UK flood defences prevent £2bn in property damage each year

Flood Re urges for long-term investment to keep pace with the risk

Sarah JollyFebruary 10, 2025
York England U.K. December 28th 2015 Rescue team helping residents out of properties in Walmgate York during the York Christmas floods
Credit: Shutterstock/M Barratt

Flood defences prevent more than £2bn in flood-related damages each year to properties in the UK, according to new research from Flood Re and risk modelling company Fathom. But Flood Re, a joint initiative between the governm...

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Sarah JollyFebruary 10, 2025
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