Legal Services

Opportunity overview

To provide services that include high-quality, specialist legal advice with experience in the social housing sector.

Awarded to

Amounts belong to published awards or contracts. Where several suppliers share one value, it is labelled as shared and is not a supplier-specific allocation.

Classification

• CPV79110000 — Legal advisory and representation services

Lots

• Brighter Places requires legal advice and representation across all aspects of housing law which includes: • Housing management and tenancy enforcement - including Notice to Quits, possession action, succession, abandonment and injunctions • Anti-Social Behaviour - including urgent injunctions, closure orders, committals, evidence preparation, risk assessment advice and post-order management designed to reduce harm and protect communities • Disrepair and fitness claims - full handling of pre-action protocol compliance, claim investigations, expert instruction, defense strategy negotiation, litigation and settlement negotiation • Building safety and compliance enforcement - including gas/electrical access injunctions, fire safety breaches, building safety act duties and all urgent compliance related actions • Leasehold and service charge - including Tribunal work, section 20, recovery actions and drafting of compliant documents • Rent and income related legal work - rent setting, non-routine arrears claims, injunctions, complex affordability cases and rent determination/tribunal support • Property disputes - including rights of access, engagement with managing agents or freeholders • Complex case escalation - multi-agency cases, safeguarding-related legal issues, hoarding, capacity related matters, dangerous occupants, and high risk customers • Representation at court and tribunal - full preparation, advocacy or counsel instruction, evidence bundling, litigation strategy and post hearing support • Any other relevant discipline to support the delivery of core landlord duties.Value not stated