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Environmental Health in Kirklees: reporting a housing problem

Who Kirklees Council’s housing standards service helps, how to contact it, and what to do instead if you rent from the council or a housing association.

By Ben Miller, housing disrepair specialistChecked 12 October 2026 · How we checkSource: kirklees.gov.uk

Get the right helpKirklees

Who is your landlord?

Kirklees CouncilEnvironmental Health can’t act against the council. Check if you can claim A housing associationReported it and still not fixed? Check if you can claim A private landlordContact the council’s housing standards service

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Who it helps

Who Environmental Health in Kirklees helps

Kirklees 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.

Private tenantsYes

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

Housing association tenantsNot covered

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

Council tenantsNo

The council can’t take action against itself. What to do instead.

From kirklees.gov.uk, checked 12 October 2026.

Private tenants

Contacting the council’s housing standards service

  1. 01Tell your landlord first. Kirklees Council says: report the issues to your landlord, in writing, in the first instance.
  2. 02If it isn’t fixed, contact the council. The council’s housing standards service’s details are below.
Contact Kirklees CouncilPrivate tenants
OnlineReport private rented residential disrepair onlinemy.kirklees.gov.uk
Keep a note of the date you contact the council, and any reference.

The online form takes about 10 minutes and you need your landlord's contact details.

From kirklees.gov.uk/beta/housing/report-repairs-to-a-private-…, checked 12 October 2026.

Council tenants

If you rent from Kirklees Council

Kirklees Council’s Environmental Health service can’t take formal action against the council as your landlord (why). Use these steps instead.

  1. Step 1

    Report the repair

    Repairs: 01484 414800, or online. Kirklees repair contacts and timescales

  2. Step 2

    Complain

    If it isn’t fixed, complain to the council. Acknowledged within 5 working days, with a reply within 10 working days of that. How to complain

  3. Then

    Housing Ombudsman

    Free, once Kirklees Council’s complaints process is finished.

Ombudsman65%

of the Ombudsman’s findings about Kirklees Council in 2024/25 were maladministration.

Happy with repairs67%

of Kirklees Council tenants were satisfied with repairs in 2024/25.

Sources: Citizens Advice; kirklees.gov.uk; Housing Ombudsman landlord performance data 2024/25; tenant satisfaction measures 2024/25.

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Housing association tenants

If you rent from a housing association in Kirklees

Kirklees 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 Kirklees

41 housing associations own 6,944 social homes in Kirklees. The largest:

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

Housing associations in the North of England: repair contacts

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Your options

Your options in Kirklees

In Kirklees, Environmental Health is for private tenants. It can make a landlord do repairs, but it doesn’t get you compensation. Council and 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 Kirklees: questions

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

Use report private rented residential disrepair online at my.kirklees.gov.uk. Its pages are for private tenants and don’t cover housing association homes.

Can I report Kirklees Council to environmental health?

No. Kirklees Council’s Environmental Health service can’t take formal action against the council as your landlord. Report the repair on 01484 414800, then complain to the council and, after that, the Housing Ombudsman.

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Can housing association tenants in Kirklees contact environmental health?

Kirklees 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 Kirklees?

Yes. Kirklees Council says: report the issues to your landlord, in writing, in the first instance.

Which housing associations own homes in Kirklees?

41 housing associations own 6,944 social homes in Kirklees, according to the Regulator of Social Housing (March 2025). The largest are Yorkshire Housing (1,737), Incommunities (1,034), Connect Housing (908), Together Housing (764) and Sanctuary Housing (394).

Is Report Repair part of Kirklees Council?

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

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