Housing Disrepair Fee Earner / Solicitor - Manchester

Position

Housing Disrepair Fee Earner

Location: Didsbury, Manchester

Salary: £34,000 - £38,000

Role Overview

The firm is a full service practice with a strong litigation focus. In this role you will initially handle housing disrepair matters, property disputes, and other housing law issues.

Responsibilities

• Manage an active caseload of housing disrepair matters from initial instruction through completion or trial, ensuring compliance and a high standard of work.
• Prepare letters of claim, pleadings, formal court documents, witness statements, schedules of loss, and other legal drafts.
• Gather evidence by liaising with surveyors, environmental health officers, and medical experts; obtain and review reports, assess liability, and quantify damages.
• Negotiate settlements with landlords, housing associations and their representatives; attend case management hearings; prepare trial bundles for court proceedings.

Qualifications

• At least one year of fee earning experience in housing disrepair, with at least one year PQE.
• Experience handling housing disrepair claims, claimant litigation, or wider contentious civil litigation, ideally including the Housing Conditions Pre Action Protocol.
• Proficiency in case management systems such as Proclaim or similar platforms; strong drafting skills; familiarity with the Civil Procedure Rules.