Jessica In the past couple of years, we have seen far above average amounts of rainfall during the winter. This caused a large amount of flooding, creating fear among many home owners of low-laying property owners (and for good reason), so the government created a fund which offered grants to home-owners who’ve suffered from flooding to allow them to rebuild their homes in a more flood resistant fashion.
There were a large number of which were severely damaged. Many of them have been redeveloping their homes by trying out various different flood defence strategies. We have seen homes which have redesigned floors of the bottom floor so that instead of them being fixed, they will be able to rise as the water fills in the cavity below the floor, protecting the floor and the property within the room. We have also seen homes which have waterproofed their bottom floor, so that no water can enter the home in the first place; or even homes which have been incrementally raised so that they are above the flood line.