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Environmental Health in Havant: reporting a housing problem
Who Havant 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: havant.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 Havant helps
Havant 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.
Contact the council if your landlord doesn’t fix it. How.
Havant Borough Council’s pages are written for private tenants and don’t mention housing association homes. What to do.
From havant.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 havant.gov.uk/housing/private-sector-housing/advice-priva…, checked 12 October 2026.
Housing association tenants
If you rent from a housing association in Havant
Havant 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 Havant
34 housing associations own 6,538 social homes in Havant. The largest:
- The Guinness Partnership repairs3,767 homes
- Vivid repairs1,344 homes
- Southern Housing repairs177 homes
- Aster Group repairs137 homes
- The Swaythling Housing Society129 homes
- Abri repairs121 homes
- Havant Housing Association97 homes
- Synergy Housing85 homes
From the Regulator of Social Housing’s statistical data return: social homes each housing association owned in Havant 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 Havant
In Havant, 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 Havant: questions
What is the Havant environmental health number for housing problems?
The council’s housing standards service at Havant Borough Council is on 023 9244 6670. You can also use private tenants page (phone and online contact) at havant.gov.uk. Its pages are for private tenants and don’t cover housing association homes.
Can housing association tenants in Havant contact environmental health?
Havant Borough Council’s pages are written for private tenants and don’t mention housing association homes.
Which housing associations own homes in Havant?
34 housing associations own 6,538 social homes in Havant, according to the Regulator of Social Housing (March 2025). The largest are The Guinness Partnership (3,767), Vivid (1,344), Southern Housing (177), Aster Group (137) and The Swaythling Housing Society (129).
Is Report Repair part of Havant Borough Council?
No. Report Repair is independent and not part of Havant Borough Council. The contact details here are from Havant Borough Council’s own website.
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Council or housing association repair still not fixed?
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