Private Sector Housing Officer

Park Avenue Recruitment; East Midlands; On-site; GBP 32,000 - 46,000; Full time

Job summary

Park Avenue Recruitment is seeking a Private Sector Housing Officer for a Local Authority in Northamptonshire. The role focuses on improving housing standards, inspecting properties, and enforcing compliance to protect tenants.

You'll investigate complaints about disrepair, damp, mould, overcrowding and unsafe properties, and drive enforcement actions while coordinating with landlords, tenants and partners to raise standards across HMOs and licensing schemes.

Qualifications

• Experience within a Local Authority Private Sector Housing team.
• Good knowledge of housing legislation, HHSRS, HMO licensing and enforcement.
• Experience undertaking property inspections and identifying housing hazards.
• The ability to manage a varied caseload and progress enforcement cases.
• Strong communication skills and the confidence to engage with landlords, tenants and partner organisations.

Responsibilities

• Improve housing conditions by investigating complaints relating to disrepair, damp and mould, overcrowding and unsafe properties.
• Protect tenants by undertaking property inspections and HHSRS assessments, identifying hazards and securing remedial works.
• Drive landlord compliance through appropriate enforcement action, including notices, civil penalties and prosecutions.
• Raise standards across HMOs by managing licensing, investigating unlicensed properties and monitoring compliance.
• Reduce risks to tenants through proactive inspections, assessing fire safety, overcrowding, amenities and property management.
• Strengthen partnership working with landlords, tenants and external agencies to resolve housing concerns.
• Improve regulatory compliance by supporting HMO Licensing schemes.
• Promote better housing standards through advice, guidance and support for wider initiatives, including empty homes and improvement grants.

Skills

Local Authority housing experience

Housing legislation knowledge

HHSRS knowledge

HMO licensing & enforcement

Stakeholder engagement

Job description

Improve housing standards. Protect tenants. Make a difference.

Could your next move be an opportunity to improve housing conditions, tackle poor landlord practices and make a genuine difference to local communities?

A Local Authority in Northamptonshire is looking for a Private Sector Housing Officer to joint its team. This is an exciting opportunity to make a genuine difference to residents across Northamptonshire.

Key Responsibilities

• Improve housing conditions by investigating complaints relating to disrepair, damp and mould, overcrowding and unsafe properties.
• Protect tenants by undertaking property inspections and HHSRS assessments, identifying hazards and securing remedial works.
• Drive landlord compliance through appropriate enforcement action, including notices, civil penalties and prosecutions.
• Raise standards across HMOs by managing licensing, investigating unlicensed properties and monitoring compliance.
• Reduce risks to tenants through proactive inspections, assessing fire safety, overcrowding, amenities and property management.
• Strengthen partnership working with landlords, tenants and external agencies to resolve housing concerns.
• Improve regulatory compliance by supporting HMO Licensing schemes.
• Promote better housing standards through advice, guidance and support for wider initiatives, including empty homes and improvement grants.

About You

• Experience within a Local Authority Private Sector Housing team.
• Good knowledge of housing legislation, HHSRS, HMO licensing and enforcement.
• Experience undertaking property inspections and identifying housing hazards.
• The ability to manage a varied caseload and progress enforcement cases.
• Strong communication skills and the confidence to engage with landlords, tenants and partner organisations.