Richards Gray, a leading national search organisation, has launched a new flood hazard report. The product, developed by GroundSure, is designed to provide property owners with a more accurate assessment of their home’s flood risks.

Given that more than £200bn of property, land and assets are at risk of flooding and the fact that this is only due to increase with the wetter winters that have been predicted as a result of climate change, there is a real need for accurate flood data.

Paul Livett, managing director at GroundSure, explains: “Our new GroundSure Flood report uses the largest and most accurate digital map, developed by Norwich Union, ever undertaken in Britain. It is being used to pinpoint the risk of river and tidal flooding to individual residential properties. We are pleased to confirm that we will be providing this new data in conjunction with Richards Gray.

“In the past, one of the major obstacles to better flood prediction has been the lack of detailed and accurate information on the height of land surrounding rivers. The Norwich Union flood map has been specially commissioned to make use of the latest technology to help tackle this obstacle.”