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

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 f…