Every year, there are families in England that lose their
home. Government figures from last year
point to a particularly worrying trend. After years of decline, the number of
possession claims by social landlords is increasing, with a noticeable spike
last year. In fact the number of possession claims went up by a whopping 18% in
2013/14, compared to 2012/13. That’s 17,710 more households in social housing
facing eviction. Is it a leap to imagine that the bedroom tax, which was
introduced in 2013, might have contributed to this? Read more on the Shelter website.
Country diary: The challenge of making a thatched roof pine-marten proof |
Tom Allan
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*Glenisla, Angus:* Damage by squirrels is common; the mustelid less so.
Still, as a local told me, ‘you cannae blame them wanting somewhere to live’
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