Vertical brick cracks - should we run?

[OrangeHill25]

In the final stages of a house purchase and returned today following a Level 2 survey highlighting some potential issues with the over-garage extension. The survey didn’t mention these cracks outside the living room though, which we spotted only today. We’re going to push for the vendors to stump up for a structural inspection but in the interest of not wasting anyone’s time, does this type of crack always mean subsidence etc? Or could it be something less troublesome? Thanks in advance

 

[tony1851]

Doesn't look like anything particularly serious - maybe a too-short bearing of the lintel over the window putting additional stress on the edge of the brickwork.
It would be better if you could show a pic from further back so that we could see the context.

 

[ptarmigan]

That has signs of being pointed up before on both the existing crack and to the left on the bricks, it looks a different colour mortar, im not a builder but a diyer.

 

[OrangeHill25]

Hi Tony, thanks for coming back to me. Attached a wider pic and also a pic of a smaller crack to the other side of the window.

 

[OrangeHill25]

That has signs of being pointed up before on both the existing crack and to the left on the bricks, it looks a different colour mortar, im not a builder but a diyer.

Yes I thought that too - someone’s tried to patch it up. My worry was that this new mortar has come away which I was concerned was a sign of further movement..?

 

[mrrusty]

To me they look like someone has been extremely heavy handed putting window fixings in. Perhaps they used concrete screws and blew the bricks?