Plastering & Rendering

Are the cracks showing in the walls just cosmetic or subsidence?

Anonymous user 23/02/2024 - 3.32 PM

Should start by saying that I haven't bought the house yet and so i would obviously get a structural survey done before going through with the purchase, but i wanted to get some guidance before I spend more to get it checked out fully. It's a mid terraced house and I noticed on viewing a few large cracks in the bedrooms upstairs. There is a diagonal stepped crack running along the chimney breast in one of the bedrooms and in the other there are two cracks running from the top of either corner of the window up to the ceiling. I tested the window in this room and it does jam when trying to close it almost like the structure above the window frame has dropped. It does close but you have to pull it with some force to shut it. Any advice would be appreciated