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Environmental Health in Coventry: reporting a housing problem
Who Coventry City 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: coventry.gov.uk
Who is your landlord?
A housing associationReported it and still not fixed? Check if you can claim A private landlordContact the Housing EnforcementFree to check · About 2 minutes
Who it helps
Who Environmental Health in Coventry helps
Coventry City Council deals with poor conditions in rented homes through its Housing Enforcement. Its pages are for private tenants and don’t cover housing association homes.
Contact the council if your landlord doesn’t fix it. How.
Coventry City Council’s pages are written for private tenants and don’t mention housing association homes. What to do.
From coventry.gov.uk, checked 12 October 2026.
Private tenants
Contacting the Housing Enforcement
- 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 Housing Enforcement’s details are below.
The council tries to contact tenants about urgent problems, such as no electricity or severe leaks, within one working day.
From coventry.gov.uk/info/280/housing_enforcement/2756/making_…, checked 12 October 2026.
Housing association tenants
If you rent from a housing association in Coventry
Coventry City 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 Coventry
35 housing associations own 25,651 social homes in Coventry. The largest:
- Citizen repairs16,358 homes
- Midland Heart repairs3,553 homes
- Orbit repairs1,797 homes
- Stonewater repairs1,400 homes
- GreenSquareAccord repairs606 homes
- Clarion Housing repairs533 homes
- Anchor repairs184 homes
- Ashley Community & Housing156 homes
From the Regulator of Social Housing’s statistical data return: social homes each housing association owned in Coventry on 31 March 2025.
Housing associations in the Midlands: repair contacts
Reported it and still not fixed? You could claim compensation.
Check if you can claimYour options
Your options in Coventry
In Coventry, 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 Coventry: questions
What is the Coventry environmental health number for housing problems?
The Housing Enforcement at Coventry City Council is on 024 7697 5495 (9am to 5pm, Monday to Friday, excluding bank holidays), or email housingenforcement@coventry.gov.uk. You can also use private tenants page (phone and email) at coventry.gov.uk. Its pages are for private tenants and don’t cover housing association homes.
Can housing association tenants in Coventry contact environmental health?
Coventry City Council’s pages are written for private tenants and don’t mention housing association homes.
Which housing associations own homes in Coventry?
35 housing associations own 25,651 social homes in Coventry, according to the Regulator of Social Housing (March 2025). The largest are Citizen (16,358), Midland Heart (3,553), Orbit (1,797), Stonewater (1,400) and GreenSquareAccord (606).
Is Report Repair part of Coventry City Council?
No. Report Repair is independent and not part of Coventry City Council. The contact details here are from Coventry City Council’s own website.
Not in Coventry?
Environmental Health in the Midlands
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- Environmental Health in DerbyDerby City Council
- Environmental Health in Derbyshire DalesDerbyshire Dales District Council
- Environmental Health in DudleyDudley Council
- Environmental Health in East LindseyEast Lindsey District Council
- Environmental Health in North NorthamptonshireNorth Northamptonshire Council
- Environmental Health in WalsallWalsall Council
- Environmental Health in West NorthamptonshireWest Northamptonshire Council
Council or housing association repair still not fixed?
About 2 minutes. No documents. Free to check.