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Environmental Health in Bracknell Forest: reporting a housing problem
Who Bracknell Forest Council’s housing standards service helps, how to contact it, and what to do instead if you rent from a housing association.
By Ben Miller, housing disrepair specialistChecked 12 October 2026 · How we checkSource: bracknell-forest.gov.uk
Who is your landlord?
A housing associationReported it and still not fixed? Check if you can claim A private landlordContact the Environmental Health TeamFree to check · About 2 minutes
Who it helps
Who Environmental Health in Bracknell Forest helps
Bracknell Forest Council deals with poor conditions in rented homes through its Environmental Health Team. Its pages are for private tenants and don’t cover housing association homes.
Contact the council if your landlord doesn’t fix it. How.
Bracknell Forest Council’s pages are written for private tenants and don’t mention housing association homes. What to do.
From bracknell-forest.gov.uk, checked 12 October 2026.
Private tenants
Contacting the Environmental Health Team
- 01Tell your landlord first. Report the problem to your landlord or letting agent in writing, and keep a copy.
- 02If it isn’t fixed, contact the council. The Environmental Health Team’s details are below.
The Environmental Health Team is a shared service run with West Berkshire and Wokingham councils.
From bracknell-forest.gov.uk/housing/living-standards-rented-h…, checked 12 October 2026.
Housing association tenants
If you rent from a housing association in Bracknell Forest
Bracknell Forest Council’s pages are written for private tenants and don’t mention housing association homes. Start with your housing association’s repairs and complaints process.
Housing associations in Bracknell Forest
33 housing associations own 9,069 social homes in Bracknell Forest. The largest:
- Abri repairs6,422 homes
- Metropolitan Thames Valley Housing repairs697 homes
- Southern Housing repairs422 homes
- Home Group repairs302 homes
- Clarion Housing repairs260 homes
- L&Q repairs237 homes
- Look Ahead repairs83 homes
- Sovereign Network Group repairs76 homes
From the Regulator of Social Housing’s statistical data return: social homes each housing association owned in Bracknell Forest on 31 March 2025.
Housing associations in the South of England: repair contacts
Reported it and still not fixed? You could claim compensation.
Check if you can claimYour options
Your options in Bracknell Forest
In Bracknell Forest, Environmental Health is for private tenants. It can make a landlord do repairs, but it doesn’t get you compensation. Housing association tenants can complain and then go to the Housing Ombudsman, or make a disrepair claim. Compare the options.
Free to check, and we don’t charge you. If a solicitor takes your claim on, they work on a no win, no fee basis and must explain their fee in writing before you agree to anything. See fees
Questions
Environmental Health in Bracknell Forest: questions
What is the Bracknell Forest environmental health number for housing problems?
The Environmental Health Team at Bracknell Forest Council is on 01635 503242, or email ehadvice@westberks.gov.uk. You can also use rented homes page (phone and email) at bracknell-forest.gov.uk. Its pages are for private tenants and don’t cover housing association homes.
Can housing association tenants in Bracknell Forest contact environmental health?
Bracknell Forest Council’s pages are written for private tenants and don’t mention housing association homes.
Which housing associations own homes in Bracknell Forest?
33 housing associations own 9,069 social homes in Bracknell Forest, according to the Regulator of Social Housing (March 2025). The largest are Abri (6,422), Metropolitan Thames Valley Housing (697), Southern Housing (422), Home Group (302) and Clarion Housing (260).
Is Report Repair part of Bracknell Forest Council?
No. Report Repair is independent and not part of Bracknell Forest Council. The contact details here are from Bracknell Forest Council’s own website.
Not in Bracknell Forest?
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