Housing Disrepair Legal Officer
Posted 1 day ago by Welwyn Hatfield Borough Council
£49,608 Per year
Undetermined
Hybrid
Welwyn Garden City, England, United Kingdom
Summary: The Housing Disrepair Legal Officer role at Welwyn Hatfield Borough Council is a fixed-term position for 18 months, focusing on managing housing disrepair cases. The ideal candidate will possess strong analytical and communication skills, with a proven background in handling disrepair claims. This position offers a hybrid working arrangement and a competitive salary with progression opportunities. The role emphasizes collaboration within a supportive legal service team to achieve favorable outcomes for the council and its community.
Key Responsibilities:
- Manage a caseload of housing disrepair claims, providing expert advice on liability and quantum.
- Collaborate with the Repairs Department and other teams to defend claims against the Council.
- Negotiate settlements to achieve the best outcomes for the Council.
- Travel across the borough as required for business needs.
Key Skills:
- Proven experience in handling housing disrepair claims and knowledge of relevant legislation and case law.
- Strong verbal and written communication skills in English.
- IT literate, proficient in Word, Excel, and case management systems.
- Team player with enthusiasm, reliability, and conscientiousness.
- Ability to work independently and demonstrate problem-solving skills.
Salary (Rate): £49,608.00 yearly
City: Welwyn Garden City
Country: United Kingdom
Working Arrangements: hybrid
IR35 Status: undetermined
Seniority Level: undetermined
Industry: Other
Housing Disrepair Legal Officer (RP0135) Fixed term for 18 months Starting salary £46,376pa with progression to £49,608pa through annual increments subject to satisfactory service (inclusive of outer fringe allowance) 37 hours per week (hybrid working) Welwyn Hatfield is a fantastic place to live and work and at Welwyn Hatfield Borough Council, we put our community at the heart of everything we do. Ambitious, organised, analytical, tenacious – if you are all these things, with a successful background in managing disrepair cases, we would really like to hear from you. You would be the disrepair caseload specialist in the friendly, supportive and forward-thinking Legal Service team.
The ideal candidate will have the following skills and experience:
- Proven experience of handling housing disrepair claims including appropriate legislation and case law
- The ability to advise confidently in accurate spoken and written English
- IT literate including Word, Excel and familiar with the use of case management systems
- Be a team player, enthusiastic, reliable, conscientious and able to work to instructions
- Excellent interpersonal and communications skills
- Able to act on your own initiative and demonstrate a problem-solving approach
You will provide advice to our Repairs Department on liability and quantum in cases. You will work with the repairs team and other departments to defend, where appropriate, claims against the Council and in other cases to negotiate to achieve the best outcome. You will be willing to travel across the borough for business needs. We offer a unique and attractive working environment in the heart of Welwyn Garden City, flexible working arrangements, access to electric pool cars, as well as the Local Government benefits including pension scheme and generous annual leave allowance. To see all the benefits for working at Welwyn Hatfield please visit our careers page here - My Rewards – Careers Our CORE values guide everything we do – Collaborative, Open, Responsible, Excellent. If you are interested in being part of an ambitious authority, working collaboratively with dedicated officers, helping to deliver a great service for your colleagues, then we want to hear from you. We do not offer sponsorship for employment in the UK. Closing date for applications is 1 February 2026 Remote assessments to be held on 9/10 February 2026 Face to face interviews to be held on 24/25 February 2026