Couple 'devastated' as £850,000 riverside cottage starts sinking

A "devastated" couple have been forced to abandon their thatched cottage of 17 years after they woke up to find it sinking.Ken and Gail Pitts, who are aged in their 60s, found out three months ago that the £850,000 riverside property in Horning, Norfolk, had a severe tilt.Neighbours claimed the 1970s-built cottage started sinking shortly after it was re-thatched because wooden pile foundations broke under the weight.