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Should I be worried about this hairline crack?

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I just moved into a new property 2 months ago. I've just started noticing all the imperfections the property has. On my upstairs landing there is a horizontal crack either side of the loft hatch that runs down one side of the wall. The wall is plasterboard and is the a joining wall to the neighbors side (property is semi detached).

I know most hairline cracks are cosmetic due to heat expansion or the plaster tape going etc but just find it strange it runs down the wall a little. Could it be from the loft hatch?

The wall isn't a hard wall, I can hear an echo when I tap on it. New to all of this so a little spooked.

Thanks for your help in advance.
 

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Timber running along crack on the other side in loft?
 

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