Overview
- Demolition crews tore down one home on Thursday and began another on Friday after assessors ruled properties at the cliff edge unsafe.
- Great Yarmouth Borough Council reported a further eight metres of land lost overnight, with roughly 10 metres gone since last week as high winds and tides erode the dunes.
- Owners of 14 homes on The Marrams and Fakes Road were formally told their properties face imminent collapse and must not be occupied, with Section 78 notices issued in some cases.
- Seven households have accepted temporary accommodation, others arranged their own plans, and officials say they lack powers to compel residents to leave despite a clear risk to life.
- Local leaders and campaigners pressed for national support and compensation reform as the council describes Hemsby as among northern Europe’s fastest-eroding coastlines with dozens of homes already lost.