Housing and lettings · Scotland

Damp & Mould Investigation

Investigate a report of damp or mould in a rented home in Scotland, with the legal timescales worked out and a written summary for the tenant.

Where it applies
Scotland
Records grouped
By room
Included in
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Cover of a sample Damp & Mould Investigation report
An inside page of a sample Damp & Mould Investigation report

Who it’s for

  • Housing officers, surveyors and repairs staff at social landlords
  • Private landlords and their agents in Scotland

What you record

Enter the date the landlord was notified, then record what you find in each room, with a moisture reading, the likely cause, any work needed and up to 10 photos you can mark up. Say whether the home is substantially free from damp and mould and whether repair work is required. The app works out the dates the law sets, counting Scottish working days.

For housing officers, surveyors and repairs staff answering a report of damp or mould in a rented home in Scotland. The regulations it refers to, the Investigation and Commencement of Repair (Scotland) Regulations 2026, are in force from 6 October 2026. Enter the date the landlord was notified and the app works out the dates that follow, leaving out a social landlord’s own local holidays where they apply.

The report opens with the written summary for the tenant, and the summary can also be made on its own to send. The app keeps a history of changes to the key dates.

What the report contains

  • A cover with your logo and colours
  • A written summary for the tenant at the front, with the dates
  • Contents, and the findings room by room with their likely causes and work needed
  • Numbered, dated photos with each finding
  • A summary of findings
  • Your name and signature where the report is signed off

Written with reference to

  • Investigation and Commencement of Repair (Scotland) Regulations 2026 (SSI 2026/173), in force from 6 October 2026
  • Housing (Scotland) Act 2006, section 14 (the repairing standard), as modified by regulation 3
  • Scottish Secure Tenants (Right to Repair) Regulations 2002: regulation 2 (working day), regulation 8A, regulation 10(2)(c) and the schedule, as amended by regulation 4
  • Banking and Financial Dealings Act 1971 (bank holidays in Scotland)
  • Scottish Government: Awaab's Law, guidance for landlords in Scotland (September 2026)

The template follows these as they stood when it was written. It isn’t legal advice, and using it doesn’t make an inspection compliant: that’s for the person carrying it out.

Pages from the sample report

Made by the app’s own report engine. Select a page to see it full size.

  • Cover of the sample Damp & Mould Investigation report (opens the page full size)

    Cover

  • Inside page of the sample Damp & Mould Investigation report (opens the page full size)

    Inside page

  • Findings with photos of the sample Damp & Mould Investigation report (opens the page full size)

    Findings with photos

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