The social and healthcare sector is changing rapidly. That is why we help investors, developers and healthcare organisations make property decisions that work today and add value tomorrow.
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Organisations in the housing, welfare, care and education sectors are becoming increasingly closely linked. At the same time, investors, developers, local authorities and local communities are playing an ever-greater role in creating future-proof housing and care environments.
Strategic property consultancy for healthcare and social care property
As a partner in social and healthcare property, we understand these dynamics and bring the various perspectives together. By integrating strategy, data, transactions and consultancy, we deliver solutions that make sense functionally, socially and financially. In this way, we work together to build care environments that are ready for the future.
Property solutions for social and healthcare properties
Buying and selling property
We support owners, developers and investors throughout the entire transaction process for social and healthcare property, from strategic preparation through to closing. We effectively match opportunities in healthcare property and housing for the elderly across the Netherlands with the right parties, drawing on our market knowledge, strong relationships, proprietary data and technology.
- Purchase and sale brokerage
- Site advice and site selection
- Strategic property advice
- Market research and feasibility studies
- Portfolio planning and optimisation
- Due diligence support
Purchase and rental transactions
We assist organisations and property owners with the acquisition and letting of healthcare and social care properties. Drawing on our in-depth knowledge of residential care and medical concepts, we bring users and investors together, ensuring the perfect match between location, operator and financial viability in every transaction.
- Tenancy and letting agency services
- Drafting a Service Agreement (SA)
- Site advice and site selection
- Market research and target audience analysis
- Rental value assessment and rent advice
- Support with contract negotiations and contract drafting
Strategic Accommodation Plan (SAP)
Property that adapts to changing care needs, sustainability requirements and available resources is becoming increasingly essential. With a Strategic Accommodation Plan (SAP), we give social organisations control over their property portfolio and support them in making future-proof choices. We translate the care vision, organisational objectives and external developments into a coherent and financially sound property strategy with clear priorities.
The SAP provides evidence-based insights into, amongst other things:
- Expected demand for care and required capacity
- Strategic choices and priorities within the portfolio
- Financial feasibility and available investment scope
- Scenarios to support strategic decisions
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Consultancy & Concept Development
Future-proof healthcare and social care property is created at the intersection of strategy, location, care provision and financial viability. We provide clarity and direction: from setting a strategic course to well-founded property and development concepts. Through our integrated approach, we deliver property solutions with lasting social and economic value.
- Strategic advice on property policy and organisational objectives
- Commercial advice and feasibility studies
- Location and area analyses
- Support with the transition from nursing homes to community-based care
- Volume and development advice
- Property concepts tailored to the target group and local context
- Commercial due diligence investigations
Data & market analyses
Well-founded strategic choices and investment decisions require reliable data and sharp market insights. With the largest database in the market, we offer unique, data-driven insights and practical guidance for decision-making. For each location, we analyse current market demand, specific target groups and local care needs.
- Market and target group analyses
- Care demand and capacity forecasts
- Location and feasibility advice
- Care-focused development advice
- Comprehensive concept advice
- Well-founded business cases
- Insight into regulations and operational opportunities
- Data for investment decisions and strategic choices
Valuation & Appraisals
When valuing healthcare property and housing for the elderly, factors such as operational models, care concepts, regulations and long-term sustainability play a role alongside financial calculations. Our specialists provide well-founded, forward-looking valuations of both individual properties and portfolios by combining reliable market data with sector-specific information.
- Valuations of property and portfolios
- Market and feasibility studies
- Net asset valuations
- Evaluation (alternative valuations)
- Financial and tax reporting
- Support in legal proceedings and witness statements
- Right of way and right of compulsory purchase
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Industries
Whether it’s social care, healthcare, childcare or any other sector within the care and social property sector, we offer bespoke solutions tailored to your specific situation, including for:
- Long-term care & care homes
- Senior living & community living
- Care for people with disabilities
- Health centres & primary care
- Youth care
- Mental health care & forensic care
- Hospitals & clinics
- Educational accommodation & nurseries
- Rehabilitation centres
Improved patient flow and more efficient care
How we add value to healthcare property
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End-to-end services
A single point of contact from strategy to implementation: we coordinate everything, bring in experts and take the hassle completely off your hands when it comes to any property-related issue.
