Would you live here?

 
Tor Cottage is a beautiful house descibed by the estate agent as:

Superbly refurbished four bedroomed detached home

Cul-de-sac cliff top position with sea views

Good sized plot, garage and parking

Energy Efficiency Rating - C

However, there is a small problem with the geology of the site as it is built on Permian red clays.  The agent does give some further details:

Neighbouring property has suffered severe subsidence

Currently there is a prohibition order on the property preventing permanent occupancy

The house has just been sold but, rather than the £400,000 that a house like this should have been worth, you could have snapped up a bargain for £33,500.  It's only a shame that no-one is allowed to live in it permanently.

What do you think could be done to stabilise the geology of these cliffs?  Is it inevitable that this house is doomed to fall into the sea?

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