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‘We can see into the other room’: insurers face surge in subsidence claims
AI EXECUTIVE SUMMARY
UK homeowners are experiencing a significant rise in property damage due to subsidence following two consecutive summers of record-breaking heat. Residents are reporting severe structural cracking in their homes, leading to a surge in insurance claims. Insurance providers are currently processing an increased volume of requests as dry soil conditions compromise the foundations of properties across the region.
WHY IT MATTERS
The surge in subsidence claims highlights the growing financial and structural risks that extreme weather events pose to homeowners and the insurance industry.
Stressed UK homeowners tell of cracks opening up in the walls around them after two record-hot summers“We’ve got one wall with an absolutely huge diagonal crack, through which we can see through to the other room; you could easily put your fingers in it and chunks of plaster are falling off,” says Henry Biggs, 49, from Stroud in Gloucestershire.He and his partner started noticing cracks in their family home in June 2025, a few months after buying it, and filed an insurance claim for subsidence t...
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