An estimated 10 million people across England will spend
this Christmas in a home classed as ‘non-decent’, according to new research by
the Centre for Ageing Better and Care & Repair England. The report finds
that there are 4.3m non-decent homes in England, almost half of which are lived
in by someone over the age of 55. According to the report, the most common
reason for homes to be classed as ‘non-decent’ is the presence of a serious
hazard that poses a risk to the occupant’s health or safety, such as excess
cold or a fall hazard. Read more on 24housing.
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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