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The wall plaster should not be touching the concrete floor, this will allow "wicking" of moisture from the concrete floor to the wall plaster, there should be a minimum gap of 25mm between wall plaster and floor. It looks like gypsum products have been used to re-plaster, if so this is wrong...

DRY stone wall, dry being the operative word, they were constructed without mortar or lime mix, can you see evidence of mortar or lime mix in the wall? I doubt it. To be honest if you do attempt to point that wall you will have a job and a half to get it to look half decent I would leave well...

Your first picture shows what look likes a dry stone wall which does not require pointing, as for the brickwork go with Bernard's advice

"House was built in 1577 and is the original manor of bodmin.im" Hi, Steve is spot on, that is awful, do you mean Bodmin in Cornwall? Presumably the building is listed and if it is, a conservation officer should have been consulted before works commenced as to what an acceptable schedule should...

Hi Lee, dunno where you are in Dorset but I have used" Poole diesel" in the past, main dealer plugged my Vivaro in and was told the fuel pump was knackered £2500.00 to fix, wanted a second opinion Poole diesel were recommended and diagnosed turbo sensor which it turned out to be -£160.00!!! I...

If it's gonna be a golf simulator obviously off the drive.

You would do well to make sure the surveyor or company is a member of the Property Care Association and the surveyor holds a CSRT [ Certified Surveyor of Remedial Treatments ] qualification. This, at least, demonstrates commitment and knowledge on damp issues.

If you left any toast I'll bet that went under as well(y)