This paper investigates whether social housing providers across Yorkshire and
the East Midlands have effective fl ood risk management in place to mitigate
the impacts of inevitable future fl ooding. A comprehensive review of current
literature highlights a plethora of variables magnifying the risk of future fl ooding
in the UK and a number of measures available to reduce the impacts of future
fl ooding on both property and occupiers. Further research has suggested a
lack of preparedness on behalf of the social housing providers in respect of
managing the risk of future fl ooding. In addition, there is limited awareness of
fl ood-resilient repair and a lack of both technical skills and experience available
to manage what is a specialist process in a very immature market — fl ood
damage remediation

• Do social housing providers across Yorkshire and the East Midlands have effective fl ood risk management in place when maintaining and repairing their housing stock ?