Millions of UK Homes at Risk of Sinking as Climate Change Intensifies

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Climate change is increasing subsidence risks for homes, insurers, lenders, and infrastructure.

More Than 1.8 Million Properties Face Medium-Scenario Risk

High Emissions Push the Total Beyond 4.2 Million

London Carries the Greatest Concentration

More Than 2.5 Million London Properties Could Be Exposed

Camden, Islington and Barnet Stand Out

Essex, Kent and Eastern England Are Also Vulnerable

Clay Soil Is the Central Weakness

Climate Change Strengthens the Shrink–Swell Cycle

The Financial Impact Is Already Visible

Cracks Can Affect Mortgages as Well as Walls

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The threat beneath Britain’s housing stock is developing slowly, making it easy to overlook until visible damage appears. Its severity depends on location, geology and how future temperatures and rainfall change.

New modelling does not predict that every identified property will suffer structural failure. It instead reveals where changing ground conditions could create increasingly serious risks for homeowners, insurers, lenders and public infrastructure.

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