Rats and Mice in the Neighbourhood Here's a quick guide to tell you who to contact if you spot vermin in your area.
Parks
Please contact us on 020 525 2000, open 24 hours, or email parks@southwark.gov.uk if you think there is a problem with rats or mice in any of Southwark's parks.
Council housing estates
Sightings of rats or mice on housing estates should be reported to the area housing office. Click here to find your nearest area housing office.
Privately owned land
If rats and mice are causing a problem on privately owned land, e.g. an overgrown garden, building site etc, Southwark's Residential Group can serve a notice on the landowner. The notice will require that the land is treated and the problem dealt with.
We may not be able to help with the following
- Unregistered land. Unregistered land is simply land, the ownership of which is not registered at the Land Registry
- Accumulations of inert material such as building rubble
- Overgrown gardens. Unless it can be proved that it is attracting vermin
If we are able to help, we will usually serve a notice on the owner of the land requiring them to resolve the problem. The notice is a legal document listing all the work that must be carried out to rid the land of the problem. If the owner does not meet the conditions of the notice, we can take formal action against them.
A notice is usually served around two weeks after the first inspection of the property. The owner is given 28 days to deal with the problem, although it may take longer for the problem to be resolved.
Contact us
Residential Group
Tel: 020 7525 2000, open 24 hours
Fax: 020 7525 3077
resi@southwark.gov.uk
Residential Group
Chaplin Centre
Thurlow Street
London SE17 2DG |