Award of LBLA Barristers Framework Lot 5: Housing Legal Services

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City of London Corporation awarded a contract to Lamb Chambers, 42 Bedford Row Barristers, Field Court Chambers, Cornerstone Barristers, Landmark Chambers, and Chambers of Rachel Sleeman for the London Boroughs' Legal Alliance (LBLA) Barristers Framework - Lot 5: Housing.

The framework agreement runs for three years from 1 January 2020, with an option to extend for a further year.

Lot 5 covers a full range of local authority landlord and tenant matters, including advice and representation, homelessness (including s 204's), allocations, s.80 EPA, anti-social behaviour proceedings, injunctions, disrepair claims, repossession and evictions, gas servicing access claims, service charge disputes and Leasehold Valuation Tribunals, advice on internal housing management policies and procedures, public law defences, mortgage repossessions, trespasser claims, judicial review, leasehold disputes, public law/equality act claims in relation to Housing, and houses in multiple occupation.

The estimated total value of Lot 5 under the framework agreement is £7,700,000 for the entire duration, including the optional 12-month extension, together with call-off contracts.

Participating authorities include the City of London Corporation, various London Boroughs, and London Fire Brigade, with eligibility extended to other local authorities in London and the South East of England.