According to a recent article published in the Law Society’s Property in Practice magazine, currently 2.2 million homes in the UK are classed as being at flooding risk (equal to 1 in 10 homes).

The GroundSure Flood Report is a risk screening report designed to provide an overview of whether a property lies within an area of potential or previous flood risk.  The data also takes into account flood defences and historic claims.

Living in a high risk flood area may decrease the value of your property and affect your insurance premiums.

Free flooding information is available to homebuyers at www.homecheck.co.uk and will indicate whether the property is situated in a likely flooding area.

This is only the most basic information and it would be prudent to have a flooding search undertaken on the property when buying a house.

The cost of this search and further advice regarding undertaking it can be provided upon request.