FOI Request - Damp And Mould
Request 101003807870
1. Under FOI, please provide the following for the aggregate figure for the past 4 years for social housing:
a) Number of complaints of damp,
i) and the number of complaints which led to remediation
b) Number of complaints of mould,
ii) and the number of complaints which led to remediation
c) Number of damp remediations
d) Number of mould remediations
2. Under FOI, please also provide the below information for housing associations broken down by financial year, 2021/22, 2022/23, 2023/24, 2024/25, 2025/26 to date:
a) Number of complaints of damp, and the number of complaints which led to remediation
i) 2021/22
ii) 2022/23
iii) 2023/24
iv) 2024/25
v) 2025/26 to date
b) Number of complaints of mould, and the number of complaints which led to remediation
i) 2021/22
ii) 2022/23
iii) 2023/24
iv) 2024/25
v) 2025/26 to date
c) Number of damp remediations
i) 2021/22
ii) 2022/23
iii) 2023/24
iv) 2024/25
v) 2025/26 to date
d) Number of mould remediation
i) 2021/22
ii) 2022/23
iii) 2023/24
iv) 2024/25
v) 2025/26 to date
Response 14-07-2025
1. Council- owned housing only:
| Complaint | Damp | Mould | Total | |
| 2021 | Yes | 9 | 9 | 18 |
| 2022 | Yes | 21 | 14 | 35 |
| 2023 | Yes | 20 | 21 | 41 |
| 2024 | Yes | 20 | 14 | 34 |
| 2025 | Yes | 10 | <5* | 14 |
* The low numbers associated with this response may result in the identification of individuals, therefore numbers between 1 and 5 have been redacted and marked with an asterisk instead. This response is exempt under Section 38(1)(b) of the Freedom of Information (Scotland) Act 2002 - personal information.
a) Number of complaints of damp, - 80
i) and the number of complaints which led to remediation - 80
b) Number of complaints of mould, 62
ii) and the number of complaints which led to remediation -62
c) Number of damp remediations- 80
d) Number of mould remediations - 62
2. Not held. We do not hold this information for Housing Associations; this would have to be requested directly from each local Registered Social Landlord.
Information that is not held falls under Section 17 of the Freedom of Information (Scotland) Act 2002 - Information not held.