Letter from a tenant to the local authority for private tenants

Your details

These details will appear in your letter. Put your phone number or email address so the local authority can contact you to arrange a visit.

Your full name

Your address

Put your street, town and postcode on different lines.

Your email address (optional)

Your phone number (optional)

If it’s not a UK number, include the country code. If it’s a landline, include your area code.

Local authority's details

Local authority's name

For example, London Borough of Waltham Forest.

Local authority's address

Put the street, town and postcode on different lines.

Is there a specific person you want to write to?

Yes

If yes, what's their name? (optional)

If you selected no, leave this blank.

Landlord's details

Landlord's name

This might be a person’s full name or the name of the company you rent from.

Do you want to ask the local authority to share this letter with your landlord?

Yes

Your complaint

Describe the problem

For example ‘The gas central heating doesn’t work’. Include details like dates or time frames if you know them. If there’s more than 1 problem, put them on different lines or in a numbered list.

Describe how the problem affects you

Say if the problem affects your health or makes the property unsafe for the people who you live with. If there’s more than 1 problem, put them on different lines or in a numbered list.

When did you first complain?

For example ‘14 January 2022’. If you don’t know the exact date, try to be as specific as you can, for example, ‘January 2022’. If you have complained several times, list the dates.