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Delay in assessing claims for flood works damage

HOUSEHOLDERS have been warned they may have to wait another year before their properties are assessed to see if they are due compensation for damage allegedly caused by flood prevention works.

DEVASTATION: Flood prevention work at the Stockbridge Colonies in Edinburgh has caused chaos. Picture: Gordon Terris
DEVASTATION: Flood prevention work at the Stockbridge Colonies in Edinburgh has caused chaos. Picture: Gordon Terris

Residents at Stockbridge Colonies, next to the Water of Leith in Edinburgh, have banded together to co-ordinate claims after chimneys caved in and cracks appeared in listed buildings following the controversial works that are running a year late.

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