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Thanks everyone for your replies! I've attached a few new photos showing the damp coming through the recently painted walls (done around 2-3 weeks ago) - marked by red lines to make them more visible First photo: left side of chimney breast in dining room Second photo: right side of chimney...

Yes the chimney is indeed boxed in (same material as the sides). Not sure about the ventilation and pot though as the house has three floors and we can't access the top. This is what the survey said when we bought the house: "The fireplaces to the lounge and dining room have been removed and...

Here's a photo of the fireplace - our neighbours are on the other side of the wall. The damp runs along the same wall to the right hand side of the photo as well, where there's a second fireplace (although not a real one as it's the bathroom directly upstairs!)

Thanks for all the replies - very helpful. It sounds like looking beneath the floorboards to assess the condition/problem is a sensible next step. I'm not sure we have the right tools/expertise to do this ourselves - what sort of tradesman should I be looking for to remove the flooring...

We moved in a few months ago

The damp was spotted when we were redecorating, and the 'rising damp' was the assessment from a few damp surveyors we've had around (who we're aware may be salesmen!). We have wooden flooring and the wall in question is a party wall which we share with our neighbours. The wet patches...

We've been told that we have rising damp along one of our internal party walls (Victorian terraced house - c.100 years old) - see attached photos taken during recent redecorating. A few damp specialists have been over and they've all recommended injecting the wall with a DPC paste and getting...

Thanks for your reply. I haven't bought the new tap yet - is there a particular type of flexi end which is easier to install or more durable?

I'm looking to replace our kitchen tap with a new mono mixer tap with flexi tap connectors. Our existing piping looks different to ones in videos online - can anyone explain which existing bits I need to remove and whether I'll need to get any additional connectors/etc to fit the new tap? E.g...