The government have created new Flood Performance Certificates (FPC) to provide homeowners with standardised information on flood risk and resilience, reflecting the steps taken to protect them and where further action is needed.
Labour says that the goal is for FPCs to be a trusted source of information, similar to how Energy Performance Certificates are viewed.
They will pilot approaches such as a ‘Flood Performance Rating’, which breaks a property’s flood risk down to categories such as exposure, characteristics and resistance.
This will draw on flood risk information already available through the ‘Check Your Flood Risk’ service, covering risks such as rivers and surface water.
Being introduced by Flood Re, work on pilots to test the certificates will start this year in areas most at risk of flooding, with a growing number of pilots also taking place throughout 2027 and beyond.
Floods Minister Emma Hardy said: “Flooding is devastating for families and communities, and we need all households to know about their own flood risk and what can be done to reduce it.
“With our new Flood Performance Certificates, we are starting to give people the opportunity to access clear, trusted information in one place about the flood risk their home faces, so they can take steps to become even more resilient.”
The pilot follows the launch of the Flood and Drought Resilience Taskforce that the government set up to tackle ongoing flood and drought risks.
This week also marks the Environment Agency’s Flood Action Week, running from 12th to the 18th of October. It encourages people to prepare for flooding by taking proactive steps such as knowing their flood risk, preparing a flood plan, and getting flood warnings.
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