I wrestled a bit with some Ivy. Scratched my arms to a bloody pulp and am knackered but I won! F@cking thing had invaded the roof, pulled out 5-6 m long things from it, apart from all the visible crap.
Congratulations! That's a colossal amount of work. To prevent recurrence, dig out the roots (yh I know). And to complete the work to ensure the soundness of the house, you should get the brickwork repointed.
I wrestled a bit with some Ivy. Scratched my arms to a bloody pulp and am knackered but I won! F@cking thing had invaded the roof, pulled out 5-6 m long things from it, apart from all the visible crap.