external wall insulation (EWI) on External wall paint?

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Evening All

I am researching external wall insulation and have learned so much from the posts so thank you to all who have contributed.

I have an 1800 cottage which has been extended in the 1980's. Externally the cottage is painted white directly onto brick (no render) which is flaking off in some places but looks pretty good in others. It looks like this paint is non-porous but there isn't any damp in the walls, only a little bit from the floors of the older parts of the cottage.

My question is should this paint be stripped before the EWI insulation is fitted? If it's not removed would this not increase the likelihood of damp given that moisture won't be able to flow out from the house? Lastly, if I do need to remove the paint can you provide any advice how I can do this as I doubt a wire brush or paint stripper would work?

Thank you all for your help.
 

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