Damp can ravage its silent havoc on any age and type of home, weakening the brickwork, causing wet rot in the woodwork, wrecking your interior decor, and making your home chilly and unappealing. Damp ...

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Q I am buying a house and the surveyor has stated that the damp-proof course is bridged by render. He found no signs of damp anywhere in the house. Do I need to worry? He suggests the render should be ...

Damp plaster is unpleasant to live with, especially at this time of year, and can affect the whole room, but what can you do about it? Here are six tips for dealing with the problem: 1. Check the ...

THE Listed Property Owners Club claim that many mortgage providers are decreasing the value of period properties. This is endangering their future by insisting that owners inject a modern ...

I’m thinking of asking the vendor to rectify the faulty damp-proofing or perhaps I can get an allowance from my mortgage lender Q My girlfriend and I are in the process of buying a flat. We have had ...

Two plastics packaging recyclers have experienced mixed fortunes in their damp proof course production, writes Caroline Morley. In the North, Frank Mercer and Sons has successfully launched a new damp ...

Owning a house is something many people strive to achieve in their lives, for the sense of security and freedom it brings. However, it brings enormous responsibilities - chief among them the need to ...

A mother living in a damp home fears what may happen this winter after she claims an outbreak of mould caused chest problems ...