Tenancy Enforcement Litigation Officer

Tenancy Enforcement Litigation Officer

PO4: Starting salary 51228 rising in annual increments to 54360 per annum incl LW

Hybrid working

About Us:

Located in the heart of South London Lambeth Borough is a vibrant community of over 317600 residents. Stretching from the dynamic neighbourhood of Streatham in the South to the iconic landmarks of Waterloo in the North we are proud to be the 9th largest borough in London. Our diversity is our strength with more than 130 languages spoken making Lambeth the home of the Windrush generation Londons largest LGBTQ community and a thriving Portuguese-speaking community.

It is an exciting time to join Lambeth Council we have bold ambitions for the future of Lambeths communities and residents through ourLambeth 2030 Plan Our Future Our Lambeth.

With exceptional schools lush green spaces including Brockwell Park cultural gems like the Black Cultural Archives and world-renowned institutions such as St Thomass Hospital Lambeth offers an enriching and dynamic environment.

Please have a look at our dedicatedOne Lambeth Values and Behaviours page.

About the Team:

The Tenancy Enforcement Team is the Councils frontline service committed to preventing anti-social behaviour (ASB) and tackling ASB at an early stage to ensure tenants and leaseholders feel safe and secure in their homes and in their neighbourhoods. This is an exciting opportunity for a suitably motivated and skilled individual to join the team working to prevent and tackle antisocial behaviour.

About the Role:

The Tenancy Enforcement Litigation Officer role forms part of the Councils approach to tackling nuisance and antisocial behaviour in the borough. Your role will be.

• Advising the Council on high-level complex legal and factual matters with major implications for contracts/relationships between the Council; consultants; contractors as well as for the Councils financial resources across Residential Services.

• Representing the Councils financial interests and reputation in challenging and sometimes novel disputes across a multitude of subjects requiring creative innovative and flexible solutions which are likely to have substantial impact on the Councils financial resources; service delivery and/or policy.

• Monitoring evaluating and advising on risk exposure; compliance; policies; legislation;service practice and/or provisions affecting Residential Services as well as making recommendations for improvements/efficiencies and guiding implementation.

• Making decisions that have a major impact on Residential Services provisions; resources; revenue; tenants;leaseholders; related organisations and other members of the publictogether with trusted responsibility for financial resources allocation and management within Residential Services.

• Managing regularlyconflicting priorities anddeadlines as well as travelling to and attending various County Courts and Magistrate Courts and working remotely from disagreeable and/or difficult surroundings/conditions as required.

To be considered for interview your CV and supporting statement will clearly evidence:

• Experience of advocating for/representing clients in legal proceedings before the County Courts and Magistrate Court.

• Evidence of monitoring Pre-Action Protocol and Court Issue Process.

• Experience of instructing external experts; solicitors and/or barristers as necessary

For detailed qualifications and requirements please review the job description and person specification in hyperlink below:

Job Description and Person Specification

Contact Information:

For an informal discussion about the role please contact Margaret Akinso Head of Tenancy Enforcement Team or call.

Recruitment Timelines:

Advert close date: 11:59pm on Sunday 28 June 2026.

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At Lambeth we are dedicated to providing quality services and equal opportunities for all. We are committed to safer recruitment and are proud to be a Stonewall diversity champion a Living Wage Employer and to guarantee interviews for all disabled candidates who meet the minimum criteria of the role. For a full list of our accreditations please clickhere.

We actively support applications from Lambeth Care Leavers.