A COUPLE from Moorland who were forced to evacuate their home during the floods earlier this year have been able to resume their lives this week. Richard said: “We don’t have any choice but to carry on living here because the house now has no resale value, so we might as well spend the rest …
Disaster; waiting to happen. Not IF just WHEN. See research document on Flood and Family Health Click pics to see more.
IN an independent Scotland, the rain would keep falling regardless; says Professor Alan Werritty on Friday 21 June 2013. Whether we vote Yes or No in next year’s referendum, the nation’s future will likely be at least as wet as its recent past, and probably much more so. The best educated guesses are now suggesting …
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Developers are planning tens of thousands of new homes in areas at high risk of flooding, it can be revealed. Thousands of homes planned for flood plains; Analysis by The Sunday Telegraph of planning applications that the Environment Agency objected to because of flood risk has revealed developers last year submitted more than 3,000 separate …
As the countryside comes under more pressure from developers, we meet the victims of a failed flood system in Ruthin, North Wales says as an excellent article in The Telegraph ‘Everyone blames everyone else, and it’s the ordinary people in the middle who suffer’ What they actually said was there was only a ‘once-in-a-thousand-years’ possibility …
In August 2012, Professor David Crichton, an expert on ‘Flooding issues’, updated his earlier academic paper stating that England should copy Scotland in flood risk prevention. He calls for planners, developers and architects to be “legally liable when people are flooded” this he says is a way of preventing further high risk flood zone and …
Joanna Hopwood says my “uphill house” flood insurance shot up by 35% over ‘flood risk’ from a ditch as Aviva uses new technology for premiums as reported on 07 October 2012 by Jeff Prestridge of this is money.co.uk website . Aviva Britain’s biggest insurer, is facing a backlash from a minority of customers over the …
On 31 August 2012 the West Cumbrian Times & Star newspaper reported “Flash-flooding in Seascale and Gosforth was the worst a firefighter has ever seen”. David Moore, watch manager at Seascale Fire Station, said: “In my 40 years of working as a firefighter here I’ve never seen anything like this. The water levels in Seascale …
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Thursday, 19 July 2012 a Plea for help as West Cumbrian flood insurance crisis grows as reported by the Times & Star: Some Cockermouth householders can no longer afford to pay for flood insurance. The scale of Cockermouth’s flood insurance crisis can be revealed today as residents continue to struggle with issues more than two-and-a-half …
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Careful study needed if Wales is to make good use of floodplains says Simon Haslett, Professor of Physical Geography and Associate Pro Vice-Chancellor of the University of Wales in his article at Wales Online. Certainly for residents of flooded areas it may be the first time in living memory that they have suffered an inundation, but that …
Environment Agency says “difficult to stop flooding completely” when rainfall levels are high The Environment Agency has defended its flood response over the past two days, saying “it’s difficult to stop flooding completely” when rainfall is high as reported by the BBC. Up to 500 properties flooded in Lancashire and West Yorkshire after a month’s …
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More than 11,000 homes and businesses are being protected by flood defences and owners of 7,000 properties have been issued with warnings as people were forced to flee after more than a month’s worth of rain fell in 24 hours says the Independant. The Environment Agency said people should remain vigilant and warned of further …
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Flooding victims are pleading with builders to stop development on grassland before their houses are damaged. On Saturday 23 June 2012 the Yorkshire Evening Post reported that several residents who live at the foot of the Harvest View development, on Garforth Cliff, have had their gardens engulfed with water after developers started work on land …
On 15 June 2012 Jan Harris of Finance Markets reported that recent flooding could lead to higher insurance premiums. Floods currently affecting Wales and south east England could be following by a rise in the price of home insurance premiums, according to analysts. The heavy rainfall could cause some insurance companies to miss their profitability …
Flood warnings for UK as storm builds over Atlantic as reported by Steven Morris of the Guardian newspaper group. Met Office issues severe weather warning – high speed winds and heavy rains to batter England, Wales and Northern Ireland Monsoon in summer: more rain is on its way, the Met Office has warned.
