how to get rid of damp smell?

[Mitsi10]

had a leak from shower on Monday was a lot of water within a hour bathroom floor soaking carpet at top of stairs was affected too also started dripping down the walls in kitchen plus into a couple of cupboards can still smell the dampness more the kitchen than upstairs

as its a private let im due to move out at the end of oct after a nightmare 8 months is there anything to get rid of the damp smell?
or do I wait until mon ( have a guy from letting agency coming to see what damage has been done) was thinking of air fresheners

We had a lot of success using a dehumidifier in a damp flat. Also bleach to kill of the inevitable black mould (bleach smell is preferable to damp smell, IMO!).

so far not noticed black mould just the smell is driving me nuts cant imagine what the potential new tenants will think when they start to view the place hope letting agent guy has some ideas too but ill give a dehumidifier a shot more worried about my and my daughter health for the next two months till were out

Open the windows to get maximum airflow

Borrow or hire a wet and dry vac or carpet shampooer to suck water out if the carpets

Have you lifted the carpet? If not, I would, and mop up any puddle that's there. Ditto previous advice about vacuuming the carpet. Please be careful of your electrical sockets especially as you say water has gone down/through the walls.
With regard to the smell, try bicarbonate of soda (standard stuff from bakery section of supermarket - next to flour etc. Around 60p?). Either sprinkle it onto (dry) floors, leave for an hour and Hoover up, or put it in small bowls and put these in your kitchen cupboards / on top of kitchen units. It should both take moisture out of the air (but sounds like you need a proper machine really) and de-odourise.
A week for the letting agent to assess any damage sounds shocking to me, especially as you have a little one and possibly water in the electrics! Your landlord may be able to make a claim on his insurance which should cover the cost of providing you with alternative accommodation (even if that's just a B&B) or should at least cover your electric bill for the time the humidifiers have been on as they run 24/7 and use a heck of a lot of power!

This happened on monday had the electrics checked on tuesday was told that everything was safe just noticing the smell more the in the kitchen so I dont know if theres water stuck behind the cabinets
Yeah a week after the leak they decide to send someone out to check the house the letting agents are useless thats how ive had enough and moving out

ive heard white vinegar can help is that true?

Thanks for the tips so far x