Lettings Negotiator

Employer:
- Sevenoaks District Council- Salary:
- £30,814 - £33,572- Location:
- Council Offices, Argyle Road- Contract:
- Contract- Working Pattern:
- Full Time- Hours:
- 37 hours per week.- DBS Check:
- Yes- Closing Date:
- 26/03/2023 at 23:59- Reference:
- SDC/23/231421Our Housing team focuses on customer experience and initiative. As key part of this, you’ll seek to establish effective working relationships with Landlords, letting agents, developers, and our external partners. Through this, you’ll seek to improve access to, and increase take up of sustainable private sector options within the Housing team.

You’ll be the first point of contact for those wishing to take part in the Council’s private rented housing scheme and you’ll look to actively promote the various private sector accommodation procurement initiatives to all customers.

In addition to this, you’ll look to liaise with landlords to guide them through the process from vetting and ensuring they are aware of their responsibilities to ensuring that accommodation is fully compliant.

If you have experience of the private sector housing market and contracts, you’ll know it takes confidence in your communication and negotiation as well as working effectively to deadlines.
- Please note that this role is a fixed term contract until January 2025. _

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).

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**Closing date: 26**th** March 2023**

**Interviews: TBC**

**Equal Opportunities**:
Sevenoaks District Council is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children, young people and vulnerable adults and expects all staff and volunteers to share this commitment.