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Housing Officer Jobs in Eastern Region at Critical Project Resourcing Ltd
Title: Housing Officer
Company: Critical Project Resourcing Ltd
Location: Eastern Region
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Salary: £30.38 per hour
Sector: Local Government
Job Type: Contract/Interim
Region: South East
Location: East London
Ref #: VR/45540/DC
Post Date: 18-05-2026 05:42 PM
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Housing Appeals Officer East London | £30.38 per hour Umbrella
A Local Authority in East London is seeking an experienced Housing Appeals Officer to join their Housing team on an interim basis.
This is an excellent opportunity for a housing professional with strong homelessness and appeals experience to play a key role in delivering fair, lawful and high-quality housing decisions.
Key Responsibilities
- Conduct reviews on the suitability of accommodation offered to homeless households in line with statutory duties under the Homelessness Reduction Act.
- Review homelessness application decisions and housing register appeals.
- Manage appeals relating to council tenancies, including fixed-term tenancy reviews and introductory tenancy reviews.
- Prepare detailed, high-quality case reports and decision letters.
- Defend legal challenges relating to homelessness and allocations decisions.
- Ensure all decisions are legally compliant and in line with current legislation, guidance and case law.
Requirements
- Previous experience working within Housing Appeals or Housing Reviews in a Local Authority setting.
- Extensive experience handling complex homelessness casework and report writing.
- Strong knowledge of:
- Homelessness Reduction Act 2017
- Homelessness Code of Guidance
- Localism Act 2011
- Housing Act 1985
- Landlord & Tenant legislation
- Relevant immigration, family, community care and children’s legislation
- Experience defending legal challenges relating to homelessness and/or allocations decisions.
- A strong understanding of the challenges surrounding homelessness and a commitment to reducing homelessness and supporting vulnerable households.
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