Damp issue affecting neighbour.

first78

We live in an end terraced house and our neighbour who is joined to us has said she has some damp coming through one of her internal walls that is on the other side of one of our external walls. She believes that as the brickwork is on our side of the apex it is our responsibility.

The brickwork on our side does look to be in poor repair and a builder has advised to fix it it would require 5 or 6 rows of bricks replacing. Ideally we only want to patch it up as we are not in a position to spend much money and have no savings that we could use to pay for this.

Has anyone had an similar experience of this? I don't know what to do or where we stand legally.

stuart45

Is next door's roof at a higher level than yours?

first78

stuart45 wrote: »

Is next door's roof at a higher level than yours?

No,when we bought our house the roof of our downstairs toilet had been made into a flat roof, but our neighbour's side hasn't, so it's like half of a whole roof shape if that makes sense.

Alter_ego

Is the leaking wall above your land? Is it a cavity wall?

stuart45

Can you stick a photo on?

first78

stuart45 wrote: »

Is next door's roof at a higher level than yours?

No,when we bought our house the roof of our downstairs toilet had been made into a flat roof, but our neighbour's side hasn't, so it's like half of a whole roof shape if that makes sense.

first78

stuart45 wrote: »

Can you stick a photo on?

I'm no type too sure how to put photos on...I'll try!

first78

https://www.flickr.com/photos/fiona_lorraine_rolo/?

stuart45

It sounds like it could be a single skin wall, which would be likely to allow moisture through to next door.

stuart45

Thanks, I can see the photos now. I'm not surprised next door is getting a lot of damp, that is a real lash up.
However if you have no money and can't do the work yourself there's not much you can do.
It was a mistake to change the roof and leave the wall exposed like that.

first78

stuart45 wrote: »

It sounds like it could be a single skin wall, which would be likely to allow moisture through to next door.

I have no idea what that means! Sorry! Were you able to see the photos?