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Environmental Health in Staffordshire Moorlands: reporting a housing problem
Who Staffordshire Moorlands District 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: staffsmoorlands.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 Staffordshire Moorlands helps
Staffordshire Moorlands District 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.
Staffordshire Moorlands District Council’s pages are written for private tenants and don’t mention housing association homes. What to do.
From staffsmoorlands.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 staffsmoorlands.gov.uk/article/2033/Report-a-private-hous…, checked 12 October 2026.
Housing association tenants
If you rent from a housing association in Staffordshire Moorlands
Staffordshire Moorlands District 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 Staffordshire Moorlands
28 housing associations own 3,997 social homes in Staffordshire Moorlands. The largest:
- Your Housing Group repairs2,791 homes
- Honeycomb Group repairs412 homes
- Sanctuary Housing repairs333 homes
- The Wrekin Housing Group repairs73 homes
From the Regulator of Social Housing’s statistical data return: social homes each housing association owned in Staffordshire Moorlands 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 Staffordshire Moorlands
In Staffordshire Moorlands, 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 Staffordshire Moorlands: questions
How do I report a housing problem to environmental health in Staffordshire Moorlands?
Use report a private housing disrepair at staffsmoorlands.gov.uk. Its pages are for private tenants and don’t cover housing association homes.
Can housing association tenants in Staffordshire Moorlands contact environmental health?
Staffordshire Moorlands District Council’s pages are written for private tenants and don’t mention housing association homes.
Which housing associations own homes in Staffordshire Moorlands?
28 housing associations own 3,997 social homes in Staffordshire Moorlands, according to the Regulator of Social Housing (March 2025). The largest are Your Housing Group (2,791), Honeycomb Group (412), Sanctuary Housing (333) and The Wrekin Housing Group (73).
Is Report Repair part of Staffordshire Moorlands District Council?
No. Report Repair is independent and not part of Staffordshire Moorlands District Council. The contact details here are from Staffordshire Moorlands District Council’s own website.
Not in Staffordshire Moorlands?
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Council or housing association repair still not fixed?
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