Water leak

seikothrill

It would appear there is a leak/ crack in a main sewer pipe (possible storm drain) that runs through my garden.

The leak is creating a small puddle in my neighbours garden. They have young children and I am worried that if it is sewage they could be exposed to disease etc

Does anyone know the following?

1. Who do I contact to look at possible leak - Anglia Water or a local drainage/ plumbing expert?
2. If a leak is found am I responsible for repair cost?
3. Is this type of repair covered on Buildings insurance?
4. How would people suggest I get repair done - Anglia Water or a local drainage/ plumbing expert?
4. I recently received a letter from Anglia Direct offering a type of insurance. Should I start insurance then claim on it? (and then cancel policy?)

Any help would be greatly appreciated.

Thanks in advance

ormus

1. generally householders are responsible for the drainage system on their own property.
2. houses built before a certain date have special rules. ie 1935?
3. shared drains also have a special rule.
4. contact the local council and the water utility.
5. buildings insurance may or may not cover drainage. beware of any excess to pay though. ie subsidence excess is usually 1000 quid.
6. taking out drainage insurance and then claiming for a previous problem is possible fraud. your morals may be different from mine though. they may not pay out anyway if they can see/say its a long standing problem.
7. are you really sure its a drainage problem after all?

McKneff

andrew-b wrote: »

If it's a public sewer it's the responsibility of whoever you pay sewerage fees to ..usually but not always the same as the company supplying your water. Our main sewer in our street passes beneath the front of our front gardens ...plus we have shared drains between each pair of properties. As i understand it our water company is responsible for the main sewer but my neighbour and i are jointly responsibility for the shared part of the drains feeding into it.
Some of the rules about this are to change soon and the sewerage companies will be responsible for many more drains i believe.

However as your first port of call i'd contact the water company (whichever one you pay sewerage fees).

Andy

Hi Andrew, (sorry OP to hijack your thread)
How did you get on with your DLA claim.
No update on that thread, i looked first.