Student Lets& HMOs.Damp Surveys.
Student properties have unique damp problems. We inspect fast between tenancies and deliver a written report you can share with your licensing officer. Several properties? Ask us about booking them together.
Why student lets get mould faster.
CASE ANALYSIS
Four or five occupants, constant showering, lots of indoor washing drying, heating turned down to save money, windows kept shut in winter — student HMOs produce exceptional moisture loads in properties that often don't have the ventilation to cope.
Add short tenancy cycles and absentee landlords and mould can explode in a single term. A targeted inspection between tenancies catches problems before they spiral — and before the next tenant complains.
What we find in student HMOs.
Bathroom mould
Silicone, grout, and ceilings. Extractor fans often disconnected, blocked, or under-spec.
North-facing bedroom walls
Cold surfaces meet high humidity from breath and damp clothing.
Behind wardrobes and beds
Furniture pushed against cold external walls stops air circulating.
Kitchen ceilings
Cooking without using the hood, especially in open-plan layouts.
Window reveals and sills
Condensation runs off windows, soaking timber reveals and lintels.
Sub-floor and void spaces
Historic leaks under student kitchens often leave ongoing damp nobody has noticed.
Why student landlords choose us.
BENEFIT SUMMARY
- Rapid turnaround between tenancies — book in summer gap weeks
- Several properties? Ask us about booking them together.
- A written report you can share with your licensing officer
- Direct diagnosis of ventilation failures vs. genuine defect
- LWR Group can install PIV, extractor upgrades, and remediate quickly
- Honest advice — sometimes the fix is tenant education, not £5k of works
Several properties?
Running a student let portfolio? Ask us about booking your surveys together, one visit cycle and consistent reporting across the portfolio.
Clear pricing for Lincolnshire.
Mould Report from £100+VAT. Damp & Mould Survey from £250+VAT. Fixed prices, no hidden extras.
SURVEY.01
Mould Report
Focused mould assessment for homeowners and tenants.
- Visual mould assessment (no laboratory testing)
- Humidity readings (where conditions allow)
- Cause identification
- Written summary report
- HHSRS-compliant written report
- Remediation advice
- Photo documentation
- A phone call to talk the report through
- Moisture readings
- Thermal imaging
SURVEY.02
Damp & Mould Survey
HHSRS-compliant inspection with detailed written report.
- Inspection of accessible rooms and the outside
- Humidity and moisture readings, where conditions allow
- Thermal imaging, where relevant
- Visual mould assessment (no laboratory testing)
- Root cause analysis
- HHSRS hazard rating
- Photographic evidence
- Remediation recommendations
- Detailed written report
- Digital report, usually within 3 working days
- Remedial works if required via LWR
- A phone call to talk the report through
- Moisture mapping
Four things
you can expect.
Hiring a damp surveyor is a trust exercise. Here's what we commit to, every time.
Clear Findings
Every report states what was inspected and what wasn't, so you know exactly what the diagnosis does and doesn't cover.
Upfront, Published Pricing
£100+VAT for a mould survey. £250+VAT for a comprehensive report. Fixed pricing, no hidden extras, no surprises.
Report Usually Within 3 Working Days
Your written, HHSRS-compliant report is usually delivered within 3 working days of inspection.
LWR Group Workmanship Guarantee
If you choose our sister company LWR Group for remediation, the work is backed by LWR Group's workmanship guarantee.
Student let mould, answered.
The landlord, in almost all cases. Where mould stems from disrepair, inadequate ventilation or a structural defect, responsibility sits with the landlord under Section 11 of the Landlord and Tenant Act 1985 and the Homes (Fitness for Human Habitation) Act 2018. Students are only responsible for reasonable everyday ventilation, which an HMO must be physically able to support.
The turnover gap is the best time to fix the cause: check and clear extractor fans, confirm trickle vents work, treat any existing mould properly, and address condensation hotspots before new tenants move in. A pre-tenancy survey gives you a clean baseline and documented evidence of the property's condition.
Yes. Student tenants have the same housing disrepair rights as any tenant and can claim for damaged belongings, health impact and loss of amenity where a landlord fails to act on a reported mould problem. An independent HHSRS survey provides clear evidence of cause and severity.
There is no blanket legal requirement, but HMOs are higher-occupancy and higher-risk, and licensing plus HHSRS obligations mean councils scrutinise damp and mould closely. A survey gives landlords and letting agents documented due diligence and gets ahead of complaints before they become enforcement.
We prioritise turnaround-window surveys for student lets and HMOs, with the written report delivered digitally usually within 3 working days of inspection. Tell us your changeover dates and we will work to them.
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