Homes crack as London heatwaves trigger record subsidence claims
Londoners are facing historic levels of subsidence risk after five successive heatwaves dried out the clay soil on…
Londoners find ‘horrendous’ cracks in their homes after successive heatwaves
“It’s crazy, what’s happening now,” said Otso Lahtinen, chief executive of Geobear, an engineering firm that’s regularly called…
Ground engineers rescue £1.5M London townhouse damaged by subsidence
Ground engineering specialist Geobear fixed a four-storey townhouse in Islington, north London, after it suffered severe structural damage…
Latest research emphasises climate-related subsidence risk to millions of British homes
Shrink–swell ground movement, typically reported as subsidence, is one of the most damaging geohazards in the UK today.…