About the role

We are looking for an experienced Right to Buy and Leasehold Officer to join our busy Income team.  The successful candidate will be reposnsible for providing expertise on the Right to Buy and Leasehold management across NNC, experiece is therefore essential.  

This will include the management and administration of Right to Buy applications, the administration of service charges for leaseholders and tenants and maximising service charge income.  You will part of a small team supported by the wider Housing Management and Income Teams. 

Should you require any further information or to discuss this post contact Claire Farrag, Income Team Manager by email on claire.farrag@northnorthants.gov.uk.

What will you be doing?

Tasks will include the management and administration of Right to Buy applications and the administration of service charges for Leaseholders and tenants. 

You will be responsible for Leasehold Management of the Councils 900 Leaseholders and maximising the service charge income.  

About you

You will be an experienced Housing Professional with knowledge of Right To Buy and Leasehold processes.

Experience of Income collection is essential.

We are looking for candidates with excellent communication and IT skills and able to effectively work in a team and to provide excellent customer service.  You will be able to meet deadlines and prioritise workload.  You will have excellent problem solving and analytic skills to effectively resolve disputes. 

You will have a full driving licence and access to a vehicle for work purposes.

Our benefits

Here at North Northamptonshire Council, we’re transforming for the better, using all our creativity and imagination to create the best life for our local people.

You’ll find that we have a wide range of careers that may be more surprising than you think!

Why choose us?

We offer a vibrant working environment with:

a competitive salarya pension scheme, where we pay a significant contribution on top of your contribution. It provides life cover and ill-health protection.lots of opportunities to develop your skills, knowledge and potential in a large unitary councilgenerous leave entitlement (28 days, rising to 33 days) and bank holidays, plus the option to buy up to an extra 10 dayshybrid and flexible working arrangements, where practicable for service needs to help you with a healthy work-life balance.

 

We provide a range of great benefits such as an Employee Assistance Programme, an Employee Benefits Scheme, wellbeing support, travel rates at HMRC rates, as well as supporting a range of active Employee Network Groups.

About us

Our Values and Behaviours

Our values define who we are and how we operate, by forming the foundation for how we interact with our customers, colleagues and provide our services. They are also at the forefront of our decision making and delivery and are:

Customer-focused
Respectful
Efficient
Supportive
Trustworthy

Our Key Commitments

Our key commitments help ensure that the priorities we make, now and in the future, maintain the necessary breadth of focus in those areas that we believe matter most.

We are proud to be a recognised Disability Confident Employer and is committed to providing an inclusive recruitment process and will offer an interview to disabled applicants who meet the essential criteria for the role.

North Northamptonshire Council re-signed the Armed Forces Covenant in June 2024 which highlights the Council’s pledge to support the Armed Forces community. The council obtained the silver status award for the Defence Employer Recognition Scheme (ERS) and we are now currently working towards achieving Gold status.

Further information can be found at Jobs and careers | North Northamptonshire Council (northnorthants.gov.uk)

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Home Ownership Officer cloned on 11-07-25 11:16:44 Salary £30599 per annum Salary Frequency Annual Working Hours 37 Hours Job Reference Ref/117322/6895 Contract Type Full Time Contract Details Full time permanent Closing Date 28 July, 2025 Job Category Housing Location Sheerness House 41 Meadow Road Kettering, United Kingdom Job Posted Date 11 July, 2025 Apply Add to watchlist Print this job Refer a friend for this job

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