Job Introduction
Job Title: Lettings Manager
Salary: £50.558.00 per annum
Location: Telford/Stafford
Hours: 36 hours per week
Contract Type: Permanent
About the role:
We have an exciting opportunity for a proactive and customer-focused Lettings Manager to join our team.
In this key leadership role, you will be responsible for delivering an efficient, high-performing lettings service that maximises the use of housing stock and provides effective housing solutions for our customers. You'll lead the development and delivery of lettings strategies, ensuring homes are let promptly and in accordance with the Group Lettings Policy, local authority nomination agreements and regulatory requirements.
Working collaboratively with internal teams and external partners, you will drive service excellence, influence housing allocation practices, and use customer insight and performance data to continuously improve outcomes for customers and communities.
What you’ll be doing
- Lead and shape the Group's approach to waiting lists, nominations and applications, creating a clear vision that supports both operational effectiveness and positive customer outcomes.
- Develop innovative, customer-focused solutions that improve access to housing and maximise lettings performance.
- Build and maintain strong relationships with local authority partners, working alongside Housing Leads to manage nomination agreements, local lettings plans and homelessness initiatives.
- Work collaboratively with local authorities to ensure efficient nomination processes, reducing delays and minimising failed nominations.
- Oversee complaints within the service, ensuring compliance with the Housing Ombudsman's Complaint Handling Code and delivering timely, effective resolutions.
- Analyse complaint trends, customer feedback and service performance data to identify opportunities for continuous improvement.
- Work closely with regional teams to understand local demand, develop marketing strategies for hard-to-let homes and monitor their effectiveness.
- Partner with the Development team to influence new-build programmes and future developments through demand analysis and locality intelligence.
- Lead, develop and motivate colleagues, fostering a culture of high performance, accountability and exceptional customer service.
What we are looking for
- CIH Level 4, management qualification, or willingness to work towards one.
- Proven experience of developing, implementing and delivering housing, allocations or lettings-related policies, procedures and services.
- Strong people management experience, with the ability to lead, coach and develop high-performing teams.
- A passion for delivering excellent customer service and improving customer outcomes.
- Experience of driving service improvement and embedding a customer-focused culture.
- Ability to analyse complex information and use data to inform decision-making.
- Strong stakeholder management skills, with experience of building effective partnerships both internally and externally.
- Proven ability to lead change, influence others and drive service transformation.
- Excellent communication and relationship-building skills.
Please see the job description for the full list of essential and desirable criteria.
What we can offer you
We can offer 31 days holiday and bank holidays. We also offer the option to join our contributory pension scheme, access to a dedicated Employee Healthcare Portal, eye care vouchers and a cycle to work scheme. Please see our HPG Benefits page for more information.
About Us
We’re one of the West Midlands’ largest housing and care providers, with over 33,000 homes and a bold vision for the future. We create places people are proud to call home.
The way we work is shaped by three simple behaviours:
- Own it – make it happen
- Improve it - move things forward.
- Live it – show understanding and compassion
We’re building something special and need talented people to help lead the way. There’s never been a better time to join us and make a real difference.
Our Inclusive Culture:
The Housing Plus Group is an inclusive employer committed to supporting all employees. We know that people perform better when they can be themselves, so creating a culture which is inclusive isn’t only the right thing to do, but is crucial to the success of any organisation. All of our employee networks make a positive contribution to how we are able to support all of our staff and includes networks such as our LGBTQ+ employee group, disability positive, heritage and culture and our allies’ network.
How to apply
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If you need any supporting submitting your application, please email careers@hpg.org.uk
Closing date: 19th November 2026
Interview date: 27th November 2026
Interviews may take place throughout the advert
- We are committed to carrying out safeguarding checks with all our colleagues. These checks may vary according to the role you have applied for, please refer to the job description for this role for details.
- We may close this vacancy early if we receive a high volume of applications.
- If you have not received an update within 2 working weeks of submitting your application, please assume that you have been unsuccessful on this occasion.
*Terms and Conditions are subject to review and may be amended from time to time, any changes to benefits advertised would be discussed during offer and onboarding.
