ABSTRACT
Government research has shown that it is only really cost-effective to undertake extensive changes to homes to make them more resilient to Ÿooding if the property is likely to Ÿood more often than every 25 years (Thurston et al., 2008). This equates to a 4% annual risk of Ÿooding. Where the likelihood is that extensive repairs would be needed following Ÿooding, the risk factor is based on a frequency of 50 years, or 2% annual risk of Ÿooding. It also concluded that resilient reinstatement should only be considered for homes where there is complete information on the nature and type of Ÿood risk and where the options have been professionally evaluated.
