Damage on walls (damp?)

Bo van Langeveld

last year

Hi everyone,

I’m the scary but exciting process of buying my first home.

I saw a property I very much like on all fronts, except these 2 very strange large damaged spots on the wall.

The other parts of the walls (1 in kitchen near ground level, 1 in bedroom about 1.5m of the ground) looks good and had no visible damage.

Is this a sign of severe damp or can it be something else?

It’s very much unlike other damp damage I’ve seen in viewing properties.

Thank you so much!

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