Susidence or brick slip?

Djt13396

Hi all just recently bought this house and wonder what the issue is above the front window 

stuart45

Probably when the timber windows were replaced with plastic.

BarelySentientAI

stuart45 said:

Probably when the timber windows were replaced with plastic.

Looks a lot like that.

FreeBear

stuart45 said:

Probably when the timber windows were replaced with plastic.

And just as importantly, failed to fit a lintel to support the outer leaf of brickwork.

A lintel can be installed, but it won't be particularly cheap and is not going to be a quick job. Fortunately, there appears to be some self corbelling (as evidenced by the stepped crack & repointing), so not a priority job. Have a look at the other windows & doors to see if they are also suffering from the same problem.

Yorkie1

If you've just bought the house, did you get your own survey done? If so, did it mention anything about this?