Private Rent Sector Officer

Private Rent Sector Officer

Agency Ref: 75938

Type: 6 Month Temporary

Location: Hybrid working on site in West Sussex

Hours: 37 hours per week Monday to Friday

Daily duties:

• Increase the supply of private rented properties available to clients of the Council’s Housing Options Team through direct negotiation with private landlords and letting agents
• Contribute to a proactive service to people who are homeless or at risk of becoming homeless by maximising opportunities for them to rent privately
• Provide a tenancy sustainment service to tenants who have been assisted under the Council’s Rent in Advance and Deposit Guarantee Scheme
• Provide assistance and mediation to tenants and private landlords in relation to rent payments impacted by welfare benefit changes in order to prevent homelessness
• Carry out affordability assessments in line with the Homelessness (Suitability of Accommodation) Order 1996, case law and Homelessness Code of Guidance
• Investigate claims against Deposit Guarantees in liaison with the Senior Private Housing Options Officer

Essential Requirements:

• Good understanding and knowledge of the private sector housing market
• Full driving licence & use of car
• Excellent interviewing, negotiating, inter-personal and problem-solving skills with the ability to quickly and effectively resolve disagreements or complaints