Is this damp easily treatable

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What makes you say that mate?
Its actually on a property I'm looking at buying, I'm getting it surveyed in the next few days but I just wanted a few opinions as I've hacked off and skimmed bits like this a thousand times in customers houses.
 
ok thanks ,condensation ,looks the main thing ,but open the window and check the render or pointing it sure not rising at the 3ard floor !
 
if you look at your picture you can see the black running off the window ,that condensation all day long mate
 
What makes you say that mate?
Its actually on a property I'm looking at buying, I'm getting it surveyed in the next few days but I just wanted a few opinions as I've hacked off and skimmed bits like this a thousand times in customers houses.

If you mean me, it's because there are no internal reveals so I would think it's a 9" solid wall :RpS_thumbup:
 
To be honest mate maybe a set of draws or something have be place at the window and brought this problem on. It is a easy problem to solve the cause is a different ball game.
 
Defo looks like condensation but i would still check the brickwork/mortar joints incase it penetrating through. has the property been empty for a while??. no heating and poor ventilation winnit help
 
If its a nine inch wall the basic problem is it of being a cold wall. That is too thin to conserve heat. Stick 4 inch of insulation backed plasterboard on the walls. Assuming pointing ok and/or no holes in brickwork spray to saturation with water repellent to stop any rainwater penetration. This keep external wall temperature higher as well as moisture out.
 
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