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It looks like the damp is in a horizontal line to me when I look at the photos. The floor is concrete and I had laminate put down around 5 years ago it was bone dry. I've felt the floor today and it still feels dry I've only been able to feel where the skirting board would have been sitting...

I think I'm going to email the letting company for next door and ask them to put some vents into the chimney breast as lots of comments on here regarding this! Then either do what you have suggested or membrane the wall. I was hoping the wall was going to dry out before I had it re -plastered...

That's the whole wall in the photos below John The door frame is at the left hand side of the right hand photo and you can see the corner of the room behind that chair. So the right hand side photo leads into the hall way where some more damp has appeared at the very bottom of the wall. It's...

I have just looked at the Rightmove photos!https://www.rightmove.co.uk/house-prices/details/england-90510793-56259734?s=8efe76f0349c2d06da6ff310ecd388af92ff7fd64d36ffaf4a0a5dadce3ef33d#/ Never seen them before. The house definitely didn't look like that today I have screen shotted the photo of...

I have re- attached the photos with date labels on them I realise it is confusing to others. I believe the damp looks much worse today than it did in February when I took the plaster off.

You do your research!! Ha

@Harry Bloomfield there's no fire place in my property, the fire place and chimney breast is in the house next door on the otherside of this wall.

Thanks, do you have any reputable websites where it would state that both sides of the party wall must be treated? Thanks

@Harry Bloomfield What type of walls do you think they are? I have no idea about walls I'm just going of my EPC which says the property is solid walls with no cavity. Thanks

@JohnD Yes the chimney and chimney breast are in the neighbouring property. My damp appears on the party wall of their chimney. I didn't see any vent at the top of the chimney so you mean in the upstairs bedroom or at the top and bottom on the downstairs room? So my DPC is at the wrong height...

@Harry Bloomfield Correct it is a 9" solid wall with no cavity. Thanks

@JohnD I have left the house now and don't want to disturb my tenant again! Do you mean the chimney in the neighbouring property? I believe there was no fire in there it was just plastered out, I didn't notice a vent but the table was in the way. I noticed the peak to the left of the chimney...

@^woody^ I don't think the neighbours house has had a damp proof course. Would this mean it could be spreading from next door? Thanks

@Harry Bloomfield Hi Harry, my house is the left hand side house on the photo. The house to the right is a fraction higher. difference in ground level from the outside with the neighbours property. So the neighbours outside ground level seems to be 10" higher than mine I'm assuming that's why...

@JohnD Sorry just left the house but managed to measure the difference in ground level from the outside with the neighbours property. So the neighbours outside ground level seems to be 10" higher than mine I'm assuming that's why the damp course in mine has been positioned where it has. My damp...

@Harry Bloomfield I have attached a photo I would say the chimney is central to the wall in question. My house is the bright yellow one. Thanks

Thanks for your response, gutters are clear and intact, the roof has been checked by several roofers I am confident there is no issues. I have also been the loft plenty of times when it's raining just to check myself! I have had the plumber out who has checked my central heating there is no...

Hi thanks for the response, I guess my worry is if I were to get in a chartered surveyor for example to write a report he won't have any access to the neighbouring property as they do not have to give access! Could the damp from that house of spread to mine? I guess so as there is no cavity so...

Thanks this is exactly what I thought! They already came out to look in March and said it would be due to water ingress in the chimney so it looks like I'll have a fight on my hands to get them to redo it without any cost involved. Not sure where to start I'm thinking a chartered surveyor...

@ree edited my post slightly hopefully it makes more sense now! Thanks