Housing Disrepair & Property Litigation Solicitor in Manchester

At MSV Housing we’re committed to making sure our customers have good quality safe homes. We are seeking a Housing Disrepair & Property Litigation Solicitor to lead the management and defence of disrepair claims, ensuring compliance with statutory obligations and protecting our residents and assets.

You will provide expert legal support on property access matters, enabling essential inspections and works to meet safety standards. Working autonomously, you’ll collaborate with Asset Operations teams to identify trends, reduce risk and drive continuous improvement. This role offers the opportunity to shape asset management through strategic legal insight while maintaining a strong customer focus. In addition, we are looking for candidates that have a passion to advocate on behalf of people and communities.

What do our Housing Disrepair Solicitors do:

• Manage a varied caseload of housing disrepair claims from start to resolution, ensuring compliance with legal protocols and delivering strong outcomes for the organisation.
• Identify and mitigate litigation risks, developing strategies to reduce claim volumes and overall legal costs.
• Provide expert legal advice on complex cases, acting as a strategic advisor to support asset management, repairs and service improvement.
• Represent the organisation in court and lead on securing legal access to properties for essential inspections, repairs and safety compliance.
• Drive continuous improvement by analysing litigation trends, refining disrepair processes and ensuring compliance with evolving legislation and regulatory standards.

What we are looking for:

• Qualified Solicitor (2+ years PQE) with strong expertise in housing disrepair and litigation, underpinned by excellent knowledge of relevant legislation and civil procedure.
• Proven experience managing complex, high-volume caseloads, including drafting legal documents and representing cases through to court.
• Strong understanding of social housing frameworks, including the Landlord & Tenant Act, Awaab’s Law and the Social Housing (Regulation) Act 2023.
• Ability to work independently while collaborating effectively with multi-disciplinary teams, providing clear and practical legal advice to non-legal colleagues.
• Excellent communication, negotiation and analytical skills, with experience using case management systems and a commitment to continuous professional development and high ethical standards.

We offer a range of great benefits including:

• Flexibility on where you work with home working kit provided.
• 33 days holiday per year plus bank holidays, and a holiday buy scheme.
• Company pension scheme with up to 10% matched contributions.
• Company funded access to a health cash plan, where you can claim back costs of everyday health treatments such as optical, dental and much more.
• Enhanced sick pay with up to 3 months full pay and 3 months half pay.
• Health and Wellbeing Support including an employee assistance programme, free counselling, mental health first aiders and numerous wellbeing initiatives.
• Life assurance subject to being a member of our company pension scheme.
• Learning and development to support you to develop the skills you need to fulfil your role and progress in your career.
• Commitment to Equality and Inclusion with employee network groups covering anti-racism, LGBTQ+, disability and long-term health conditions, carers, and menopause.

MSV are committed to Equality and Inclusion; all applications are scored against the essential criteria of the role; however, we encourage candidates to submit an anonymised CV if they can do so. MSV are also committed to supporting you to balance work and life, including with any caring or parental responsibilities you might have, and have a range of flexible working options and wellbeing support available to all colleagues to facilitate this.

For more information about the role please visit our careers page where you will find a candidate pack and apply for the role. If you wish to discuss the roles informally, please contact Gareth Eadsforth, Director of Asset Operations.

Interview dates are to be confirmed, interviews will be carried out throughout the recruitment process and the role closed if a suitable candidate is found. Therefore, we strongly recommend candidates to apply early. We’re passionate about inclusion and we’d love to hear from people from diverse backgrounds for this role. If you are not sure whether you meet our requirements for this role, but want to apply, go ahead. We will decide whether or not you are what we are looking for.