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(From Essex Chronicle Series)

A sinking feeling Most of us are still hoping for a long, hot summer, but a report from Halifax Home Insurance warns that the dry weather isn't as good for our properties. Halifax senior claims manager Neil Curling says: As drier, warmer weather arrives, clay soil can become unstable as it dries out and shrinks. The larger and closer to the property trees are, and the older and shallower the foundations of the home, the greater the recipe for damage. …