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Environmental Health in Pendle: reporting a housing problem
Who Pendle 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: pendle.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 Pendle helps
Pendle Borough Council deals with poor conditions in rented homes through its housing standards service. Its pages don’t say which tenants it’s for.
Contact the council if your landlord doesn’t fix it. How.
Pendle Borough Council’s pages are written for private tenants and don’t mention housing association homes. What to do.
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.
The council uses photographic evidence sent with the form to prioritise complaints.
From pendle.gov.uk/xfp/form/359, checked 12 October 2026.
Housing association tenants
If you rent from a housing association in Pendle
Pendle 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 Pendle
27 housing associations own 4,890 social homes in Pendle. The largest:
- Together Housing repairs3,388 homes
- Accent Housing repairs384 homes
- Great Places repairs196 homes
- Anchor repairs146 homes
- Calico Homes repairs129 homes
- MSV Housing repairs97 homes
- Peter Birtwistle Trust95 homes
- Your Housing Group repairs93 homes
From the Regulator of Social Housing’s statistical data return: social homes each housing association owned in Pendle on 31 March 2025.
Housing associations in the North of England: repair contacts
Reported it and still not fixed? You could claim compensation.
Check if you can claimYour options
Your options in Pendle
In Pendle, 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 Pendle: questions
How do I report a housing problem to environmental health in Pendle?
Use report a rented property in disrepair online at pendle.gov.uk. Its pages don’t say which tenants it’s for.
Can housing association tenants in Pendle contact environmental health?
Pendle Borough Council’s pages are written for private tenants and don’t mention housing association homes.
Which housing associations own homes in Pendle?
27 housing associations own 4,890 social homes in Pendle, according to the Regulator of Social Housing (March 2025). The largest are Together Housing (3,388), Accent Housing (384), Great Places (196), Anchor (146) and Calico Homes (129).
Is Report Repair part of Pendle Borough Council?
No. Report Repair is independent and not part of Pendle Borough Council. The contact details here are from Pendle Borough Council’s own website.
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Council or housing association repair still not fixed?
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