Insurers calling for trees to be felled as cheap fix for subsidence, say critics

Campaigners say problem so common that some of the UK's most irreplaceable ancient trees in danger of being lost

When Linda Taylor Cantrill finally found her dream family home in Exmouth, Devon, it wasn't the location, the square footage or the local amenities that finally made up her mind - it was the 200-year-old oak tree in the garden.

The way we felt about just standing in the shade of the tree was: We need this house, because look how beautiful it is,'" she told the Guardian.