Report a high-rise building safety concern

How to raise a safety concern about your high-rise building (7 or more storeys).

Before reporting a building safety concern, please consider if the concern you have needs immediate attention.

Immediate safety concerns

If you have a building safety concern that requires immediate attention, call 0800 188 4000 or 0113 376 0410 (24 hours a day, 7 days a week).

The response time will be within 3 hours following your call, and we will aim to make the hazard safe within 24 hours.

Non-urgent safety concerns

Concerns could include:

• we have been to resolve an issue multiple times, but you are still concerned about safety
  
• you are concerned about the buildings electrics or gas and feel they are unsafe
  
• your building is insecure, and non-residents are often gaining access
• emergency lighting is damaged or not working
• fire detection and alarms are damaged or not working
• fire doors to your own or other flats or blocks are damaged or not closing properly
• the building structure appears damaged and could cause a hazard
  
• the performance or a response from an accountable person - responsible for your building's safety

Other concerns

If you are aware of anything else that needs action from us, please report it in the normal way:

Report a repair, including damp and mould.

Report problems, such as:

• antisocial behaviour
• pest control
• problems in communal areas

Further advice and information about building and fire safety

• fire safety for council tenants
  
• asbestos in council properties
  

Report your safety concern

Email us about a concern relating to:

Fire safety - buildingsafety@leeds.gov.uk

General or structural - buildingsafety@leeds.gov.uk

Electrical or mechanical - buildingsafety@leeds.gov.uk

Heating or gas - buildingsafety@leeds.gov.uk

Health (asbestos, legionella) - buildingsafety@leeds.gov.uk

Any other building safety concern - buildingsafety@leeds.gov.uk

We aim to respond to your email within 3 working days.