The impact of flood insurance on residential property prices: Towards a new theoretical framework for the United Kingdom market

Journal of Financial Management of Property and Construction

Volumn 12, Issue 3, 2007, Pages 129-138

  Lamond, Jessica ^a   Proverbs, David ^a   Antwi, Adarkwah ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WOLVERHAMPTON   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Flood insurance; Flood risk; Property price

Indexed keywords

EID: 84992998963     PISSN: 13664387     EISSN: 17598443     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1108/13664380780001099     Document Type: Article

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