Richardson & Starling
Covers Dumfries · based in Edinburgh63 miles away
Veitchi Group company serving all of Scotland including Edinburgh, Dundee and Aberdeen. Specialists in condensation…
Mould Removal in Dumfries
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No verified specialists are based within 25 miles of Dumfries yet, but 9 cover the area from further away. The nearest is Richardson & Starling, based in Edinburgh — about 63 miles from Dumfries.
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Condensation risk this week in Scotland
1 night of moderate condensation risk is forecast in the next 7 days.
- FriLow2°C
- SatLow5°C
- SunModerate1°C
- MonLow0°C
- TueLow-1°C
- WedLow3°C
- ThuLow0°C
From the forecast overnight low and average humidity (Open-Meteo): colder, more humid nights make condensation on walls and windows more likely. It is a guide to the weather, not a reading of any particular home. What stops it →
Damp & Mould in Dumfries’s Housing Stock
Dumfries, the county town of Dumfries and Galloway, has a distinctive red sandstone Georgian and Victorian core, giving it a more rural market-town character than the industrial central-belt towns further north.
Dumfries and Galloway Council publishes dedicated guidance on maintaining repair standards for private rented properties, including how the Repairing Standard applies to damp and mould specifically.
Landlords and tenants can also report unresolved damp and mould directly to the council: council damp & mould reporting page →
Mould & damp specialists near Dumfries
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Mould Removal Services Ireland
Covers Dumfries · based in Belfast97 miles away
Established in 2009, we are specialist mould inspection and remediation professionals serving Northern Ireland and…
- ✓ Insured
- ✓ Awaab's Law
Clean Team Scotland
Covers Dumfries · based in Dundee99 miles away
TrustMark-approved Scottish mould removal specialists serving Dundee alongside Glasgow and wider Scotland. 7 days a…
Synergy Environmental Solutions Limited
Covers Dumfries · based in Stoke-on-Trent154 miles away
- ✓ Insured
- ✓ Awaab's Law
Pure Maintenance UK
Covers Dumfries · based in Daventry219 miles away
UK-wide patented dry fog mould remediation also covering Inverness and the Scottish Highlands. Dewpoint Professional…
Life Environmental Services
Covers Dumfries · based in Bishops Stortford, Hertfordshire270 miles away
We help landlords, housing associations and property managers identify, prevent and remediate damp and mould issues…
- ✓ Insured
- ✓ Awaab's Law
Biohazard Cleanup Company
Covers Dumfries · based in London285 miles away
Leading national biohazard and mould removal specialist with over 20 years' experience. Available 24/7 with one-hour…
Mould Busters
Covers Dumfries · based in Carshalton, Greater London293 miles away
Specialist mould investigation and air decontamination company covering the whole UK. Identifies moisture issues…
ICE Cleaning
Covers Dumfries · based in Exeter, Devon300 miles away
ICE Cleaning South West office covering Exeter, Plymouth, Taunton and all Devon and Cornwall. Dewpoint-accredited…
Services Available in Dumfries
Dumfries in numbers: homes, flood risk and rainfall
Housing and flood figures are for Dumfries and Galloway, the council area that covers Dumfries, not for the town alone. Rainfall is the nearest Met Office station's reading.
Homes in Dumfries and Galloway
- Households renting privately
- 13%
- higher than Scotland (12.4%)
- Households in social housing
- 19.1%
- lower than Scotland (22.5%)
- Terraced homes
- 19.8%
- higher than Scotland (18.2%)
- Flats
- 13.6%
- lower than Scotland (34.4%)
- No central heating
- 1.9%
- about the same as Scotland (2.1%)
- Overcrowded households
- 1.3%
- lower than Scotland (2.4%)
Flood risk in Dumfries and Galloway
- Properties in areas at medium flood risk: rivers, sea and surface water
- 17%
- higher than Scotland (12.5%)
Medium risk means at least a 0.5% chance of flooding in any year; a property at risk from more than one source is counted once. SEPA publishes whole-number percentages.
Rainfall near Dumfries, 1991–2020 average
- Average rainfall a year
- 1,181 mm
- Dumfries, Crichton Royal No 2 station, about 2 miles from Dumfries
Sources: Scotland's Census 2022 (National Records of Scotland); SEPA National Flood Risk Assessment 2025; Met Office climate averages.
Mould and damp help near Dumfries
If you cannot find the right firm in Dumfries, these are the closest places we list specialists for. Distances are in a straight line from the town or borough centre.
Guides
Awaab’s Law applies in England only. In Scotland, the Repairing Standard (Housing (Scotland) Act 2006) already requires homes to be free from damp and mould posing a significant health risk. Read the Awaab’s Law guide →
Dumfries mould and damp: local answers
- How many verified mould specialists cover Dumfries?
- No verified mould specialists are based within 25 miles of Dumfries yet, but 9 cover the area from further away.
- Who is the nearest verified mould specialist to Dumfries?
- Richardson & Starling, based in Edinburgh, is the nearest — about 63 miles in a straight line from the centre of Dumfries.View Richardson & Starling's profile →
- Which services do specialists covering Dumfries offer?
- Of the 9 verified specialists listed for Dumfries, 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 Dumfries?
- Dumfries, the county town of Dumfries and Galloway, has a distinctive red sandstone Georgian and Victorian core, giving it a more rural market-town character than the industrial central-belt towns further north. Dumfries and Galloway Council publishes dedicated guidance on maintaining repair standards for private rented properties, including how the Repairing Standard applies to damp and mould specifically.
- Where can Dumfries tenants report damp and mould to the council?
- Tenants and landlords in Dumfries can report unresolved damp and mould directly to the council through its damp and mould page.Source: Dumfries council damp and mould reporting page ↗
- How many homes in Dumfries are rented?
- Dumfries is in Dumfries and Galloway, where 13% of households (about 9,200 homes) rent privately and 19.1% 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 Dumfries?
- Across Dumfries and Galloway, 19.8% of homes are terraced (Scotland: 18.2%) and 13.6% are flats (Scotland: 34.4%). 1.9% of households have no central heating (Scotland: 2.1%) and 1.3% have fewer bedrooms than they need (Scotland: 2.4%).Source: Scotland's Census 2022 (National Records of Scotland) ↗
- Is Dumfries at risk of flooding?
- In Dumfries and Galloway, 17% 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 Dumfries get?
- The nearest Met Office climate station with a 1991–2020 average, Dumfries, Crichton Royal No 2, is about 2 miles from Dumfries. It recorded an average of 1,181 mm of rain a year over 1991–2020. That is the station's reading, not Dumfries's own: hills and coast can change rainfall noticeably over a few miles.Source: Met Office climate averages ↗
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