Senior Private Sector Housing Officer

Sevenoaks District Council; Sevenoaks; Hybrid; GBP 43,000 - 46,000; Full time

Job summary

Sevenoaks District Council is seeking a Housing Enforcement professional to lead on enforcing housing standards in private sector housing within the district. You will oversee HMO licensing, annual inspections of licensed HMOs and inspections of mobile park homes, with responsibility for the Hever Road Gypsy and Traveller site management.

The role involves assessing properties using HHSRS and determining appropriate actions, with a hybrid working pattern and a closing date of 25 October 2026.

Responsibilities

• Lead on the enforcement of housing standards through formal action as necessary in line with Housing legislation, including attendance at Court where required.
• Inspect and licence HMOs in connection with mandatory HMO licencing schemes and undertake annual inspections of all licensed HMOs.
• Carry out regular inspections of mobile park homes and park home sites in accordance with the relevant legislation and model standards.
• Carry out the effective day to day management of the Council owned Hever Road Gypsy and Traveller site and its facilities.
• Assess properties using the Housing Health and Safety Rating System (HHSRS) and interpret the results of the HHSRS assessment to determine an appropriate course of action to deal with each hazard identified.

Job description

Salary: £42,876.00 - £46,282.00

Our Private Sector Housing team seeks to bring about improvements in the conditions and standards of management of private sector housing.

You’ll assist the team in achieving this by leading on the delivery on housing enforcement standards to ensure private sector residential accommodation throughout the District meets statutory standards and help bring about improvements in conditions and standards of management for residents.

Lead in the enforcement of housing standards through formal action as necessary in line with Housing legislation, including attendance at Court where required.

Inspect and licence HMOs in connection with mandatory HMO licencing schemes and undertake annual inspections of all licensed HMOs.

Carry out regular inspections of mobile park homes and park home sites in accordance with the relevant legislation and model standards.

Carry out the effective day to day management of the Council owned Hever Road Gypsy and Traveller site and its facilities.

Assess properties using the Housing Health and Safety Rating System (HHSRS) and interpret the results of the HHSRS assessment to determine an appropriate course of action to deal with each hazard identified.

This role will be based at our Council Offices, Argyle Road, Sevenoaks Kent TN13 1HG. We currently operate a hybrid working model for the majority of our roles where your working time will be divided between the office (2-3 days) and home working (2-3 days).

Closing date: 25 October 2026

Interviews: 2 November 2026