Job Title: Housing Enforcement Officer
Location: Northampton 2-3days per week in the office.
Pay Rate: £40 Per hour
Job Type: Full Time/Contract
The Role
* To improve housing conditions in West Northamptonshire’s private sector - and effect a positive and sustained step change in the behaviour of landlords and letting agents - through advice, licensing, risk-based interventions and intelligence-led enforcement action. Including the optimum use of civil penalties, rent repayment orders and licensing fees to support West Northamptonshire’s intelligence-led approach to housing enforcement and maximise the impact in tackling criminal, rogue and irresponsible landlords.
* To provide an efficient, high quality advice, information and enforcement service for houses in multiple occupation (HMOs) in order to ensure that all HMOs are well managed, safe and habitable and that all licensable HMOs are licensed.
The Candidate
* HHSRS certificate
* Recent experience of enforcement activities under the Housing Act 2004, including the drafting and issue of enforcement notices, financial penalties, magistrates court, and first tier tribunal
* Recent experience of undertaking housing inspections, the recognition of Category 1 hazards, and the remediation of Category 1 hazards
How to apply

Please submit your application via the contact details provided and you will be contacted with further information or call Sam on