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New home leak

Hi all, looking for some advice on what this possible leak could be? We moved into this property on Friday, survery did not flag anything about possible leak/damp. We noticed the corner of the room had a leak stain, which continued to get worse throughout the week. We got a roofer over to take a look and the roof is completely fine (one cracked tile at the front of the property that could not be causing the leak). The wall is in our bedroom and adjoins to the neighbours wall. We have spoken to the neighbour but they've had no issues. We are running a 20L dehumidifier, which has helped a lot (it was half full over night and then again today). We are not sure who to call out next to take a look at it? Any help would be much appreciated. 

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  • Nevermoving
    Nevermoving Posts: 11 Forumite
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    edited 22 January 2022 at 10:20PM
    These pics are before we used the dehumidifier 
  • Alter_ego
    Alter_ego Posts: 3,842 Forumite
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    Tank in loft?
    I am not a cat (But my friend is)
  • There is a tank in the loft, but couldn't see anything leaking. Maybe it needs relooking at...
  • FreeBear
    FreeBear Posts: 18,299 Forumite
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    External corner ?
    Have you checked that the gutters/downpipes are not blocked ?
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  • Yes, the roofer cleared the guttering but unfortunately it hasn't helped. 
  • daveyjp
    daveyjp Posts: 13,685 Forumite
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    Is the loft insulation tucked all the way into the edges of the roof?  If so loft space condensation could be the problem.
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