Homeowners in dangerous buildings are being hit with
crippling bills because ministers have 'buried their heads in the sand' since
the Grenfell disaster. About four million people are affected, with more than a
million flat-owners paying £2.2billion a year for safety measures and extra
insurance. The scandal, which has left families stuck in fire traps facing
repair bills of up to £115,000, threatens to wreck the housing market as a
whole, with the flats becoming unsellable. Read more on the Daily Mail 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.
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