Installer defends own property against floods - and rising insurance
An experienced installer of flood defence products has fitted door and window barriers from Flexseal’s Floodsave range to his own house adjacent to the River Aire in Leeds. And his confidence in the products is so high that he no longer insures the property against flooding. “Our insurer increased our flood insurance premium to a whopping £1,800 per year – and we’d never even been flooded!” explained Martin Hughes, Director of Leeds-based Yorkshire Dampcourse Limited. “The property’s location, along with the increasing frequency of flood events, was the reason cited for the sudden hike