Law firm appointed to £15m social housing panel

Birmingham-based law firm Bevan Brittan has been appointed to a £15m social housing panel.

The firm has been appointed to the legal services framework operated by the Central Housing Investment Consortium (CHIC) following a competitive tender managed by specialist legal consultancy Kennedy Cater.

CHIC, based in Birmingham, is a consortium of registered providers that was formed in 2010 as a not for profit organisation.

It has grown from seven founding members to more than 90 landlords that service more than half a million social housing homes across the North West, Midlands, South and South Wales.

CHIC’s legal services framework aims to create savings and efficiencies through a panel of leading housing specialist law firms. Bevan Brittan has been appointed to all three ‘lots’ – Corporate, Governance and Finance; Housing and Asset Management; and Property and Development.

The contract is for four years with an anticipated maximum value of £15m.

Jonathan Turner, partner and head of Bevan Brittan’s housing practice, said: “We are naturally delighted to have been invited to join the legal panel of this significant social housing consortium – and look forward to working closely with its member organisations.

“Bevan Brittan has become one of the UK’s leading legal advisors to social housing providers, and we advise some of the largest housing associations, developers and funders in the sector. The firm is increasingly recognised for its innovative work in creating partnerships, joint ventures and complex governance and financing arrangement that are now an essential part of upgrading the UK’s housing sector.”

Meanwhile, law firm Weightmans, which has an office in Birmingham, has also been appointed to the panel.

Sian Evans, partner and head of social housing at Weightmans, said: “For over 20 years we have supported housing providers and local authorities in ensuring they can provide the best service to their residents. We are delighted to have this commitment recognised in our appointment to the CHIC framework, which will place us at the centre of housing  management, development, regeneration and protection. We look forward to working with our partner firms and the members of CHIC moving forward.”

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