Our flat - an update

We have been pointing out to our landlord (a real estate agency) that the paint has been peeling off the walls in our hallway and other places since we moved in more than 18 months ago now. It was only after I sat in the hallway next to the peeling paint while on the phone to my parents that I realised it was worse than I thought. At first I thought it may be rising damp, but I had no idea what that might look like. I have never seen it before, so I googled it to see what it looked like.

I emailed the photos below to the landlord so they could actually see what I was talking about (even though the people who do the inspections said they were going to talk to them about it!!)

They took action then, and sent out a damp specialist to take a look. His opinion was that it probably wasn't rising damp but rather it could be a leaking pipe under the floor (concrete, we are on the ground floor) that is making the damage look like damp. The upshot of it is, to fix the problem completely they would have to give us our notice to move out. So the plan is to get us to run dehumidifiers to dry the place out. The once the walls are completely dry, painters will come in to strip back the peeling paint, and repaint the walls. They will also strip the mouldy wallpaper off the bathroom walls. Who knows how long it will last. But we will get a freshly painted flat. AND they won't put the rent up when we renew the lease next year. I have no idea how inconvenient it will be for us when they are in the flat (the agent reckons they will be in for 2 days, but I doubt that!!).

Have a look at the walls yourselves...