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Thanks for responding. New to site so didn't realise so much on here. Will attempt to post photos in next day or two. Trouble is there seems to be different ways of dealing with this - in short do you seal the render (and lock in the damp) or let the wall breathe ( and let it get wet but allow...

I have a detached 30's house 3 sides of which are surrounded by a wide-ish concrete path. This butts up to a concrete plinth surrounding the house and looks to be, apart from where some deterioration has occurred, virtually watertight. The house is apparently on the site of an old watercress...