Housing Enforcement Officer

Role- Housing Enforcement Officer- Private Sector Housing

Location- East Midlands

Duration- 9 months +

Rate- £ dependent on experience

A client of mine working for a local authority is looking to hire an Interim Housing Enforcement Officer, specializing in private sector housing, for the next 9+ months due to a number of outstanding service requests, and a gap in their team due to a long standing permanent vacancy.

The role is full-time, 37 hours per week. Hybrid working is standard within this local authority, so it is expected that the candidate placed will be on site between 2-3 days each week depending on the workload.

Duties will include but not be limited to:

• Investigating housing disrepair complaints

• Undertaking HHSRS inspections

• Managing HMO licensing and compliance cases

• Taking enforcement action under the Housing Act 2004

• Drafting and serving statutory notices

• Providing advice to landlords and tenants

• Strong knowledge of the Housing Act 2004 and HHSRS

• Experience carrying out inspections and enforcement activity

Interviews are to be held within the next week and ideally the client will agree a start date within the next 3 weeks.