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Environmental Health in Gedling: reporting a housing problem
Who Gedling 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: gedling.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 Gedling helps
Gedling Borough 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.
Tell your landlord first, then contact the council. How.
Gedling Borough Council’s pages are written for private tenants and don’t mention housing association homes. What to do.
From gedling.gov.uk, checked 12 October 2026.
Private tenants
Contacting the council’s housing standards service
- 01Tell your landlord first. Gedling Borough Council says: put your complaint to your landlord in writing first, then contact the council if there is no adequate reply within 14 days.
- 02If it isn’t fixed, contact the council. The council’s housing standards service’s details are below.
From gedling.gov.uk/housing/resident-advice-and-support/disrep… and gedling.gov.uk/sites/default/files/2026-06/Gedling%20Priv…, checked 12 October 2026.
Housing association tenants
If you rent from a housing association in Gedling
Gedling 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 Gedling
26 housing associations own 5,648 social homes in Gedling. The largest:
- Jigsaw Homes repairs3,322 homes
- Nottingham Community Housing Association repairs343 homes
- Accent Housing repairs306 homes
- East Midlands Homes repairs300 homes
- The Guinness Partnership repairs271 homes
- Places for People repairs206 homes
- Amplius repairs204 homes
- PA Housing repairs156 homes
From the Regulator of Social Housing’s statistical data return: social homes each housing association owned in Gedling 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 Gedling
In Gedling, 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 Gedling: questions
What is the Gedling environmental health number for housing problems?
The council’s housing standards service at Gedling Borough Council: email privatesectorhousing@gedling.gov.uk. You can also use disrepair and unsafe conditions page (contact the council) at gedling.gov.uk. Its pages are for private tenants and don’t cover housing association homes.
Can housing association tenants in Gedling contact environmental health?
Gedling 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 Gedling?
Yes. Gedling Borough Council says: put your complaint to your landlord in writing first, then contact the council if there is no adequate reply within 14 days.
Which housing associations own homes in Gedling?
26 housing associations own 5,648 social homes in Gedling, according to the Regulator of Social Housing (March 2025). The largest are Jigsaw Homes (3,322), Nottingham Community Housing Association (343), Accent Housing (306), East Midlands Homes (300) and The Guinness Partnership (271).
Is Report Repair part of Gedling Borough Council?
No. Report Repair is independent and not part of Gedling Borough Council. The contact details here are from Gedling Borough Council’s own website.
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Council or housing association repair still not fixed?
About 2 minutes. No documents. Free to check.