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Data-driven decisions
Good decisions start with insight. Using KPI-driven analyses and reliable data, we support you with strategic guidance and investment decisions.
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International network
We connect you with our global expertise, proven best practices and cross-sector insights, tailored to your specific situation and market.
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Local knowledge & network
Operating nationwide yet rooted in the region: we combine national clout with the knowledge, contacts and responsiveness of a local player.
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Governance & Strategic Risk Management
Property decisions have administrative implications. We support you at a strategic level, taking into account stakeholders, risk registers and compliance checks, so that you remain in control.
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Sustainable & cost-effective
Sustainability and profitability go hand in hand. We translate sustainability goals into concrete business cases for responsible and financially viable choices.
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Build resilience, attract and retain talent, and foster connection and collaboration in your workplace.
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Deliver projects seamlessly with an integrated team that manages everything from schedules and budgets to the entire construction process.
Optimise your workplace performance and ensure success with superior facilities management and maintenance services.
Capitalise on tailored, comprehensive marketing and leasing strategies that create value across all commercial real estate asset classes.
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Investing in healthcare
Investment query?
Opportunities for sustainable impact and solid returns
Where do the opportunities lie in healthcare property? Which strategy works in this dynamic market? And how do you ensure your portfolio remains future-proof? In a sector that is constantly evolving, and where demographic shifts, policy changes and evolving user demand continually present new challenges, investing in property requires careful decision-making.
Investment advice at every stage of the healthcare property cycle
We are at the heart of the social and healthcare property market and are therefore uniquely positioned to bring supply and demand together. In addition, we advise you on every aspect of your investment: from purchase and letting to portfolio optimisation, valuation and financing. This ensures you make a suitable and impactful investment.
Property solutions for investors in healthcare property
Investment properties
A successful process of buying or selling healthcare property begins with a strong and, above all, close-knit network of contacts. Thanks to our long-standing local, regional and international presence, we have a keen understanding of supply, demand and capital flows. We bring parties together in a targeted manner and guide transactions from strategy through to successful completion.
- Purchase and sale of property
- Let and service agreements
- Site advice and selection
- Property consultancy
- Market research
- Portfolio strategy and planning
- Due diligence support
Strategic advice
Not every healthcare property is easy to sell or let. In such cases, our team of specialists will support you with a fully substantiated scenario analysis to determine which strategy adds the most value. We explore all scenarios: from renovation or redevelopment to a more focused market positioning. Always in line with your ambitions and the end-user’s perspective.
- Strategic consultancy
- Commercial advice and feasibility analysis
- Location and area analyses
- Transition from nursing home care to community-based care
- Volume and development advice
- Property concepts tailored to the target group and surroundings
- Commercial due diligence
Data and market analysis
Good investment decisions require reliable data and sharp market insights. With the largest database in the market, we bring together market demand, specific target groups, local care needs and operational opportunities. We translate these data streams into concrete tools for well-informed choices, optimal returns and manageable risks.
- Market and target group analyses
- Evidence-based healthcare demand and capacity forecasts
- Location and feasibility analyses and advice
- Care-focused market and development concepts
- Evidence-based business cases and return on investment calculations
- Insight into legislation, regulations and operational opportunities
- Data-driven investment decisions and strategic choices
Valuation & Appraisals
The value of healthcare property is largely determined by its operation, care concept and regulatory framework. We provide future-proof valuations of healthcare property and retirement homes, for both individual properties and portfolios. By combining up-to-date market data from our database with sector expertise, our specialists offer the certainty required for strategic investment decisions.
- Valuations of property and portfolios
- Market and feasibility studies
- Net asset valuations
- Evaluation (alternative valuations)
- Financial and tax reporting
- Support in legal proceedings and witness statements
- Right of way and right of compulsory purchase
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Get the most out of your healthcare investment with CBRE
- Defining a property strategy within the healthcare sector – Gain data-driven insights into future-proof property categories, translated into concrete choices that align with your portfolio strategy, both now and in the future.
- Underpinning the returns and feasibility of investments – Well-founded business cases, feasibility studies and financing structures for optimal returns and controlled risks.
- Strengthen your portfolio with sharp market and valuation insights – A strong portfolio starts with insight. From financing value, rent levels and risk analyses to market comparisons: we map out the value of your assets.
