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Update for anyone dealing with the same issue. Had a cctv drain survey done and proceeded with the repairs including the resin pipe repair costing £1860 in total. Once they dug it up and had a look there was also a tiny water leak which had being left unattended for years. All fixed now so...

Sorry, should have been clearer, I meant once that’s been repaired. There should be no need for any further survey etc So we would just repair the cracked brickwork and internal plaster. Thanks again

Thanks for all the replies, just a quick update I’ve had a cctv drain survey done for £150 and they’ve located the problem which was the damaged drain below the cracked brickwork and given an estimate of approx £1700 to line the drains which seems reasonable enough to me. At this point is it...

I’ve seen alot of articles and videos suggesting the brick stitching kit is the answer? Would you agree?

Thanks I’m planning to do this within the next few weeks. I’ll only be able to dig so far as I’ve got freestanding motorbike garage in the passageway so expect that will need to be taken down and I’ll have to rehouse my bike somewhere before any real work starts

Thanks both for your help, really appreciate it. either way It looks like a case of getting an engineer out. Any idea what we should expect to pay for it to be assessed?

We moved into this 1939 house 3 years ago, it’s in an area with trees and hedges at the back of the property the garden is also on a slope and there are drains on the gable end, at the affected side. When we purchased it had been rented out for approx 15 years and nothing alarming came back on...