Norfolk MP calls for action on flooding insurance crisis
Summarised from 2 outlets · Updated 16 Oct, 06:32 · Archive
Rising flood risks in Norfolk are threatening homeowners' ability to insure and mortgage their properties.
Recent flooding in Norfolk towns including Attleborough, Watton and Long Stratton has caused significant damage to homes. The devastation has prompted calls for action to address what Mid Norfolk MP George Freeman brands a 'growing crisis' threatening families' housing security.
George Freeman has warned that rising flood risks threaten insurability, mortgageability and saleability – the three foundations of housing security. He described the impact on homeowners as 'profoundly stressful and damaging, both physically and emotionally', with families facing floodwater, sewage and debris, loss of possessions, and months or sometimes years in temporary accommodation.
This week, during Flood Action Week, Freeman's Inland Flood Prevention (Responsibilities, Funding, Liabilities & Data) Bill returned to Parliament. The Conservative MP's proposals seek law changes to protect homeowners and strengthen prevention. Through the bill, he aims to overhaul how flood management is coordinated, funded and delivered, and to make developers more accountable by giving them responsibility and liability where appropriate flood risk measures are not taken.
How it is being reported
- 'Growing crisis' over insurance and mortgages as Norfolk homeowners hit by floodingThe devastation caused to Norfolk homes by flooding has sparked a fresh call for action to protect people from a "growing crisis".Eastern Daily Press · 16 Oct, 06:00
- 'Growing crisis' over insurance and mortgages as Norfolk homeowners hit by floodingThe devastation caused to Norfolk homes by flooding has sparked a fresh call for action to protect people from a "growing crisis".Norwich Evening News · 16 Oct, 06:00
In this story: George Freeman · Mid Norfolk · Attleborough · Watton · Long Stratton · Norfolk
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