Housing Enforcement Manager

We''re recruiting an experienced and highly driven Housing Enforcement Manager to lead a specialist Private Sector Housing enforcement service within a local authority. This is an excellent opportunity for a senior enforcement professional with strong leadership experience, extensive regulatory knowledge, and a passion for improving housing standards in the private rented sector. You''ll play a pivotal role in developing, directing and managing a complex Housing Enforcement Service, using a balanced approach of advice, licensing, intelligence-led interventions and robust enforcement action. The role is key to driving sustained improvements in landlord behaviour, tackling rogue landlords, and ensuring private sector housing is safe, compliant and fit for purpose. The Role Lead and manage a complex Housing Enforcement Service, ensuring effective use of advice, licensing, risk-based interventions and enforcement powers. Drive improvements in housing conditions across the private rented sector and influence positive, long-term behaviour change among landlords and agents. Manage and develop a multi-disciplinary enforcement team, ensuring high performance, effective supervision and consistent service delivery. Oversee all enforcement activity including civil penalties, prosecutions, rent repayment orders, works in default and management orders. Lead on the licensing and regulation of Houses in Multiple Occupation (HMOs), including compliance, monitoring and enforcement. ..... full job details .....