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Environmental Health in Windsor and Maidenhead: reporting a housing problem

Who Royal Borough of Windsor and Maidenhead’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: rbwm.gov.uk

Get the right helpWindsor and Maidenhead

Who it helps

Who Environmental Health in Windsor and Maidenhead helps

Royal Borough of Windsor and Maidenhead deals with poor conditions in rented homes through its Residential Services. 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

Royal Borough of Windsor and Maidenhead’s pages are written for private tenants and don’t mention housing association homes. What to do.

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

Private tenants

Contacting the Residential Services

  1. 01Tell your landlord first. Royal Borough of Windsor and Maidenhead says: contact your landlord or letting agent first and give them a reasonable time to arrange repairs.
  2. 02If it isn’t fixed, contact the council. The Residential Services’s details are below.
Contact Royal Borough of Windsor and MaidenheadPrivate tenants
Keep a note of the date you contact the council, and any reference.

From rbwm.gov.uk/housing/private-tenants-housing-conditions, checked 12 October 2026.

Housing association tenants

If you rent from a housing association in Windsor and Maidenhead

Royal Borough of Windsor and Maidenhead’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 Windsor and Maidenhead

21 housing associations own 8,374 social homes in Windsor and Maidenhead. The largest:

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

Housing associations in the South of England: repair contacts

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Your options

Your options in Windsor and Maidenhead

In Windsor and Maidenhead, 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 Windsor and Maidenhead: questions

How do I report a housing problem to environmental health in Windsor and Maidenhead?

Use private tenants: housing conditions complaint form at rbwm.gov.uk. Its pages are for private tenants and don’t cover housing association homes.

Can housing association tenants in Windsor and Maidenhead contact environmental health?

Royal Borough of Windsor and Maidenhead’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 Windsor and Maidenhead?

Yes. Royal Borough of Windsor and Maidenhead says: contact your landlord or letting agent first and give them a reasonable time to arrange repairs.

Which housing associations own homes in Windsor and Maidenhead?

21 housing associations own 8,374 social homes in Windsor and Maidenhead, according to the Regulator of Social Housing (March 2025). The largest are Housing Solutions (3,581), Abri (3,294), Riverside (488), Metropolitan Thames Valley Housing (321) and A2Dominion (319).

Is Report Repair part of Royal Borough of Windsor and Maidenhead?

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

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