Homeownership Compliance Specialist

What we’re looking for:

• Do you have experience working within a Housing or Council environment?
• Do you have a good understanding and experience of Equity Loan Redemptions?
• Do you have experience working with Right to buy & Right to Acquire?
• Are you able to interpret and apply lease covenants?
• Do you have a good understanding and experience of extending lease terms?

If so, this is the perfect role for you!

We currently have a great opportunity for a Homeownership Compliance Specialist to join us on a Permanent basis.
As a Homeownership Compliance Specialist, you will deliver a range of homeowner related products and services directly to our residents and provide expert advice and guidance on homeowner products, services, and contractual agreements in line with best practice and relevant legislation.
Some of the key results for the role include:

• Processing applications for tenants exercising their Right to Buy, Right to Acquire, Right to Shared ownership or any other product enabling tenants to purchase their homes
• Administering lease related transactions and variations such as alterations, subletting, re-mortgaging, assignments within agreed policies and timescales.
• Undertaking enfranchisement cases accurately by adhering to statutory and governance requirements and accurately respond to pre-sale/re-mortgage solicitor enquiries.
• Assisting in the preparation for Tribunal and Court cases and attending where required.
• Providing advice, assistance, and guidance within Peabody on the lease and the practical application of the legislation with regards to leasehold management ensuring that Peabody remains compliant in this area and reduces financial and reputational risk.
• Collaborating with external partners, including legal representatives and valuers, ensuring our reputation is maintained.

A minimum of 1 to 2 days working in the Westminster Bridge Road office is required.

A bit about us:

160 years after it was established, Peabody is one of the oldest not-for-profit housing associations in the UK.

The Peabody Group is responsible for more than 107,000 homes, with around 220,000 residents across London and the Home Counties. We also have around 20,000 care and support customers.

Our purpose is to help people flourish, and we are getting closer to residents by taking a local approach.

We are committed to delivering a responsive and easily accessible repairs service and investing in our existing homes so they are safe and well maintained. Our retrofit projects will make thousands of our homes more energy efficient.

We work with councils and communities to promote economic inclusion, tackle inequality and poverty, and prioritise wellbeing.

Here just a few of the benefits for working at Peabody:

• Flexible and hybrid working (depending on the role)

• Up to 30 days’ annual holiday plus bank holidays

• Competitive salaries that are benchmarked regularly against current market rates 

• Two additional paid volunteering days each year 

• Flexible benefits scheme, including family friendly benefits and access to a discount portal 

• 4 x salary life assurance

• Up to 10% pension contribution

Are you ready to apply?
Interviews for this role will take place during the week commencing 22/04/24.

PLEASE NOTE: As an employer, Peabody does not provide sponsorship as a licenced UK employer.

To be considered for the position of Homeownership Compliance Specialist, please click on the ‘Apply Now’ button and submit both your CV and a bit about why we should consider you for the role. 

If you need to ask us anything else at all, feel free to drop an email to harry.lund@peabody.org.uk and one of our team will be in touch.

Peabody reserves the right to close this advert before the advertised closing date, depending on the number of applications received.