Title: Neighbourhood Housing Lead
Contract Type: Perm role available in Manchester
Salary: £33,688 per annum to £37,093 per annum, dependant on experience
Grade: 7
Reporting Office: Manchester, Trafford
Persona: Agile Worker: 20% - 40% of contractual hours to be worked from reporting office (hybrid working)
Working Pattern: Monday to Friday 9-5
Closing Date: 18th August 2026
Interview Details: Interviews will be held face to face in our Trafford office on a date yet to be confirmed.
Please click here for the role profile
Benefits include: Excellent pension plan (up to 6% double contribution), 28 days Annual Leave rising to 31 days with length of service + Bank Holidays, Westfield Health Cash Plan, non-contributory life assurance, up to 21 hours volunteering paid days, lifestyle benefits, Employee Assistance Programme and many more…
Early applications are encouraged as we reserve the right to close the advertisement and interview earlier than stated.
L&Q reserve the right not to progress applications from candidates with 3 or more unsuccessful applications/interview processes with L&Q in the previous 24 months.
Join our North West Housing Management Team at L&Q:
L&Q is one of the UK’s largest housing associations and providers of social and affordable homes. We house around 250,000 people primarily across Greater London and Greater Manchester. Our purpose is simple – to provide social homes and landlord services that everyone can be proud of.
Would you like to join our revamped Housing Management Team as a Neighbourhood Housing Lead and help us to deliver an excellent service for residents? This is an exciting opportunity for anyone who is a customer-focused team player.
If this sounds like you, we would love for you to apply!
Your impact in the role:
- Supporting the Housing Management team to deliver a reliable, repeatable, and consistent service for residents.
- You will be key to improving resident satisfaction, building trust, and making sure that residents have a home that they’re happy in
- You’ll be the primary relationship holder with the residents living in homes on your patch. Patches are being designed to align with local authority areas and are expected to cover around 500 – 600 homes.
What you'll bring:
- You should have a proven track record of building relationships with people and be able to communicate well with colleagues and residents.
- You’ll be able to problem solve and will pride yourself on your grit and determination. You’ll have a can-do attitude and be motivated by keeping promises to residents.
- You’ll be willing to push boundaries and challenge the business where needed to achieve the very best outcomes for residents.
- You’ll have excellent time management skills along with the ability to manage a complex workload whilst adhering to important deadlines.
- Stakeholder management is also key to this role and an ability to engage with a diverse customer base is essential.
- Have demonstrable experience in a similar role.
- Have a valid license and access to a car for work use.
DBS
For this post the successful candidate will need to apply for or be in possession of a Basic/an Enhanced Disclosure Barring Service certificate (DBS) to enable them to work within the team. For further information about the Disclosure Barring Service please visit www.homeoffice.gov.uk
If you require any reasonable adjustments at any stage during this process, including application stage, please email
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About L&Q:
We’re one of the UK’s leading housing associations and developers. We were founded on a simple belief: high quality housing is vital for people’s health, happiness and security. Our purpose is simple – to provide social homes and landlord services that everyone can be proud of.
250,000 people call our properties ‘home’, and we’re proud to serve diverse communities across London, the South East and North West of England.
People are at the heart of our business and our success depends on employing the best people and getting the best from them. The foundation of everything that we are is built on our corporate values, which outline our core expectations and should be demonstrated at all times, and all levels, when representing L&Q – click here to read more.
At L&Q, we know that diversity and inclusion make us stronger – and they’re at the heart of everything we do.
When we recruit, we look at what really matters: your skills, experience, and potential. We’re proud to be recognised for creating an inclusive workplace. We’re a Disability Confident Leader (Level 3) and we’ve introduced our own Recruitment Advocate scheme to make sure every step of our hiring process is fair, transparent, and consistent. It’s all part of our commitment to ending discrimination and making L&Q a place where everyone feels welcome. Find out more here.
Sustainability is also at the heart of what we do. We recognise the responsibility we hold as one of the UK’s largest housing associations.
Click here to find out more about L&Q and why you should join us!
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