Housing associations, managing agents and inspection companies working in Glasgow run damp and mould programmes under Scotland's regulatory framework. Here's what applies, how often it's due, and how local providers manage it with Kaarr.
In Scotland, rented homes must meet the Repairing Standard, which explicitly requires properties to be substantially free from rising or penetrating damp. HHSRS does not apply in Scotland — local authorities assess against the Tolerable Standard instead.
Glasgow City Council is the local housing and HMO licensing authority, and the Scottish Housing Regulator oversees social landlords. Tenants can take Repairing Standard cases to the First-tier Tribunal for Scotland Housing and Property Chamber.
The Scottish Fire and Rescue Service is the fire and rescue authority for the whole of Scotland.
Glasgow's sandstone tenements share closes, roofs and common repairs between owners and tenants, so damp, fire safety and statutory inspections often depend on agreement between several owners, with factoring arrangements in the mix. Social landlords work to the Scottish Housing Quality Standard and the EESSH energy standards.
Scotland's own version of Awaab's Law, the Investigation and Commencement of Repair (Scotland) Regulations 2026, came into force on 6 October 2026, so as of October 2026 it is days old. It covers social landlords under the Right to Repair Scheme and private landlords under the Repairing Standard. A competent person must investigate a report of damp or mould within 10 working days, the tenant must receive a written summary within three working days of the investigation ending, and repairs must start within five working days. Social landlords must complete within 20 working days, and private landlords as soon as reasonably practicable. Private tenants enforce through the First-tier Tribunal Housing and Property Chamber, which can issue a Repairing Standard Enforcement Order. The Repairing Standard guidance adds that rising damp can only affect ground floor flats in a tenement block, and that condensation cannot be assumed to be tenant behaviour. Detail may be revised.
The workflow, report template and scheduling for damp and mould are the same in every city. See how Kaarr runs damp and mould, then book a demo with your Glasgow stock in mind.
Glasgow is in Scotland, so the governing framework is: Repairing Standard · Tolerable Standard (Housing (Scotland) Acts). In Scotland, rented homes must meet the Repairing Standard, which explicitly requires properties to be substantially free from rising or penetrating damp. HHSRS does not apply in Scotland — local authorities assess against the Tolerable Standard instead.
Kaarr's recommended cadence is an annual whole-property survey plus reactive inspections whenever damp or mould is reported. In England, Awaab's Law sets strict legal timescales for investigating and fixing reported hazards.
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