Buying a home with flood risk
Checked 23 Oct 2026
Flood risk turned up in your searches? What it means, what to ask the seller, and how a survey helps you decide.
Guides
- Buying a house in a flood risk area: questions to askBuying a home in a UK flood risk area: check the official maps and flood history, what to ask the seller, searches vs surveys, and getting insurance in place before you exchange.
- Flood risk in property searches: what the report meansWhat the flood section of a property search report means, and what to do next.Being written
Reading the flood search
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Questions to ask the seller
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Insurance before you exchange
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Sources
- Check your long term flood risk (England) (GOV.UK), checked 23 Oct 2026
- Flood Re eligibility criteria (Flood Re), checked 23 Oct 2026