Man Trapped in £1m Farmhouse Weighs Legal Action as Council’s Scaffolding Costs Exceed £100k Thursday, January 29, 2026 homeownership retainingwall scaffolding legalaction council southwoodchester propertysale subsidence taxpayers stroud Andrew Ewart-James has endured decades of frustration over a problematic retaining wall in the garden of his £1 million Home Farm property in South Woodchester. Since purchasing the farmhouse in 1977, the 79-year-old has … Read More
Man 'Trapped' in £1m Farmhouse Faces Mounting Scaffolding Costs as Council Delays Repairs Thursday, January 29, 2026 scaffolding retainingwall southwoodchester stroudcouncil homefarm property legalaction taxpayer subsidence repairs Andrew Ewart-James has faced a frustrating battle for nearly two decades over a failing retaining wall in his South Woodchester garden that threatens to collapse into a council-owned car park. Since the wall shifted by four … Read More