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Job Opportunity: Empty Homes Enforcement Officer | Dorset Council

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April 21, 2024

Empty Homes Enforcement Officer | Dorset CouncilSalary:  £36,648 to £42,403Type: Permanent, Full Time | Location: DorchesterClosing date: 12th May, 2024APPLY HEREAbout The RoleAre you passionate about bringing empty homes back into use?Do you have the skills and abilities to manage a complex caseload, ensuring an effective, efficient, and high-quality service?If you answered ‘YES’, this job could be for you!We have an exciting opportunity for an Environmental Health Officer to join our Housing Standards Team in Dorchester. You will be a confident, motivated, and independent professional, with an understanding of the issues that empty homes present. Knowledge of the legislation and enforcement...

Job Opportunity: Empty Property Compliance Officer | Guildford Borough Council & Waverley Borough Council

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March 22, 2024

Empty Property Compliance Officer | Guildford Borough Council & Waverley Borough CouncilSalary:  £33,960 to £39,355 (pay award pending)Excellent benefitsClosing date: 08.04.2024We would like to appoint an enthusiastic and committed Officer to join the Private Sector Housing Teams within the Environment and Regulatory Service in both Guildford Borough Council & Waverley Borough Council to bring empty properties back into use. The service regulates a diverse range of disciplines including: environmental control, public health, food safety, health & safety, licensing, planning, private sector housing and environmental crime. Your role will be to deliver regulatory services in relation to Private Sector Housing and...

Empty Homes Week 2024 – Practical Suggestions for Local Authorities

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February 27, 2024

With Empty Homes week edging closer, the Empty Homes Network shares some practical advice for Local Authorities looking to expand their reach, exposure and engagement with empty home owners, complainants and the surrounding communities.Internal Communications & EngagementProviding an up-to-date picture of the empty homes figures locally to you, a Statistical Update presents a picture from which much of your communications and promotion of the service can be based on. This update can be broken down into total empty, long-term empty, numbers being charged the premium and unoccupied exemptions, or specific to the target market such as numbers within wards to...