13 June 2012 “This is Money” report says “As flooding hits Britain again, homeowners face big bills and a timebomb ticking for future insurance cover. Already some customers are finding they are being quoted huge flood excesses of as much as £10,000 and extremely costly premiums”.
Wales flooding: Residents left devastated by floods. Residents caught up in severe overnight flooding in mid Wales have spoken of the speed the floods hit. Report by BBC News. Villages in Ceredigion have been cut off with houses and four caravan parks being flooded. Emergency services have helped at least 150 people to safety with …
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£90,000 campaign launched to save Egremont Dale View Gardens estate from River Ehen. A campaign has been launched to raise £90,000 to protect a cliff side housing estate at risk from erosion. Act now: ’You just have to look a mile down the river at Rothersyke to see how bad the situation can get’.
Flood-risk households get closer to insurance guarantee“Comment on article-but will it remove the fear of floods, see statement below by mother and householder Rita Edge of Cleator, West Cumbria“: original article by Lisa Bachelor; guardian.co.uk, Tuesday 8 May 2012 12.33 BST
Cumbria flood fears Cumbria could flood this week, with heavy rain expected to sweep across most of the country, forecasters said: North West evening Mail, Wednesday, 09 May 2012.
Mortgage lenders join call for clarity on flood insurance 3 May 2012 |By Newsdesk Affordable insurance ‘key to stable housing market’ says lenders’ association The Council of Mortgage Lenders (CML) has added its voice to the call for greater clarity on future availability of flood insurance in risky areas.
AOL Money & Finance website on April 11, 2012 reports: “Of course, nowadays only a fool would unwittingly buy a home on a flood plain as it is very easy to find out where they are – just visit www.environment-agency.gov.uk for flood maps and a wealth of invaluable information. If that doesn’t put you off …
Since it’s virtually impossible to sell an uninsurable house, house prices in the worst affected areas would plummet, trapping the vulnerable and those on low incomes in new areas which are likely to emerge as what the Environment Agency calls “deprivation hotspots”. And, in the event of a flood hitting, lives will be utterly destroyed …
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Pitt says in 2007: There should be a presumption against building in high flood risk areas Government says 2012: Government continues to recognise the importance of preventing unnecessary building in areas of flood risk and that new development that does take place should be safe and not increase flood risk.
The UK has suffered the driest 18 months since records and with the south east and east Anglia already officially in a state of drought the Association of British Insurers (ABI) is warning home owners to be aware of the risk of subsidence. Additionally the government may now be unable to complete the necessary flood …
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Flood insurance uncertainty gives businesses and homeowners sinking feeling; Businesses and homeowners seeking flood insurance could face greater uncertainty and prohibitively expensive insurance premiums in just four months’ time, experts will warn today.
Joseph Rowntree Foundation says on 07 March 2012: Flood insurance changes could bring ‘catastrophic losses’ As early as next year (2013), up to 200,000 homes in the UK could find themselves effectively uninsurable against the risk of flood.
BBC News 27 February 2012: Nick Starling, Director of the Association of British Insurers, said members were determined that flood insurance remained as “widely available and competitively priced” as possible but local authorities need to ensure that there is no more foolish housing development in high flood risk areas. Up to 200,000 homes could struggle …
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18 October 2011 Government planning reforms must not lead to unsaleable, uninsurable and uninhabitable properties warns the ABI.
Moneywise reveals the 10 most common problems that are likely to impact the value of your home. LIVING ON A FLOOD PLAIN is number three only being beaten by ANTI-SOCIAL NEIGHBOURS and ILLEGAL HOME ‘IMPROVEMENTS’ and will cost between £20,000.00 to £40,000.00.
Copeland MP Jamie Reed, Labour’s shadow floods minister says, “Cancelled flood defence schemes and changes to flood insurance are causing communities up and down the country to begin to fear for the future. The fear among many is that Government action will lead to whole communities becoming not just uninsurable, but unmortgageable.