Question to the Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government:

To ask Her Majesty’s Government what steps they are taking to encourage builders of new homes to give potential purchasers details of the flood risk affecting those properties at an early stage.

DEFRA and the Environment Agency provide readily available information on flood risk that any prospective house buyer can access and the Law Society have agreed that flood risk will form part of solicitors' searches before final purchase. The Law Society have a good practice note (attached) on how this can be carried out, which can be found online at:

http://www.lawsociety.org.uk/support-services/advice/practice-notes/flood-risk/