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Environmental Health in Fylde: reporting a housing problem

Who Fylde Borough 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: new.fylde.gov.uk

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Who is your landlord?

A housing associationReported it and still not fixed? Check if you can claim A private landlordContact the Housing Enforcement

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Who it helps

Who Environmental Health in Fylde helps

Fylde Borough 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.

Private tenantsYes

Tell your landlord first, then contact the council. How.

Housing association tenantsNot covered

Fylde Borough Council’s pages are written for private tenants and don’t mention housing association homes. What to do.

From new.fylde.gov.uk, checked 12 October 2026.

Private tenants

Contacting the Housing Enforcement

  1. 01Tell your landlord first. Fylde Borough Council says: report the problem to your landlord or letting agent in writing first and allow two weeks for a response.
  2. 02If it isn’t fixed, contact the council. The Housing Enforcement’s details are below.
Contact Fylde Borough CouncilPrivate tenants
OnlineReport a housing problem (Housing Enforcement complaint form)new.fylde.gov.uk
Keep a note of the date you contact the council, and any reference.

From new.fylde.gov.uk, checked 12 October 2026.

Housing association tenants

If you rent from a housing association in Fylde

Fylde Borough 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 Fylde

26 housing associations own 3,689 social homes in Fylde. The largest:

From the Regulator of Social Housing’s statistical data return: social homes each housing association owned in Fylde on 31 March 2025.

Housing associations in the North of England: repair contacts

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Your options

Your options in Fylde

In Fylde, 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.

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Questions

Environmental Health in Fylde: questions

How do I report a housing problem to environmental health in Fylde?

Use report a housing problem (Housing Enforcement complaint form) at new.fylde.gov.uk. Its pages are for private tenants and don’t cover housing association homes.

Can housing association tenants in Fylde contact environmental health?

Fylde Borough Council’s pages are written for private tenants and don’t mention housing association homes.

Do I have to tell my landlord before contacting environmental health in Fylde?

Yes. Fylde Borough Council says: report the problem to your landlord or letting agent in writing first and allow two weeks for a response.

Which housing associations own homes in Fylde?

26 housing associations own 3,689 social homes in Fylde, according to the Regulator of Social Housing (March 2025). The largest are Progress Housing Group (2,131), Places for People (251), Great Places (232), ForHousing (181) and Jigsaw Homes (180).

Is Report Repair part of Fylde Borough Council?

No. Report Repair is independent and not part of Fylde Borough Council. The contact details here are from Fylde Borough Council’s own website.

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