Why we must have full compensation
On the face of it, any cash offer for homes which were once considered to be worth close to nothing because they are at imminent risk from coastal erosion must be a bonus. But here leading coastal campaigner MALCOLM KERBY explains why he feels the 40pc to 50pc of market value offer likely for a set of homeowners in Happisburgh, reported on the EDP’s front page on Saturday, is simply not up to scratch.
“At the level quoted, which is 40pc to 50pc of no-risk market value, people will not be able to move on uninjured.
It is clear that something is better than nothing and perhaps many people will misunderstand what appear to be negative comments on the matter from me.
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Homeowners in the coastal erosion hotspot Happisburgh will not have to wait for long into the new year for discussions to start about the payments they may receive for their houses under a project to tackle the impacts of coastal change.
A woman whose home is likely to fall into the sea says she will refuse thousands of pounds of compensation to which she would be entitled.







