Disrepair Solicitor

London (Farringdon office) or Croydon

The role

We have a great opportunity to join our in-house Legal Services Team in a friendly and supportive environment as a Disrepair Solicitor. You'll be providing high-quality legal advice and casework on housing disrepair and housing conditions matters, helping Southern Housing and its group partners resolve cases through Alternative Dispute Resolution (ADR) and litigation. You'll manage your own caseload of disrepair claims and work closely with Disrepair Paralegals and operational teams across the business. You'll be involved in preparing legal documentation, advising on repairing obligations and housing legislation, negotiating settlements, delivering legal training and supporting colleagues on housing disrepair matters. You'll also play a key role in helping to reduce legal risk and improve outcomes for residents.

This role is based at either London (Farringdon station) or Croydon, with the option for hybrid working when appropriate and agreed with your manager.

What you'll need:

• Qualified Solicitor, Barrister or Chartered Legal Executive (CILEX) with a current practising certificate (essential).
• Experience of housing disrepair and housing conditions litigation (essential).
• ADR experience is desirable.
• A thorough understanding of landlord and tenant law and housing disrepair claims.
• Experience of managing claims from the pre-action stage through to resolution.
• Strong advocacy, drafting and stakeholder management skills.
• Excellent attention to detail, organisational skills and the ability to manage competing priorities.
• Experience of working with social housing providers, local authorities or public sector organisations (desirable).
• Experience providing support, guidance and knowledge sharing to junior colleagues and wider business teams (desirable).

In your supporting statement, it is important that you demonstrate how you meet each of the criteria above, providing clear examples from your experience to support your application.

Closing Date: 23rd of August 2026 (Sunday) at 23:59

Shortlisting Date: from 24th of August 2026

Interview Dates: interviews and tests will be held in beginning of September in our London office

Please note: We reserve the right to close this vacancy early if we receive a high volume of applications. We encourage you to submit your application and supporting statement as soon as possible so your application can be reviewed and considered.

About us

At Southern Housing, our residents are at the heart of everything we do. As one of the largest housing providers in the UK with over 77,000 homes across London, the Southeast, the Isle of Wight, and the Midlands, we give over 167,000 people somewhere affordable to call their own! We also understand the difference that safe, secure, and affordable homes can make to people's lives. A career at Southern Housing will allow you to make a difference every day you come to work. Working in the housing sector with us will bring fresh challenges and give you the opportunity to grow and develop, too.

What's in it for you

• Pension
• Life assurance
• Healthcare cash plan
• Eyecare & dental
• Birthday leave
• Retailers discounts
• Cycle to work
• Buy & sell annual leave
• Season ticket loan
• In-house academy & career development
• Flexible working

Inclusion and Diversity

We work hard to create a diverse and inclusive culture and environment where people are respected for who they are. Encouraging inclusion is not just about protected characteristics, it's about celebrating differences of thought, opinion, experience and perspective of each individual. We're all different in our own way and we want our colleagues to feel comfortable, that they belong, and are safe to be themselves at work, without fear of being judged or excluded, but valued for their contribution to our One Team approach.