Property Compliance Officer
Application Deadline: 19 November 2025
Department: Property Services and Facilities
Employment Type: Permanent
Location: East Sussex - Lewes
Compensation: GBP 33,951 / year
Description
Title: Property Compliance Officer
Location: Hybrid - office based in Lewes, with travel throughout Sussex
Salary: GBP 33,951 per year, plus GBP 1,000 essential car user allowance, pro rata
Hours: 37 hours per week
What you'll be doing:
* We are recruiting for a brand-new role to join our Property Services team, ensuring all statutory and regulatory obligations are met in relation to landlord property safety and compliance responsibilities.
* The role will see liaison with tenants, staff, contractors and head landlords, as well as the development of systems and administrative processes.
Perks and benefits:
* Health cost cash-back scheme: access to our health insurance scheme which covers dental, optical, physical therapies and other medical treatments with the option to add greater levels of cover.
* Interest-free loans: assistance with larger costs that arise such as tenancy deposits, season travel tickets or buying a car.
* Access to the Easit Network: discounts and incentives on train, bus and car journeys such as 15% off eligible daily and season rail tickets.
* Blue Light card: access to discount services for the social care sector with savings across thousands of online shops, restaurants, and high-street vendors.
* Free advice and counselling service: confidential emotional support and practical guidance from our independent telephone service.
* 25 days paid holiday plus bank holidays.
Skills, Knowledge and Expertise
What you'll need for the role:
* A strong understanding and knowledge of relevant property compliance and health and safety legislation and the application of appropriate policies and procedures to support landlord compliance.
* Experience in the housing sector, particularly in regulated environments and property compliance.
* Managing complex data sets relating to property safety and compliance, interrogating compliance certification to ascertain validity and in order to identify of follow-up actions.
* A keen eye for detail and the ability to identify non-compliance or gaps in data or reporting.
* Experience of building effective partnerships and links with a range of internal teams and external organisations.
* A Standard Disclosure and Barring Service (DBS) check, which will be paid for by Southdown.
* A full driving licence is essential along with access to your own vehicle or a vehicle insured for you.
Training:
Our award winning in-house training team will help you to gain valuable qualifications, continually develop your skills and build a great career with the largest provider of housing, care and support in Sussex.
How to apply:
Please click on the 'Apply Now' button and fill out our simple one-page application form.
The application closing date is 19th November 2025. Interviews will be on 24th November 2025.
Please note, if we receive a large number of applications then this position may close before the advertised application closing date. We encourage you to submit your application as soon as possible.
Contact information:
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We are a Disability Confident Employer and are fully committed to supporting Equality, Diversity, and Inclusion (EDI) and welcome applications from all candidates that meet our job specifications. If you feel there is a barrier that potentially prevents you from applying, do get in contact with us, as we are always happy to discuss (or arrange a discussion with the recruiting manager) to explore if any reasonable adjustments can be made to support your application.