US investor CareTrust REIT is acquiring 45 new care homes from LNT Care Developments for approximately £1.1 billion.

Wittington Investments, the holding company of the Weston family based in Canada, has entered into a definitive agreement with The Boots Group to acquire Boots and its associated businesses, which are majority owned by Sycamore Partners in partnership with Stefano Pessina and his family.

Lovett Care has officially opened its new, purpose-built 78-bedroom care home in Kings Hill, Kent.