{"id":98367,"date":"2018-09-22T15:00:16","date_gmt":"2018-09-22T08:00:16","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.siamlandbank.com\/propertynews\/property-news\/our-house-fell-apart-but-our-insurer-wont-pay-the-full-amount\/"},"modified":"2018-09-22T15:05:11","modified_gmt":"2018-09-22T08:05:11","slug":"our-house-fell-apart-but-our-insurer-wont-pay-the-full-amount","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.siamlandbank.com\/propertynews\/property-news\/our-house-fell-apart-but-our-insurer-wont-pay-the-full-amount\/","title":{"rendered":"'Our house fell apart \u2013 but our insurer won't pay the full amount'"},"content":{"rendered":"


\nA Sussex family has had an eight-year battle to get a full payout over subsidence in their homeA Sussex family has accused Direct Line of \u201cshocking and appalling\u201d treatment following an eight-year battle over a subsidence claim during which time, they say, the property has worsened each year to the point of becoming dangerous.Robert Sherburn first reported cracks in the walls back in 2010, when he and his wife Anna\u2019s first son, Hector was still in nappies. Eight years on, they say their three children have had to live in a home that is falling apart, and the subsidence is so bad they can put a hand through some of the holes in the walls. Rain was leaking into the kids\u2019 bedrooms. Continue reading…
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\nSource : theguardian.com
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