Insurance on flod risk house?

aaroncaz

Yesterday my mom went to the building society to do something, while she was there thought she would ask abt building insurance on her house as she though she might get a better price than the insurance she already has with someone else...... anyway, no they can't insure her as her post code shows her house is at flood risk! This is news to her, she has been there 20 years, never no flood in fact she is on a slight hill.

She is now concerned and very upset abt if she wanted to sell, no one would want it etc...... and was told to keep her insurance going with the other company.....

A couple of questions, shouldn't she and her neighbours I presume have been told by environmental agency? that she was at flood risk and can they lift it?

Thanks for any advice.

dacouch

Check on here an let us know what it says

http://maps.environment-agency.gov.uk/wiyby/wiybyController?x=357683.0&y=355134.0&scale=1&layerGroups=default&ep=map&textonly=off&lang=_e&topic=floodmap

aaroncaz

dacouch wrote: »

Check on here an let us know what it says

http://maps.environment-agency.gov.uk/wiyby/wiybyController?x=357683.0&y=355134.0&scale=1&layerGroups=default&ep=map&textonly=off&lang=_e&topic=floodmap

Bit hard to pinpoint exactly but i think it's flood zone 2, but if i try another site, check my flood risk its says not at risk from rivers or the sea, but i think it may be the risk of subsidence? more than flooding.