- Support with the purchase and sale of social and healthcare property – With our market knowledge, a strong network of investors and specialist experience with College Sanering Zorginstellingen (CSZ) processes, we take the pressure off you completely.
- Value growth and optimisation of existing assets – We extract greater value from your existing assets through concrete optimisation measures, such as contract reviews, operational improvements, ESG measures and redevelopment, to deliver both social and financial returns.
Senior Housing Solutions
The growing demand for senior housing and the interests of investors call for thorough support and guidance.
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Data-driven property strategy for healthcare organisations
Got a property issue?
Accommodation that reinforces your care philosophy and makes your property portfolio future-proof
Good care requires buildings that support the care process. That is why we work with your organisation to explore how your premises can best align with your vision, target group and the care needs of the future.
Take control of your portfolio through data-driven insights
With data-driven insights into occupancy, care demand, space utilisation, operations, risks and location potential, we help you make decisions that contribute to affordable and future-proof care.
Whether it concerns strategic direction, acquisitions and disposals, site selection, future scenarios or the optimal use of existing buildings: we offer guidance, evidence-based insights and control over your property portfolio.
Property expertise for healthcare organisations
Strategic Accomodation Plan
Future-proof care requires property that adapts to changing care needs, staffing challenges and sustainability ambitions. With a Strategic Accommodation Plan (SHP), we provide insight and guidance for the path ahead. We translate your care vision, organisational objectives and external developments into a coherent, financially sound property strategy with clear priorities. This plan forms the basis for a future-proof and manageable property portfolio, based on:
- Expected demand for care and required capacity
- Strategic choices and priorities within the portfolio
- Financial feasibility and scope for investment
- Scenarios to underpin decisions
More about the Strategic Accommodation Plan
Strategic advice
We support directors and decision-makers within healthcare organisations on strategic property issues that directly impact the quality of care, continuity of care and financial manageability. We translate organisational objectives, locations and market developments into coherent, future-proof and financially viable property strategies. In addition, we advise on renovation, redevelopment and sustainability measures.
- Strategic property advice
- Location and feasibility advice
- Healthcare-focused development advice
- Comprehensive concept advice
Transaction support
Transactions within the healthcare sector require more than just property expertise. We provide support for purchases and sales, lettings and tenancies, sale-and-leaseback arrangements and CSZ (Healthcare Institutions Restructuring Board) notifications. In doing so, we ensure that every deal is sound in terms of healthcare, legal and commercial aspects. We structure partnerships with local authorities, housing associations and investors from the initial discussion right through to the signed contract.
- Support with the purchase and sale of healthcare premises
- Brokerage services for letting and leasing
- Drafting of Service Agreements (DVO)
- Site advice and site selection
- Commercial and strategic transaction advice
- Market research and feasibility studies
Data and market analysis
Sound property decisions for social and healthcare organisations start with reliable, sector-specific data. Using the largest database in the market, we map out current market demand, specific target groups, local care needs and operational opportunities. We translate these insights into practical guidance that underpins strategic decisions and makes risks manageable.
- Market and target group analyses
- Location and feasibility studies
- Care needs analyses by region or target group
- Well-founded business cases
- Insight into regulations and operational opportunities
- Data to support strategic decisions
Valuation & Appraisals
We help healthcare organisations to gain a clear, well-founded and manageable overview of their property portfolio through independent appraisals and valuations. Using reliable market data and sector-specific expertise, we offer a comprehensive range of services for healthcare property and sheltered housing, at both property and portfolio level.
- Valuations of property and portfolios
- Market and feasibility studies
- Net asset valuations
- Evaluation (alternative valuations)
- Financial and tax reporting
- Support in legal proceedings and witness statements
- Right of way and right of compulsory purchase
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Get the most out of your healthcare organisation with CBRE
- A future-proof response to changing healthcare demand – We analyse demographic trends, healthcare demand and site performance to gain insights into required capacity and suitable locations. The result: a concrete property roadmap for the next 5–10 years.
- Making responsible investment decisions – We provide clarity on what new-build, refurbishment or divestment means in terms of costs, risks and feasibility within the Wlz and WMO frameworks, enabling well-founded choices and clear investment priorities.
