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1. Check your roof for any signs of ageing, such as cracks or misaligned tiles.
Keep gutters, drainpipes and drains clear of blockages - this will ensure
rainwater has somewhere to go and is less likely to build into a flood.
If you're in a flood risk area, consider taking out home insurance that covers
you against floods and storms.
Check the condition of trees close to your home and consider removing
any that could potentially fall onto your house or car.
320% increase in major
UK storms from the years
2010-2014 [10 storms] to
2015-2020 [42 storms].
How to storm proof
your home
2019-2020 saw a YOY
100% increase in storms
with the possibility of
that increasing before
the years out.
£4.8 Billion in total costs
of damage to the UK in
the last 10 years.
Total of 78 recorded
fatalities in the last 10
years.
320% 100% £4.8B 78
Usgs.gov data has recently highlighted that the increase in global temperatures will impact the intensity of storms
and the possibility of more droughts in the future.
With this in mind, home insurance experts Swinton Insurance have researched into the increases of major storms
over the past 10 years, revealing some significant findings.