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Anyone who owns or has owned a victorian or older property give me some advice on damp detected during a survey? Parts of the house are apparently as old as 1820. The survey found 3 points of damp on the ground floor on the oldest walls, which are solid brick. In 2 of the 3 areas the pain on the wall has started to flake off.
The survey says "Walls are mainly well plastered and dry but there is some evidence of isolated and minor rising damp on the ground floor. Some wall dampness is common in such houses and was not thought to be exceptional. Action: for areas of high wall moisture maintain good ventilation and monitor going forward". I spoke to them on the phone and they said if it was their house they wouldn't do anything about it.
Having only previously owned a brand new build, I'm a little concerned. Damp of any sort sounds terrible to me. I guess I'm looking for some reassurance, or advice on what options are to actually address the issue, rather than just live with it.