National Trust refuses to compensate family after tree damages 500-year old cottage

A family in Hertfordshire has been left devastated after being without support after a branch from a National Trust tree crashed onto an electricity cable, tearing the chimney from their historic home. The couple, who have resided in their 500 year old Grade II listed cottage in Bishop s Stortford for more than 22 years, saw their property suffer extensive damage in the September incident. Their home sits surrounded by National Trust land, and a falling limb struck a UK Power Networks cable

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National Trust refuses to compensate family after tree damages 500-year old cottage

A family in Hertfordshire has been left devastated after being without support after a branch from a National Trust tree crashed onto an electricity cable, tearing the chimney from their historic home. The couple, who have resided in their 500 year old Grade II listed cottage in Bishop s Stortford for more than 22 years, saw their property suffer extensive damage in the September incident. Their home sits surrounded by National Trust land, and a falling limb struck a UK Power Networks cable

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