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Climate change and buying property

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Surfer Joe

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I was wondering if people are avoiding buying properties in the areas around the UK most exposed to rising sea levels and increased flooding from the effects of climate change?
Should one ignore the predictions when considering where to buy a property? Is it reasonable to worry whether an area may be underwater or uninhabitable in 20-40 years?
You could be stuck with a property nobody wants to buy because of deteriorating conditions by then.
Perhaps if you're old and have no one to leave things to, buying a cheap bungalow right on the seafront is a good deal because you'll be dead before things become a problem, but if you want the property to appreciate over 20 years or so and want to leave it for your kids, it seems like a bad bet to buy in some areas.
 
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mbedds

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Thats actually a really good and valid point, building houses in or around flood zones, while we chop down forests to make more space, which puts other areas at risk of flood. We will also see food and water shortages due to climate change, such as more hosepipe bans in summer, which could affect the price of property, especially if people are buying bigger gardens and searching for more space. We might also even see more tornados or extreme weather, this could cause more properties to become at risk

LOL you could potentially market various climate metrics such as average temperature, air quality, average weather etc to potential buyers/tennants.
 
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