’re realising those aspirations to provide more homes where people love living in later life, and to create more opportunities for people to find a fulfilling career working in the social care sector.”

“I’m also delighted that Anchor will continue to set high standards in terms of operating sustainable and energy-efficient homes, with these new additions being built to an Energy Performance Certificate A rating standard, including energy-efficient measures to retain and recover heat while maintaining high levels of internal air quality and generating renewable energy onsite through solar photovoltaic panels”

Hadrian Healthcare Group’s chairman Ian Watson commented: “Hadrian Healthcare continues to raise the standards of care and accommodation for older people and we know our friends at Anchor Hanover share this commitment and focus.”

Real estate agent Knight Frank advised Hadrian Healthcare on the deal.