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Subsidence - Environment Act requires rethink on tree removal
The passage of the UK's Environment Act 2021 has significant implications for the handling of property damage insurance claims related to subsidence. The Act adds a consultative process to the potential removal of council-owned trees, which is likely to result in longer claims-handling timelines and higher costs. Crawford shares the likely impact of the Act and how it has taken steps to prepare for the potential impacts of the new law on the handling of subsidence-related property claims.
