As floods and severe weather conditions continue to affect the UK, record numbers of homeowners are searching for flood recovery tradesmen and damp and waterproofing experts, according to TrustMark.

TrustMark has seen the number of searches for flood protection services more than double to over 8,500 searches in January 2014 alone – a 300% increase on the same period last year. It also found that:

Stuart Carter, head of PR and marketing at TrustMark, said: “As the bad weather continues, more and more homeowners are realising the value of using high-quality protection services before the weather is at its worst. Repairing your home after devastating damage from floods and high winds is never easy, but it is clear that homeowners are really seeing the importance of preparing for the worst as seasonal extreme weather becomes the norm in the UK.”