Housing Appeals Officer East London | £30.38 per hour Umbrella

A Local Authority in East London is seeking an experienced Housing Appeals Officer to join their Housing team on an interim basis.

This is an excellent opportunity for a housing professional with strong homelessness and appeals experience to play a key role in delivering fair, lawful and high-quality housing decisions.

Key Responsibilities

• Conduct reviews on the suitability of accommodation offered to homeless households in line with statutory duties under the Homelessness Reduction Act.
• Review homelessness application decisions and housing register appeals.
• Manage appeals relating to council tenancies, including fixed‑term tenancy reviews and introductory tenancy reviews.
• Prepare detailed, high-quality case reports and decision letters.
• Defend legal challenges relating to homelessness and allocations decisions.
• Ensure al...