Homes sink in summer heat

Homes sink in summer heat - 1995 - Sunday Times 13 August 1995, 5.1(1) .

Insurers are preparing for a sharp increase in subsidence claims. Houses in the southeast, where many properties are built on clay soil, have been worst affected by the dry weather. Includes examples and a graph comparing the amount of subsidence payouts.


CLAY SOIL
INSURANCE CLAIMS
RISK ASSESSMENT
SUBSIDENCE CLAIMS