Following a partnership between Landmark Information Group and Risk Management Solutions, RMS flood mapping data will be made publicly available for the first time.
Landmark will now incorporate the latest RMS flood mapping data it into its analysis for homebuyers and solicitors. The UK Flood Risk Assessment maps cover all sources of flood risk, including surface water and minor river flooding, which is believed to have caused around 50 percent of the damage from the 2007 summer floods.
Until now, the reports have just included data from the Government's Environment Agency, which is currently only responsible for major river flood risk. According to the Environment Agency maps, less than 10 percent of England and Wales is at risk of flooding, while RMS estimates this figure to be almost 30 percent. The reports will include an assessment of the risk of a property flooding from an event that happens on average once every 75 years, compared to once in every 100 years using Environment Agency data.
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