Reasons for water-penetration?

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Could a knowledgeable roofer or builder confirm what are the causes of the problems indicated in the photos shown here.

Problem is beneath a fourth-floor pitched roof above a rear stairwell, where there is extensive damp penetration. House is 4-storey Victorian end-of-terrace. First photo shows internal evidence of damp on flank wall side of stair-well.

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Next photo was taken in rain, and shows top of flank wall being soaked by rain-water (you can just see the water reflecting). The left hand part of the wall is topped by a parapet wall adjacent to a flat roof. The right hand side of the wall, where it slopes down, is topped by a parapet wall adjacent to the the pitched roof above the stairwell in question. (Sorry for picture quality, it was hard to take this photo).

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Next photo was taken on roof, and shows the flank-wall parapet wall above the stair-well pitched roof. There seems nothing on top of the parapet wall to keep rain from dripping down external face of wall, which is why it is getting soaked in rain, and presumably this is penetrating through into stair-well.

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However, next photo shows there are coping stones on the parapet adjacent to the flat-roof part.

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Next photo shows water-damage on other side of stair-well.

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Next photo shows the other side of this internal wall, where the wall-corner is being soaked in the rain by a trickle of water at the corner of a gutter and the pitched-roof.

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Next photo shows that the trickle of water seems to be the result of a piece of flashing overhanging the gutter in question:

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Next photo shows same lead-flashing from below:

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I am asking this because the whole of this building was extensively renovated/repaired about a year ago, including repairing all the guttering, re-rendering the flank-wall in question, and generally making sure the house was in good order externally. Basically, I would like to know if it's possible to say from these photos that the reasons for this water-penetration can be put down to defects in this repair, which are causing these problems.

Thanks for any useful comments.
 
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The point where your flashing, two dissimilar roof surfaces, and a gutter meet seems to be the suspect area - photos 7. and 8 area.
There is also a loose "tile" in an earlier photo and standing water in a gutter behind a parapet.
The lead flashing is discharging over the gutter - perhaps the gutter is undersized - but the lead seems badly worked. Presumably, it's for the change in roof planes and materials? Or is it the termination of a valley?

Whatever, you will have to gain access to assess the job and to remedy the situation. Seems quite high for a tower so perhaps you will have to scaff. up.
 

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