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Environmental Health in Tameside: reporting a housing problem

Who Tameside 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: tameside.gov.uk

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Who is your landlord?

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Who it helps

Who Environmental Health in Tameside helps

Tameside 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

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

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

Private tenants

Contacting the council’s housing standards service

  1. 01Tell your landlord first. Tameside Council says: write to your landlord first, allow them time to act, and give a final 48 hours' notice before you report.
  2. 02If it isn’t fixed, contact the council. The council’s housing standards service’s details are below.
Contact Tameside CouncilPrivate tenants
OnlineComplain about disrepair (phone and email)tameside.gov.uk
Phone0161 342 8355
Emailpublicprotection-es@tameside.gov.uk
Keep a note of the date you contact the council, and any reference.

From tameside.gov.uk/housing/private/complaints, checked 12 October 2026.

Housing association tenants

If you rent from a housing association in Tameside

Tameside 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 Tameside

29 housing associations own 22,914 social homes in Tameside. The largest:

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

Housing associations in the North of England: repair contacts

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Your options

Your options in Tameside

In Tameside, 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.

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Questions

Environmental Health in Tameside: questions

What is the Tameside environmental health number for housing problems?

The council’s housing standards service at Tameside Council is on 0161 342 8355, or email publicprotection-es@tameside.gov.uk. You can also use complain about disrepair (phone and email) at tameside.gov.uk. Its pages are for private tenants and don’t cover housing association homes.

Can housing association tenants in Tameside contact environmental health?

Tameside 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 Tameside?

Yes. Tameside Council says: write to your landlord first, allow them time to act, and give a final 48 hours' notice before you report.

Which housing associations own homes in Tameside?

29 housing associations own 22,914 social homes in Tameside, according to the Regulator of Social Housing (March 2025). The largest are Jigsaw Homes (15,089), Onward Homes (2,010), Regenda Homes (1,017), Irwell Valley Homes (995) and Ashton Pioneer Homes (944).

Is Report Repair part of Tameside Council?

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

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