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The red Victorian pressed bricks are difficult to keep clean from mortar marks but having said that the pointing finish isn't the best, it's very average and it sounds like you've paid an amount that should deliver above average finish..

If the gaps are addressed and pointing is at least 25mm deep assuming the new mortar is sound you might get 5 years out of it. The price for repointing can be anywhere between £60 - 110 per square metre depending on a number of factors, accessibility, condition of brickwork and mortar to name a...

A 150 year old cottage will have solid walls so I would bet on the damp being caused by cold bridging or pull through from porous stone. I doubt any damp course will be present from the original build as stated by KenGMac, if there ever was one....

If it's the floor being out slightly that's the problem do you have enough play to put some floor levelling compound down to try and reduce the need for cutting the plinth ?

It'll definitely weather in as does everything, however not the best pointing or worst I've seen. Get them back and express your concerns. I'm assuming they ground the joints out at least 25mm and then jet washed them out ? Although I can't see signs of a jet washer having been used...

If the 3 props/strong boys were all that was supporting the wall during demolition of the opening and subsequent beam install I'm amazed you got away with just cracks.... I did a very similar job recently with a 4500mm opening. I used 6 props each side and brick brace with scaffold beam to...