Flooding in Hay-on-Wye??

The estate agents rang me today and said that a search on the area where my cottage is (the one I am hoping to buy) is in a flood risk area!!!!!:( it is very close to the town centre where all the bookshops are. I am having another more detailed search carried out as the estate agent seemed quite concerned about it but I am wondering if it could be that the cottage is situated quite close to the river Wye and there is always risk if you live near a river. Anyone heard any flooding news from this area??

Val

 

Certainly seems to cop it sometimes Val

Hay battles against floods - Wales News - News - WalesOnline

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You're doing the right thing getting a detailed search done, Val. That should tell you if your cottage has been flooded before and whether it is a fairly common occurrence or something that happens once in a blue moon. A few miles down the road from me is the village of Yalding, nicknamed the 'sinkhole of Kent', because three rivers converge on the place and it floods with boring regularity. Even though its flood defences are supposed to have been improved, I'd still hesitate to buy a house in high risk parts of the village, but other bits of it are out of the flood plain - and that's where doing your homework comes in.

 

Val I agree with Clare, a search is the best thing to do. You should also check out where you stand with house insurance as well, regarding flooding.

 

Well, my Sons' mother-in-law is friends with the lady who lives in the cottage next door to my one, she has lived there for 45 years and hasn't been flooded yet!!!!! That's good enough for me!!!!!!!!!! 5 weeks to go now, moving day is March 23rd!!!!!!!!!!!!!! :yess::happydance:

Val

 

March 23rd????

You're moving on the same day Hitler became dictator of Germany???