The main FloodReady report was added to the GOV.UK publication page for the action plan on 16 October 2025, and the front page was amended to support the new document1. The page is published by the Environment Agency and the Department for Environment, Food & Rural Affairs, and applies to England1.
The review was commissioned by the Environment Agency in January 2025, when it asked Professor Peter Bonfield to undertake a review of property flood resilience1. The published page describes his independent review as examining the actions needed to make more properties resilient to flooding, and states that it builds on the progress made since the 2016 property flood resilience action plan1. The page was first published on 26 February 2025 and was previously updated on 16 May 2025, when the landing page content was updated to give more detail on the steering group and the terms of reference had minor text changes1.
The report sets out six strategic themes supported by 22 recommendations, with the recommendations supported by an action plan1. The themes listed on the page are:
| Strategic theme |
|---|
| A coherent and growing demand |
| Trusted and accessible products and services |
| Trusted sources of information |
| Reducing water runoff at property level |
| The regulatory and legislative framework |
| Research and innovation to enable a thriving property flood resilience market |
The main report is published as a PDF of 13.3 MB and 64 pages1. The page notes that the file may not be suitable for users of assistive technology, and gives the Environment Agency address enquiries@environment-agency.gov.uk for requests for an accessible format, asking users to say what format they need and what assistive technology they use1. The page also carries an HTML version of the action plan and the terms of reference1.
"Addition of main report and amendment of the front page to support new document."
Why it matters for households
The review concerns property flood resilience, meaning measures that make individual properties better able to withstand flooding, and it applies to England1. Its recommendations and action plan cover the products and services households would rely on when making a property more resilient, the information available to them, water runoff at property level, and the regulatory framework around this work1. The page does not set out what the recommendations mean for individual households, and no changes to household requirements or to any scheme are reported on it. The full content of the 64-page report has not been summarised on the publication page beyond the six themes and the number of recommendations1.
What happens next
No next steps, timetable or response to the report is given on the publication page1. The page records only that the main report was added and the front page amended on 16 October 20251. Households wanting the detail will find it in the PDF report and the HTML action plan linked from the page1. For general guidance, see the guide to flooding and the UK preparedness hub.
