Housing Legal Officer

1 month ago


London, United Kingdom Vox Network Consultants Full time

Knowledge and understanding of Social Housing in the borough and how social housing is allocated
- Ideally experience of allocating properties in a social housing setting
- An understanding of the problems faced by homeless households particularly in temporary accommodation, and a desire to deliver a quality service to disadvantaged groups, within the context of limited resources
- Experience of lone-working, from remote locations, or an understanding of what this entails.

To maintain a detailed knowledge of relevant legislation and Council policy in relation to the statutory provision of social housing. To operate within relevant Codes of Guidance, statutory guidance, council policy and housing legislation.
- Actively work in partnership with the relevant teams to achieve this as well as identifying new initiatives to help reduce void turnaround times.
- To liaise closely with our partner Registered Providers (RP) in relation to nomination requests for their stock, ensuring the terms of the deed of nomination agreement and the council allocation policy are adhered to always.
- To maintain a working knowledge of the Housing Act 1996 VI and the Councils Allocation Policy as well as an awareness of the Homelessness act 2002 (as amended) in relation to the allocation and appeals of accommodation.
- Responsible for updating the authority’s IT Housing Systems, ensuring all details are correct to ensure accurate records and the legal obligations for both landlord and tenant can be met.

Contract

- Initial 3 to 6 month ongoing contract with the opportunity to extend
- PAYE via Umbrella
- Monday to Friday 9am to 5pm - requirement 5 days per week 2 days will be office based. Need to be able to travel around the borough by public transport.



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