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BertiWooster | 09:55 Wed 22nd Jun 2011 | Insurance
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How does one find out if your house -


1. '' Has previously suffered subsidence , landslip or ground heave ''

2. '' is in an area liable to / with a history of flooding , subsidence , landslip or ground heave ''
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is this you?

http://img2.moonbuggy...tore/tilted-house.jpg

Sorry, I don't have an actual helpful answer
Without greater details on the house, itself;
1a. There may well be physical indications on/in the fabric of the house.
1b. There ought to be details of remedial works, etc. in your deed-package, the LA may hold details of any such works.
2. The Environment Agency may well hold any such records.
ha! when we moved into our house and got insurance i said "no" to the above. About 3 years later our eighbour was telling us about the time they had to move out for 6 months while the subsidence was sorted!
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bednobs

How do you answer the questions now , when you are sorting out your insurance ?
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bednobs

I was referring to what you did when you found out - did you say yes on subsequent new policies / renewals ?
To answer your second point, this website allows you to search the flood risk by postcode: http://www.environmen...andleisure/37837.aspx

Can't help you on the first point - sorry
berti, i rang them straight away to tell them that next door had had subsidence a few years ago (plus the whole row of houses to the left of ours) and they just said "ok, thanks"

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