UPDATE So further to my OP the plumber came out today and refused to do anything saying he can't shut the water off so can't do anything plus the pipes are lead and he won't touch them.
I knew the pipes were lead and pre warned my building firm but they didn't relay this to the plumber.
I have...
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We live in a 1930S Semi-detached detached. Ours and next door were built in 1937 and quite a few years before any of the surrounding houses. So originally they stood alone and are different to all the houses that now surround us.
We are in the middle of a kitchen extension and...