Mould Removal in Edinburgh — Verified Local Specialists

Damp & Mould in Edinburgh’s Housing Stock

Edinburgh in numbers: homes, flood risk and rainfall

Housing and flood figures are for the whole City of Edinburgh council area, which is wider than the built-up area alone. Rainfall is the nearest Met Office station's reading.

Sources: Scotland's Census 2022 (National Records of Scotland); SEPA National Flood Risk Assessment 2025; Met Office climate averages.

Mould and damp help near Edinburgh

If you cannot find the right firm in Edinburgh, these are the closest places we list specialists for. Distances are in a straight line from the town or borough centre.

• Kirkcaldy11 miles away
• Dunfermline13 miles away
• Livingston14 miles away
• Falkirk23 miles away
• Stirling31 miles away
• Cumbernauld31 miles away

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Mould Removal Near Edinburgh

Edinburgh mould removal: local answers

How many verified mould specialists cover Edinburgh?

1 verified mould specialist is based within 25 miles of Edinburgh, and 8 more cover the area from further away.

Who is the nearest verified mould specialist to Edinburgh?

Richardson & Starling, based in Edinburgh, is the nearest — under a mile in a straight line from the centre of Edinburgh.View Richardson & Starling's profile →

Which services do specialists covering Edinburgh offer?

Of the 9 verified specialists listed for Edinburgh, 9 offer mould removal, 7 offer independent damp surveys, 1 offers damp proofing and 1 offers condensation control & ventilation. A specialist can offer several.

What kind of damp problems are common in Edinburgh?

Edinburgh's rental market is dominated by traditional sandstone tenement flats, spanning the Georgian New Town and the older Old Town closes. Tenement flats are highly susceptible to penetrating damp through deteriorated stonework, pointing, and roof flashings — remediation often requires coordination across multiple flat owners in the same building. Scotland runs its own legal framework, separate from England's Awaab's Law: the Repairing Standard (Housing (Scotland) Act 2006), being strengthened from March 2026 by new investigation and repair timescale regulations.

Where can Edinburgh tenants report damp and mould to the council?

Tenants and landlords in Edinburgh can report unresolved damp and mould directly to the council through its damp and mould page.Source: Edinburgh council damp and mould reporting page ↗

How many homes in Edinburgh are rented?

In City of Edinburgh, 22.5% of households (about 53,800 homes) rent privately and 15.7% rent from a council or housing association. Across Scotland the figures are 12.4% and 22.5%. A private tenant whose landlord will not deal with damp or mould can apply to the First-tier Tribunal for Scotland (Housing and Property Chamber), which enforces the Repairing Standard.Source: Scotland's Census 2022 (National Records of Scotland) ↗

What kind of homes are there in Edinburgh?

Across City of Edinburgh, 12.8% of homes are terraced (Scotland: 18.2%) and 63.2% are flats (Scotland: 34.4%). 3.3% of households have no central heating (Scotland: 2.1%) and 2.7% have fewer bedrooms than they need (Scotland: 2.4%).Source: Scotland's Census 2022 (National Records of Scotland) ↗

Is Edinburgh at risk of flooding?

In City of Edinburgh, 14% of properties are in areas at medium risk of flooding (at least a 0.5% chance in any year) from rivers, the sea or surface water, against about 1 in 8 across Scotland. These are SEPA figures for the whole council area (2025), not street-level: SEPA's flood maps show the risk for a single address.Source: SEPA National Flood Risk Assessment 2025 ↗

How much rain does Edinburgh get?

The nearest Met Office climate station with a 1991–2020 average, Edinburgh, Royal Botanic Garden No 2, is about a mile from Edinburgh. It recorded an average of 728 mm of rain a year over 1991–2020. That is the station's reading, not Edinburgh's own: hills and coast can change rainfall noticeably over a few miles.Source: Met Office climate averages ↗