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Environmental Health in Tewkesbury: reporting a housing problem

Who Tewkesbury 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: tewkesbury.gov.uk

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Who it helps

Who Environmental Health in Tewkesbury helps

Tewkesbury 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.

Private tenantsYes

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

Housing association tenantsNot covered

Housing association tenants should first report to their housing provider and contact the council only if the response is inadequate. What to do.

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

Private tenants

Contacting the council’s housing standards service

  1. 01Tell your landlord first. Tewkesbury Borough Council says: contact your landlord or housing provider first.
  2. 02If it isn’t fixed, contact the council. The council’s housing standards service’s details are below.
Contact Tewkesbury Borough CouncilPrivate tenants
Keep a note of the date you contact the council, and any reference.

From tewkesbury.gov.uk/services/environmental-health/housing, checked 12 October 2026.

Housing association tenants

If you rent from a housing association in Tewkesbury

Housing association tenants should first report to their housing provider and contact the council only if the response is inadequate. Start with your housing association’s repairs and complaints process.

Housing associations in Tewkesbury

29 housing associations own 7,593 social homes in Tewkesbury. The largest:

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

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Your options

Your options in Tewkesbury

In Tewkesbury, 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 Tewkesbury: questions

What is the Tewkesbury environmental health number for housing problems?

The council’s housing standards service at Tewkesbury Borough Council is on 01684 295010, or email eh.enquiries@tewkesbury.gov.uk. You can also use housing conditions in rented homes (phone and email) at tewkesbury.gov.uk. Its pages are for private tenants and don’t cover housing association homes.

Can housing association tenants in Tewkesbury contact environmental health?

Housing association tenants should first report to their housing provider and contact the council only if the response is inadequate.

Do I have to tell my landlord before contacting environmental health in Tewkesbury?

Yes. Tewkesbury Borough Council says: contact your landlord or housing provider first.

Which housing associations own homes in Tewkesbury?

29 housing associations own 7,593 social homes in Tewkesbury, according to the Regulator of Social Housing (March 2025). The largest are Merlin Housing Society (3,064), Bromford Flagship (1,542), Sovereign Network Group (602), The Guinness Partnership (489) and Rooftop Housing Group (455).

Is Report Repair part of Tewkesbury Borough Council?

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

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