Private Housing

This section provides information about private housing for landlords, tenants and owner occupiers. It includes advice about harassment, illegal evictions, improving housing conditions, grants and bringing empty properties into use.

Benefit Changes April 2011

There are some important changes to benefits that will take affect from April 2011. For information on these changes and how they might affect you, see related links on the right.

Getting in Touch

Customers can contact Residential Environmental Health to talk about private sector housing in a number of different ways:

Telephone
Residential Environmental Health officers are available by phone between 9am and 5pm, Monday to Friday, on 020 7527 3083. The team can also be contacted through Contact Islington on 020 7527 2000.

Out of hours
Voicemail is available on 020 7527 3083 if you are calling out of hours. Messages are dealt with daily.

Email
You can also email residential.envh@islington.gov.uk.

Contact

Residential Environmental Health Service
Public Protection Division
Islington Council
222 Upper Street
London N1 1XR
Tel: 020 7527 3083
Fax: 020 7527 3097
Email: residential.envh@islington.gov.uk

Housing Advice Centre
Islington Council
38 Devonia Road
London N1 8UY
Tel: 020 7527 2000
Fax: 020 7527 6307
Email: advice.housing@islington.gov.uk

Private Housing Partnerships Team
Islington Town Hall
Upper Street
London, N1 2UD

Tel: 020 7527 6081, 020 7527 6073, 020 7527 6089
Fax:020 7527 6085