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In Hemsby, people are watching their houses fall into the sea, while insurers refuse to pay out – and the authorities do nothing to help

 

Lance Martins army of friends, neighbours and contractors whose men and plant were borrowed from a nearby holiday park in Hemsby, Norfolk, toiled to get the wooden structure to shift.

Lance Martin’s property was at risk of collapse after several feet of his garden had been taken by storm surges and spring tides

Lance Martin launched a desperate bid to slide his 50-tonne property back from the coastal cliff at Hemsby, Great Yarmouth and put out an urgent call to heavy machinery contractors to help.

Lance Martin, 64, had vowed to stay come what may at the scenic £95,000 Norfolk retirement property. But todays dramatic developments demonstrated the increasing pace of erosion.

Hemsby residents have said they are thrilled with planning permission for a new sea defence, but the hard work starts now.

Defiant villagers in Hemsby are again patching up their seaside home after the weather ravaged a lifeguard station and sparked a community response. At...

Lance Martin (pictured), 64, purchased the scenic house in Hemsby, Norfolk, for £95,000 in 2017 and insisted he could stand on its roof and still not see the sea when he first moved in.