Property Licensing Manager

6 Month Fixed Term Contract or Secondment Opportunity for LBE staff

Would you like to play a crucial role in the largest property licensing scheme in West London?

Ealing Council has one of the largest property licensing schemes in London. As well as Mandatory HMO Licensing we have boroughwide Additional HMO Licensing and Selective Licensing in 15 of our 24 wards. We forecast that potentially over 40,000 properties are licensable, which is over two thirds of the private rented sector in our borough.

As part of the significant opportunity these schemes present to the Council to tackle poor housing conditions and improve our private rented sector, this role will lead and take responsibility for the success of our proactive enforcement teams in achieving these objectives.

The Property Licensing Manager will have oversight of several teams within the service, including the enforcement teams and investigation team to ensure they are co-ordinated and well managed.

The Property Licensing Manager will:

• Ensure that the operation of the Council’s property licensing schemes meet the applicable requirements of the Housing Act 2004 and related legislation
• Ensure the property licensing schemes achieve their objectives
• Develop and support officers in property licensing teams

You will be supported by enforcement team leaders and officers with significant experience, as well as peers in inspection teams, the processing team and the Head of Service.

This is an excellent opportunity for the right candidate to take responsibility for this function and to work with their teams to establish enforcement approaches which promote the opportunities the scheme presents and realise the potential benefits for our communities.

The Property Licensing Manager is also responsible for management, supervision, direction & development of enforcement officers and will be committed to the support, training and professional development of all staff.

The ideal candidate will be a fully qualified Environmental Health Officer with significant experience of property licensing and experience of managing teams, but candidates with other fully equivalent qualifications and the relevant professional experience will be considered.

Essential knowledge, skills and experience necessary for this role include:

• Experience of managing teams of multi-disciplinary officers
• Comprehensive knowledge and understanding of all legislation applicable to property licensing
• Ability to communicate effectively with a wide range of internal and external stakeholders including residents, officers across the Council and with our councillors

Desirable experience includes:

• Experience of all stages of applicable enforcement actions including civil penalties
• Experience of tribunal processes and appeal management
• Experience of using Metastreet software

If you are committed to making a positive difference to the lives of our residents and working with our landlords we’d be delighted to hear from you.

You must have the right to work in the UK. Evidence for the right to work in the UK will be requested at the interview stage.

It is an exciting time to join us, here at Ealing Council. If you would like to make a positive difference to our residents and borough, then we’re looking forward to hearing from you.

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Ealing Council is committed to creating good jobs and delivering on its connected communities’ agenda. We are committed to equality of opportunity, to being fair and inclusive.

Please note all applications will be determined on merit.

For an informal discussion about this opportunity please contact Charlotte Ward, Head of Private Sector Housing, by email to wardc@ealing.gov.uk.

Advice for applicants:

• Our HR processes demand you produce copies of any qualifications or certificates which you detail in your application so please ensure you have these certificates in your possession

External applicants will be offered a fixed-term contract and existing Ealing council employees will be offered the opportunity of a secondment. LBE employees must ensure a secondment release form is signed by their line manager before applying and emailed to Recruitment@ealing.gov.ukby the application closing date.

Closing date: 3 November 2025

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