Flood Risk Assessment Surveyor

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Getting a flood risk report

A flood risk report is an assessment of how likely it is that the house you want to buy will flood at some point in the future, based on floods from the past.

The flood risk assessment will include information such as:

• Overall flood risk (Pass, Pass with Considerations or Further Action)
• River and sea flood risk
• Surface water flood risk
• Groundwater flooding
• JBA Floodability Rating – a colour-rating scale, from no colour (low likelihood) to black (very high likelihood.
• Historic flooding

What type of flood risk report do I need?

FCI Flood Risk Report. This report is based on historical data from the Environment Agency and the Natural Resources Wales agency, not a physical inspection. These are typically used if there are no flooding issues flagged in your environmental searches.

FCI Flood Risk Appraisal Report. This is a physical inspection of the property. This report is typically chosen if you have an environmental searches or flood report that is flagging Further Action required. It will include detailed analysis of the flood risk.