Rising damp, penetrating damp and condensation are the three most common types of damp for residential properties. Each needs to be treated in different ways, and damp repair costs can vary ...

Damps wall after heavy rain can be a sign of a moisture problem in your home. Here are a few simple solutions to tackle damp walls and prevent mold problems.

Sometimes, condensation (which is itself a type of damp) puts people in mind of rising damp; a deeper structural issue that’s all too common in the UK. So how can you tell if you’re looking at ...

Yorkshire Television's 1974 run of comedy pilots was, unlike most other such seasons, untitled, but introduced the viewing public to two particularly notable characters: Rupert Rigsby and Selwyn ...

Based on the British situation comedy Rising Damp, which aired on ITV from 1974 to 1978. Stingy landlord Rigsby (Leonard Rossiter) manages to scam his lodgers, arts student John Cooper(Christopher ...

A south London council has been forced to pay £3,000 and apologise to a mother-of-three after leaving her with “rising damp” and an eight-year-old leak. The Sutton Council resident said her ...

A deeply flawed and complex man, Rigsby projects himself at once as both superior and inferior to those around him. His insecurities tend to lead Rigsby toward bigotry, and an obsession with status ...

The pilot episode of this hugely successful comedy series. Rigsby (Leonard Rossiter) is trying to please the one person in the world he has a tender spot for - Ruth (Frances de la Tour).

Eric Chappell’s 70s sitcom is transformed for the cinema. In a rundown boarding house, landlord Rigsby falls for his tenant Ruth - but she’s got eyes for another.