A further seven homes on a crumbling stretch of coastline are being torn down, leaving some owners homeless just days before Christmas. The Marrams in Hemsby on the Norfolk coast has been hit by coastal erosion, and council bosses say it is no longer safe for people to live there. Among those affected is Pascal Rose, 52, who was told when she bought her home seven years ago that she could expect 35 years of use from it. Now she is sofa-surfing after her dream home was condemned.