Consortium of SW housing associations names law firms to legal services panels

A consortium of housing associations in the South West of England has named seven law firms to a legal services framework.

Advantage South West – which is owned by registered providers DCH, North Devon Homes, Ocean Group and Yarlington – has put in place three lots:

  • Lot 1 – Housing management: Capsticks; Blake Lapthorn; Trowers & Hamlins; and Stephens Scown.
  • Lot 2 – Development & Property: Trowers & Hamlins; Bevan Brittan; Foot Anstey; and Capsticks.
  • Lot No – Corporate & Finance: Bevan Brittan; Clarke Willmott; Trowers & Hamlins.

The current Members of Advantage SW are Coastline Housing, DCH, East Devon
 District Council, Magna Housing Group, North Devon Homes, Ocean Housing,
 Westward Housing Group, Teign Housing, Taunton Deane Borough Council,
 United Communities, West Devon Homes and Yarlington Housing.

The award criteria were:
 Lot 1 - 60 % price, 40 % non-price;
 Lot 2 - 50% price, 50% non-price; Lot 3 - 70% price, 30% non-price.