Rainwater downpipe subsidence

Holdonaminute

Hi everyone,

I've just moved into a Victorian house and along the bay next to party wall I have a large diagonal crack. I have the same crack in same position in my upstairs bay. Also brick at first floor cracked externally. Had a cctv survey done, all clear. No other issues identified in my house.

Today noticed next door have a wall separating our driveways and where the wall is generally connected to the house wall, saw rainwater downpipe set up to chuck rainwater on to driveway as there'sno gully, no soakaway just set up to chuck rain down onto the driveway wall they've built. Could this possibly be causing the cracking?

Thanks

Green_hopeful

It’s difficult to say without photos but there is a great Facebook group called “your old house uk - repair and conservation” they really know their stuff. They will need photos to be able to help. https://www.facebook.com/groups/youroldhouseuk/

Holdonaminute

Thanks @Green_hopeful. First pic is downstairs and second is upstairs. I'll post them on the Facebook site you've suggested as well.
 

stuart45

External photos would help a lot as well.

Green_hopeful

@holdinaminute will see you on Facebook. 😊

Spikeygran

Worrying with it on both floors.  I wonder if the lintel has cracked over the ground floor window?  

It looks like a lot more is going on behing the wallpaper to the right on the first photo.  If it were me, I'd probably get some expert advice, especially if nothing was flagged up on the survey.