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UK subsidence claims rise after record-hot summer

Subsidence-related insurance claims in the United Kingdom have increased following its hottest summer on record. The supplied information does not provide the scale of the increase or wider infrastructure damage.

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Heat and ground movement can increase risks to homes, infrastructure and insurance costs across affected areas.

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