A practice purchase may include equipment, a lease or property interest, a patient base and an established workflow. Dent Build focuses on the built environment while your lawyer, accountant, broker, practice valuator and clinical advisers address their areas of expertise.
Understand the space you are acquiring
Review the available drawings, treatment room count, room dimensions, sterilization, imaging, accessible routes, storage and staff areas. Compare the existing plan with how you intend to practise. A practice can be operational today yet poorly suited to your future services.
Inventory equipment and infrastructure
Record equipment type, location, apparent condition and available service history. Qualified professionals should assess technical condition where needed. Examine HVAC, electrical, plumbing, data and potential constraints for new equipment. Estimate the scope and timing of likely changes rather than assuming every improvement can wait.
Review rights and approvals with advisers
If the site is leased, ask your lawyer and licensed real estate adviser to review the lease, renewal and assignment provisions, permitted work and landlord consent requirements. For owned premises, investigate building and property matters with qualified advisers. Confirm permit history and any planned work with the relevant authorities.
Protect continuity during the handover
Consider whether construction can occur while the practice operates, whether rooms must close temporarily and how equipment installation fits the takeover date. Patient record transfer and continuity of care require attention under professional rules; discuss those duties with your legal and regulatory advisers.
Assemble the lease or property information, drawings, equipment schedule and available maintenance records for a scoped facility review before finalizing your transition plan.
This guide is general information, not a valuation, inspection, brokerage, legal or tax opinion. See RCDSO guidance on ownership changes ↗.