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Damp from adjoining council house

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ChuffKnows · 21/09/2022 20:26

Not sure if this is the right topic to post under but could do with some advice.
Our house is semi-detached and the adjoining house is a council house. Our long term elderly neighbours have recently left and the house is now being tidied up ready for new tenants.
Our kids kicked a ball over the fence and on retrieving it my partner noticed that the airbricks next door are virtually covered by their patio and they have terrible damp and mould all along our shared wall.
We have had issues with damp along this wall on our side too and I'm guessing this may be the reason.
Any advice on how to handle this with the council and where we stand would be much appreciated.

Thanks

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StrikeandRobin · 21/09/2022 20:38

We had a neighbours property affect ours with damp, they weren’t interested in sorting it. We contacted our house insurance and they sent a surveyor out.
They must have contacted the neighbours insurance because the neighbour then sorted the issue sharpish.

If you don’t have any joy with the council, contact your home insurance.

ChuffKnows · 22/09/2022 11:58

StrikeandRobin · 21/09/2022 20:38

We had a neighbours property affect ours with damp, they weren’t interested in sorting it. We contacted our house insurance and they sent a surveyor out.
They must have contacted the neighbours insurance because the neighbour then sorted the issue sharpish.

If you don’t have any joy with the council, contact your home insurance.

Thanks StrikeandRobin

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endofthelinefinally · 22/09/2022 12:00

Photograph everything and contact your insurers. They should deal with the council on your behalf. I doubt that the council will bother to do anything if you contact them directly.

ChuffKnows · 22/09/2022 12:29

endofthelinefinally · 22/09/2022 12:00

Photograph everything and contact your insurers. They should deal with the council on your behalf. I doubt that the council will bother to do anything if you contact them directly.

Thanks endofthelinefinally

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