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Our plasterer took one look and said not subsidence as no cracks on outside at the same place, but likely that some movement in building from the hot summer had put pressure on weakest part which is that lintel. Comparing that lintel with all the others in our house it looks incredibly narrow...

I dont know to be honest. We only moved in 5 weeks ago. As far as I am aware the entire house was UPVCd approx 10 years ago - I'd imagine they were doors but made of timber which has a better support?

We have a plasterer coming tomorrow as it happens as we are doing some decorating elsewhere so i can ask him to have a go at removing the loose plaster. We are based in the Leicester area so happy to hear of any local recommended surveyors / structural engineers

Guys, thank you so much for taking the time to look at this and make some replies, really appreciate it. After a bit of googling, I'm looking at giving these guys a call for a quote https://www.allcottassociates.co.uk/rics-surveys/specific-defect-surveys/ Do you think this would be the right...

I cant remember the exact conversation as was so paranoid about subsidence so was just listening for that and relieved when he said it wasn't, but he seemed to imply a problem with the lintel - the second storey was an extension about 30 years ago and perhaps the lintel just isn't strong enough...

here are two pics from this morning, one of further away (have to zoom in to see the crack) and a close up of crack in the lintel

Moved into a late 1920's on 1st September and noticed some rather nasty crack on corner of PVC door. Also right part of door didn't quite close correctly. Also noticed that there are two cracks in lintel, think that lintel is wood. No obvious cracks on outside of doors where lintel is but there...