Our Leeds Restructuring and Recovery team have recently been instructed to offer for sale an exciting opportunity North of Leeds on behalf of the Administrator of Donisthorpe Hall Ltd.

Briefly, the property provides residential and nursing care accommodation for up to 189 residents, occupying an enviable site of approximately 1.9 hectares (4.7 acres) in a residential setting just off the A6120 Ring Road and close to the many amenities at Moortown in North Leeds.

The property was originally developed to support the Leeds Jewish community in the 1950’s with latter extensions in subsequent years, the most recent addition being the 40 bed ‘Silver Lodge’ built in 2003.  Part of the property, known as Woodlands, is subject to a 7 year lease from May 2021 to the Leeds Jewish Welfare Board at an annual rent of £55,000.

The business continues to trade although a managed closure programme is in place with those remaining residents to be relocated to other suitable accommodation in the coming weeks.

Neil Bestwick, partner in our Leeds team said:

“This is a rare opportunity which we expect will generate significant levels of interest both regionally and further afield.  The property very much lends itself to continued care related uses be that through the reuse or adaptation of the existing accommodation or redevelopment of the site.  The property also presents redevelopment potential for a combination of care and open market residential uses, subject to the usual consents”.    

Given the property continues to be occupied, we are not offering viewings at this time but viewing days will be arranged when appropriate.