Richardson & Starling
Edinburgh13 miles away
Veitchi Group company serving all of Scotland including Edinburgh, Dundee and Aberdeen. Specialists in condensation…
Mould Removal in Dunfermline
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1 verified specialist is based within 25 miles of Dunfermline, and 8 more cover the area from further away. The nearest is Richardson & Starling, based in Edinburgh — about 13 miles from Dunfermline.
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Condensation risk this week in Scotland
1 night of moderate condensation risk is forecast in the next 6 days.
- 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 Dunfermline’s Housing Stock
Dunfermline, Fife's largest town and a former Scottish capital, combines a historic abbey-town core with Victorian tenements from its linen-manufacturing heyday and substantial modern new-build growth.
Fife Council publishes dedicated guidance for homeowners and private landlords on condensation, damp and mould, distinct from its council-tenant guidance — a useful reference for what standard of response to expect.
Landlords and tenants can also report unresolved damp and mould directly to the council: council damp & mould reporting page →
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Biohazard Cleanup Company
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Dunfermline in numbers: homes, flood risk and rainfall
Housing and flood figures are for Fife, the council area that covers Dunfermline, not for the town alone. Rainfall is the nearest Met Office station's reading.
Homes in Fife
- Households renting privately
- 11.1%
- lower than Scotland (12.4%)
- Households in social housing
- 21.9%
- lower than Scotland (22.5%)
- Terraced homes
- 23.2%
- higher than Scotland (18.2%)
- Flats
- 24.3%
- lower than Scotland (34.4%)
- No central heating
- 1.1%
- lower than Scotland (2.1%)
- Overcrowded households
- 1.8%
- lower than Scotland (2.4%)
Flood risk in Fife
- Properties in areas at medium flood risk: rivers, sea and surface water
- 9%
- lower 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 Dunfermline, 1991–2020 average
- Average rainfall a year
- 1,082 mm
- Kinross station, about 10 miles from Dunfermline
Sources: Scotland's Census 2022 (National Records of Scotland); SEPA National Flood Risk Assessment 2025; Met Office climate averages.
Mould and damp help near Dunfermline
If you cannot find the right firm in Dunfermline, 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 →
Dunfermline mould and damp: local answers
- How many verified mould specialists cover Dunfermline?
- 1 verified mould specialist is based within 25 miles of Dunfermline, and 8 more cover the area from further away.
- Who is the nearest verified mould specialist to Dunfermline?
- Richardson & Starling, based in Edinburgh, is the nearest — about 13 miles in a straight line from the centre of Dunfermline.View Richardson & Starling's profile →
- Which services do specialists covering Dunfermline offer?
- Of the 9 verified specialists listed for Dunfermline, 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 Dunfermline?
- Dunfermline, Fife's largest town and a former Scottish capital, combines a historic abbey-town core with Victorian tenements from its linen-manufacturing heyday and substantial modern new-build growth. Fife Council publishes dedicated guidance for homeowners and private landlords on condensation, damp and mould, distinct from its council-tenant guidance — a useful reference for what standard of response to expect.
- Where can Dunfermline tenants report damp and mould to the council?
- Tenants and landlords in Dunfermline can report unresolved damp and mould directly to the council through its damp and mould page.Source: Dunfermline council damp and mould reporting page ↗
- How many homes in Dunfermline are rented?
- Dunfermline is in Fife, where 11.1% of households (about 18,800 homes) rent privately and 21.9% 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 Dunfermline?
- Across Fife, 23.2% of homes are terraced (Scotland: 18.2%) and 24.3% are flats (Scotland: 34.4%). 1.1% of households have no central heating (Scotland: 2.1%) and 1.8% have fewer bedrooms than they need (Scotland: 2.4%).Source: Scotland's Census 2022 (National Records of Scotland) ↗
- Is Dunfermline at risk of flooding?
- In Fife, 9% 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 Dunfermline get?
- The nearest Met Office climate station with a 1991–2020 average, Kinross, is about 10 miles from Dunfermline. It recorded an average of 1,082 mm of rain a year over 1991–2020. That is the station's reading, not Dunfermline's own: hills and coast can change rainfall noticeably over a few miles.Source: Met Office climate averages ↗
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