The surveyor noted that movement had occured but was of the opinion
that the
movement had occured in the past and should not be an ongoing
problem.

as did our surveyor and how wrong was he, the house hadn't moved at
all,
see my other reply

Surely it was obvious from the fit of the skirting boards that it was
the floor moving, rather than the wall?

no, the previous owner had fixed the floor "in their own unique way" and
installed fitted wardrobes along 1 wall and replaced the skirting along
the short wall so it didn't look that far out of place especially with
the bed in the way.

it wasn't until we ripped out the hideous wardrobes that the extent of
the fall became apparent.

LJ