Housing Litigation Lawyer

Salary range: Grade 11-16 £46,968 - £62,766 pa. plus fantastic benefits

Contract: Permanent

Hours of work: 36 hours per week

Location: Croydon

Croydon is London's second largest borough - full of brilliant and diverse people, businesses, and places. As a council we are going through tremendous change radically reshaping and renewing our organisation as a result of financial challenges. We are essentially building a brand-new council-one that is focused on getting things right for its residents, while delivering very differently and within a sustainable financial envelope.

We are seeking an experienced and motivated Housing Litigation Lawyer to join our Housing and Litigation Legal Team. This is an excellent opportunity to undertake a varied and challenging caseload, providing high quality legal advice and representation on a wide range of housing litigation matters.

The successful candidate will manage a full spectrum of housing litigation work, including:

• Possession proceedings
• Housing disrepair claims
• Injunction applications and enforcement
• Homelessness matters
• Unauthorised occupation and trespass cases
• Tenancy management and tenancy fraud issues
• Provision of strategic housing law advice to client departments

You will be responsible for conducting litigation from inception to conclusion, advising officers and senior stakeholders, drafting legal documentation, instructing counsel where required, and representing the organisation in court and tribunals.

The ideal candidate will be a qualified Solicitor, Barrister or CILEX Lawyer with substantial experience in housing litigation and a strong working knowledge of housing and public law. You will possess excellent advocacy, drafting and case management skills, together with the ability to provide practical, solution-focused legal advice in a fast-paced environment.

In return, we offer the opportunity to work on complex and high-profile housing matters within a supportive and collaborative legal team committed to delivering excellent legal services.

Join us and play a key role in protecting and advancing our housing services through expert legal support and representation.

Croydon Council is a hybrid working organisation and supports flexible and remote working. This role has minimum office attendance requirements.

To view the Housing Litigation Lawyer role profile please click here

Interview dates – Tuesday 11 August 2026

Croydon Council’s priorities

The Council balances its books, listens to residents, and delivers good sustainable services

• Get a grip on the finances and make the council financially sustainable
• Become a council which listens to, respects and works in partnership with Croydon’s diverse communities and businesses
• Strengthen collaboration and joint working with partner organisations and the voluntary, community and faith sectors
• Ensure good governance is embedded and adopt best practice
• Develop our workforce to deliver in a manner that respects the diversity of our communities

Key business plan outcomes:

• Croydon is a place of opportunity for business, earning and learning
• Children and young people in Croydon have the chance to thrive, learn and fulfil their potential
• Croydon is a cleaner, safer and healthier place, a borough we’re proud to call home
• People can lead healthier and independent lives for longer
• Croydon Council’s new ways of working

Equal Opportunities Statement

Croydon Council is an inclusive employer and welcomes applications from all sections of the community. Subject to business needs, we will be pleased to consider applications from candidates seeking flexible working arrangements and support hybrid working, whereby staff attend the workplace for part of their working week and work from home, or elsewhere, remotely for the rest of the time.

As users of the disability confident scheme, we guarantee to interview all disabled applicants who meet the minimum criteria for the advertised role.

Croydon council is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and vulnerable adults and expects all staff to share this commitment.

The Successful candidate will be subject to a DBS check, if the role requires one.