Repossession - gas line 'cut' from next door

Saver-Rob

I am currently looking @ a repossession and we have been told that due to the previous owners not paying the bill the gas line has been cut or 'capped' by the supplier from next doors property.

This I am assuming means the pipe into the house needs reconnecting to the gas supply. The next door neighbours are said they are happy to allow the supplier to fix the pipe but I dont even know a ballpark cost that this may be. Are we going to be talking a huge sum?

Any ideas appreciated. Thanks.

Vestra

Saver-Rob wrote: »

I am currently looking @ a repossession and we have been told that due to the previous owners not paying the bill the gas line has been cut or 'capped' by the supplier from next doors property.

This I am assuming means the pipe into the house needs reconnecting to the gas supply. The next door neighbours are said they are happy to allow the supplier to fix the pipe but I dont even know a ballpark cost that this may be. Are we going to be talking a huge sum?

Any ideas appreciated. Thanks.

Nope as you are the new occupier it will not cost you anything. Just phone the gas supplier they will probably ask you to fax in a copy of your proof of purchase.

Saver-Rob

Ah thats interesting. Thanks alot.

Energyman_2

Saver-Rob wrote: »

I am currently looking @ a repossession and we have been told that due to the previous owners not paying the bill the gas line has been cut or 'capped' by the supplier from next doors property.

This I am assuming means the pipe into the house needs reconnecting to the gas supply. The next door neighbours are said they are happy to allow the supplier to fix the pipe but I dont even know a ballpark cost that this may be. Are we going to be talking a huge sum?

Any ideas appreciated. Thanks.

Gas and electricity used to cross from other peoples houses regularly in the 'old days' - it is not allowed now in these circumstances for safety and access reasons. Your gas supply is on his property and the gas company would require a wayleave from your neighbour. What if you fall out with him or he accidently damages you pipe?

You will need a new gas connection into your property. They probably will not even come off neighbours pipe. If it is a terrace house and the gas is in the footpath outside the costs will start at approx £350 - £500. If there are longer distances to travel (long gardens / gas supply not close etc) the costs will be more.

The timescale for this to be done will be at least 6 weeks - 10 weeks.

Premier_2

Energyman

Business not going too well at present? Feeling forced to tout for business here on MSE? Your last post was also advertising/touting and your posts have been alerted accordingly.:mad:

adprob

hi

if the gas has been cut off this will have been done by national grid / transco who will bill you for the work as they consider this a new supply. on the plus side you should be able to choose your supplier from the word go. just make sure you get an mprn from nat grid

Vestra

adprob wrote: »

hi

if the gas has been cut off this will have been done by national grid / transco who will bill you for the work as they consider this a new supply. on the plus side you should be able to choose your supplier from the word go. just make sure you get an mprn from nat grid

Unlikely, it sounds that as it was a repossession the previous occupier will have had debt and the supplier will have disconnected the supply.

adprob

the supplier arranges for national grid / transco to do the work. they cannot disconnect themselves as they do not own the network. i may be wrong regarding choosing your own supplier but you will have to pay for the reconnection. i do not see the supplier picking up the tab for a several hundred pound job when you can then go and change supplier!

Saver-Rob

Thanks for all posts. I will have more of an idea now.

Vestra

adprob wrote: »

the supplier arranges for national grid / transco to do the work. they cannot disconnect themselves as they do not own the network. i may be wrong regarding choosing your own supplier but you will have to pay for the reconnection. i do not see the supplier picking up the tab for a several hundred pound job when you can then go and change supplier!

Sorry I meant the supplier authorises the work and pays for it, and transco are the actual ones who do the job. However only the supplier of the supply can arrange the job (there is still a supplier when the supply is disconnected). The supplier will not charge when it is a new tenant moving into a property (they add these costs on to the debt of the previous occupier (who racked up the debt). They will only charge if it is the same person who had the supply before.

Energyman_2

Premier wrote: »

Energyman

Business not going too well at present? Feeling forced to tout for business here on MSE? Your last post was also advertising/touting and your posts have been alerted accordingly.:mad:

I would like to think my input this this discussion was very relevent as I have a lot of experience in this area - It is very difficult to give an answer given the limited information in the original and subsequent posts, and without that it is quess work to speculate exactly what needs to be done to restore the supply. - However in my opimion it sound s like a new supply is needed.

I am the only one to have given any useful info re cost / timescales if this is indeed the case. (These will vary across the country) The people whom the customer needs to contact are not transco but the the local gas network - (in my area it is Northern Gas Networks - but United Utilities work on their behalf and Balfour Beatty actually do the work!)

I am not touting for business as a job of this nature would not be economically viable for me unless it was very close - I am prepared to try and better answer the original question and help the Saver Rob (which incidentally I did not notice you adding anything relevent)