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The Guardian - UK
The Guardian - UK
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Guardian community team

UK homeowners: has the hot weather damaged your property?

Step cracking to brickwork caused by subsidence.
Step cracking to brickwork caused by subsidence. Photograph: Lee Avison/Alamy

During a dry spell, such as the successive heatwaves that affected some parts of the UK this year, houses built on clay-rich soil suffer as moisture is sucked away by trees and bushes. This causes the clay to shrink and foundations to drop, causing structural problems.

We would like to speak to homeowners who are dealing with damage to their homes which is likely to have been caused by this year’s extremely hot, dry weather.

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