Housing Management Solicitor

Housing Management Solicitor
Location:Oldham (Hybrid 37 hours per week)
Reporting to:Head of Legal
Contract:Permanent
Salary:50000

First Choice Homes Oldham (FCHO) have an exciting opportunity for a Housing Management Solicitor to join our in-house Legal team.

This is a fantastic opportunity to work at the heart of a purpose-driven organisation providing expert legal support that directly impacts our customers homes and communities.

This is a hybrid role where youll split your time between home and our collaborative office in Oldham.

Please see full job descriptionat the bottom of this advert

The impact youll make

As a Housing Management Solicitor youll play a key role in supporting colleagues across the organisation to manage complex housing issues ensuring we take the right legal approach while delivering fair and customer-focused outcomes.

Youll work on a varied caseload covering tenancy enforcement anti-social behaviour possession proceedings and safeguarding matters helping us to create safe sustainable communities.

Youll also bring a proactive solutions-focused approach supporting early intervention and helping the organisation make informed risk-aware decisions.

You will:

• Provide expert legal advice on housing management matters including ASB possession injunctions access and safeguarding
• Manage a varied caseload from early advice through to court and tribunal representation
• Draft legal documentation including notices pleadings agreements and policies
• Work closely with housing ASB and safeguarding teams to provide practical timely legal support
• Support early intervention and prevention to minimise escalation and cost
• Represent the organisation in court and tribunals where required
• Ensure compliance with relevant legislation including housing equality and human rights law
• Build strong relationships with internal teams and external partners including local authorities and counsel
• Identify legal risks and contribute to continuous improvement across the organisation

Our ideal candidate

Youll be a qualified Solicitor with experience in housing management law who is confident managing a varied caseload and working closely with operational teams.

Youll be comfortable balancing legal risk with customer impact and able to provide clear pragmatic advice that supports decision-making across the organisation.

You will have:

• Qualified Solicitor in England and Wales with a current practising certificate
• Experience in housing management law including ASB possession and injunctions
• Strong knowledge of relevant legislation including Housing Acts Equality Act and Human Rights Act
• Experience managing cases through to court or tribunal including advocacy
• Excellent drafting research and case management skills
• Strong communication skills with the ability to explain legal concepts clearly to non-legal colleagues
• A collaborative solutions-focused approach

Why join FCHO

First Choice Homes Oldham (FCHO) is a housing association providing safe affordable and high-quality homes across Oldham and the surrounding areas. We own and manage over 11500 properties and have the highest regulatory (G1/V1) governance rating. Every day were proud to make a real difference in our communities.

Our work is guided by our Corporate Plan focused on quality homes excellent services and strong communities. We care deeply about our customers colleagues and communities and are committed to improving lives across Oldham.

Whats in it for you

We offer a fantastic range of benefits designed to support your wellbeing worklife balance and career development:

• Competitive salary
• 37-hour working week with hybrid working options
• 30 days annual leave plus bank holidays
• Option to purchase additional annual leave
• Defined contribution pension scheme with up to 10% employer contribution
• Private health insurance and healthcare cash plan
• Employee Assistance Programme (24/7 support)
• 24/7 GP access through Doctorline
• Discounts wellbeing tools and gym membership
• Professional subscriptions paid (where required)
• Enhanced family-friendly policies
• On-site wellbeing room and café
• Long service awards

Interested

If you are an experienced Housing Management Solicitor wed love to hear from you. Please apply by 24/04/2026.

Please note we reserve the right to close this vacancy early should we receive a high volume of applications.

Inclusion and accessibility

We are committed to building an organisation thatrepresentsa variety of backgrounds perspectivesskills andare proud to be an equal opportunity workplace. As an equalopportunitiesemployer FCHO is committed to the equal treatment of all current and prospective colleagues and does not condone discriminationon the basis ofage disability sex sexual orientation pregnancy and maternity race or ethnicity religion or belief gender identity or marriage and civil partnership. We aspire to have a diverse and inclusive workplace and strongly encourage suitably qualified applicants from a wide range of backgrounds to apply and join us.

We care that you havea great experiencewith us at FCHO and if you need us to make any reasonable adjustments to make your experience smoother please let us know andwelldo all we can.