- Support with the purchase, sale, letting and leasing of healthcare property – We provide support with purchases, sales, lettings, sale and leaseback arrangements, merger guidance, strategic partnerships and CSZ notifications, ensuring that transactions are sound from both a healthcare and commercial perspective.
- Gaining insight into market-based values, risks and opportunities – Gain insight into market values, rental compliance and property risks, ensuring that decisions are administratively, financially and legally sound when presented to regulators.
- Controlling costs and utilising healthcare property more efficiently – Using portfolio KPIs such as occupancy rates, social return and maintenance costs, we help reduce inefficiencies, cut costs and support the establishment of a property committee.
- Creating suitable living and working environments – From residential care concepts to medical environments: we assist in identifying, developing and assessing suitable locations. Collaboration with local authorities
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Maximise property performance with innovative management solutions, cutting-edge technology and unique amenities.
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Developing future-proof healthcare property
Development issue?
Healthcare property that works for residents, professionals and investors
What does it take to develop healthcare property that meets the needs of residents, healthcare professionals and investors? And how do you ensure that a project is feasible, bankable and future-proof in a highly regulated sector that is constantly evolving?
From site analysis to a viable concept
Developing healthcare property requires an understanding of target groups, locations, regulations, care processes and investment criteria. We assist developers with well-founded decisions, detailed location and feasibility analyses, and concepts that fit within the spatial, financial and care-related frameworks. In this way, we contribute to projects that create both social and economic value.
Healthcare property expertise for developers
Transaction support
A successful development project stands or falls on having the right partners at the right time. Thanks to our long-standing network of local, regional and international parties, we know who is buying, who is providing finance and who is looking for opportunities. From investors and housing associations to local authorities and healthcare organisations: we bring developers together with the right parties quickly and effectively.
- Support with purchases and sales
- Brokerage services for the purchase and letting of healthcare premises
- Service agreements
- Strategic property advice and site selection
- Market research and feasibility studies
- Support with commercial due diligence
Concept Development & Consultancy
The healthcare and social care sectors have their own unique dynamics: complex collaborative networks, specific target groups and constantly changing legislation and regulations. This calls for concepts that combine innovative thinking with specialist knowledge of healthcare. We work side by side with developers to strengthen these concepts and establish partnerships with healthcare providers, housing associations and local authorities. We always keep a close eye on both the social impact and the financial business case.
Data & market analyses
Successful development begins with an understanding of the market. We map out market demand, target groups, care needs and operational opportunities for each development site and at portfolio level, and translate these insights into concrete guidelines that underpin development decisions and make risks manageable. This includes, amongst other things:
- Market and target audience analyses
- Location and feasibility analyses
- Care needs analyses
- Business cases for development and investment decisions
- Insight into regulations and operational opportunities
- Data to support strategic decisions
Valuation & Appraisals
Our healthcare property valuers and advisers support developers by providing a detailed analysis of the value and feasibility of projects. By combining insights from our extensive database with specific sector knowledge, we offer a realistic perspective on investment decisions, for both individual properties and portfolios.
- Property and portfolio appraisals
- Market and feasibility studies
- Net asset valuations
- Evaluation (alternative valuations)
- Financial and tax reporting
- Support in legal proceedings and witness statements
- Right of way and right of compulsory purchase
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Get the most out of your healthcare property development with CBRE
- Location, target audience and feasibility analyses – Gain insight into market demand, target audiences, healthcare needs, regulations and operational opportunities for each location, translated into clear feasibility criteria and a realistic, well-founded business case.
- Concept development and programmes aligned with care processes – From residential care concepts to mental health care, clinics, community living or combinations thereof: we develop programmes and concepts tailored to target groups, care pathways, staff and future legislation and regulations.
- Structuring collaboration with local authorities, care organisations and investors – Collaboration within this complex supply chain is often challenging. We ensure it works, through clear agreements, letters of intent, organisational set-up, deal structures and the alignment of interests.
- Financial analysis and investment structures – Gain insight into market values, rental compliance and property risks, so that decisions are supported by sound administrative, financial and legal grounds when presented to regulators.
- Transaction support and positioning for investors – Finding the right investor requires more than just a large network; we ensure strong positioning and guide the entire sales process to maximise visibility and returns.
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