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Environmental Health in Cotswold: reporting a housing problem
Who Cotswold District 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: cotswold.gov.uk
Who is your landlord?
A housing associationReported it and still not fixed? Check if you can claim A private landlordContact the council’s housing standards serviceFree to check · About 2 minutes
Who it helps
Who Environmental Health in Cotswold helps
Cotswold District Council deals with poor conditions in rented homes through its housing standards service. Its pages are for private tenants and don’t cover housing association homes.
Contact the council if your landlord doesn’t fix it. How.
Cotswold District Council’s pages are written for private tenants and don’t mention housing association homes. What to do.
From cotswold.gov.uk, checked 12 October 2026.
Private tenants
Contacting the council’s housing standards service
- 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 council’s housing standards service’s details are below.
From cotswold.gov.uk/housing/private-housing/information-for-l…, checked 12 October 2026.
Housing association tenants
If you rent from a housing association in Cotswold
Cotswold District 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 Cotswold
21 housing associations own 7,087 social homes in Cotswold. The largest:
- Bromford Flagship repairs4,900 homes
- Cottsway Housing repairs457 homes
- Sovereign Network Group repairs447 homes
- Stonewater repairs340 homes
- The Guinness Partnership repairs285 homes
- Platform Housing Group repairs125 homes
- Anchor repairs90 homes
- English Rural Housing Association repairs79 homes
From the Regulator of Social Housing’s statistical data return: social homes each housing association owned in Cotswold 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 Cotswold
In Cotswold, 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 Cotswold: questions
How do I report a housing problem to environmental health in Cotswold?
Use online form: private rented property complaint at community.cotswold.gov.uk. Its pages are for private tenants and don’t cover housing association homes.
Can housing association tenants in Cotswold contact environmental health?
Cotswold District Council’s pages are written for private tenants and don’t mention housing association homes.
Which housing associations own homes in Cotswold?
21 housing associations own 7,087 social homes in Cotswold, according to the Regulator of Social Housing (March 2025). The largest are Bromford Flagship (4,900), Cottsway Housing (457), Sovereign Network Group (447), Stonewater (340) and The Guinness Partnership (285).
Is Report Repair part of Cotswold District Council?
No. Report Repair is independent and not part of Cotswold District Council. The contact details here are from Cotswold District Council’s own website.
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Council or housing association repair still not fixed?
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