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23 August 2018
Categories: Movers & Shakers , Profession
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Forbes Solicitors—Catherine Kennedy & Francesca James

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Two associates grow housing & regeneration team

North Western firm Forbes Solicitors has bolstered its property team with the addition of two associates, Catherine Kennedy and Francesca James.

Catherine, pictured right, was formerly a senior associate in Hill Dickinson’s Liverpool branch. She will now work from Forbes’ Preston office, leveraging her 30 years of experience in commercial property transactions. Her areas of expertise include public/private partnerships, urban regeneration, development schemes and NHS estate reconfiguration.

Francesca (left) joins after more than seven years with Stephensons Solicitors in Bolton. She will also work from the Preston office, where she will handle a broad range of property matters including right to buy and staircasing transactions, as well as offering particular expertise in the supported living sector.

Forbes’ head of housing and regeneration, Stuart Penswick, commented: ‘We are delighted to welcome Catherine and Francesca to our growing team which provides sector leading specialist services to registered providers as we continue to build on our excellent reputation.’

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