separating utilities

jacky_horn

Hi

We share utilities with my parents. They have a granny flat at the side of our house. We are going to fully separate the two with a view to eventually selling as two properties. Obviously, the gas water and electric can't be joined to us. Does anyone know how we start off doing this. What are the steps involved?

a&akay

jacky_horn wrote: »

Hi

We share utilities with my parents. They have a granny flat at the side of our house. We are going to fully separate the two with a view to eventually selling as two properties. Obviously, the gas water and electric can't be joined to us. Does anyone know how we start off doing this. What are the steps involved?

We have had a similar arrangement for the last 26 years. I would get several quotes from estate agents for the house as it is and the house split, saying that this is your intention in the near future. We were given a considerable leg up to a much better house than we could have afforded by the equity injection at the time and it may be that there are many familes with aging parents who would consider the same (there are risks that you have to weigh up at the time, as we did).

Water comes into your current house via the stop !!!!. The water utility may allow you to split it internally via separate metered supplies after it, ask them. You would have to put this arrangement in the deeds (our other recently deceased parent had this arrangement on a recently sold house and it caused no problems).

Gas. I would guess that they won't allow it due to gas safety issues. You would need to intercept the gas incomer externally before your meter and tee it to the new dwelling with its own meter. Size of pipe may be an issue but I doubt it.

Electricity. As gas, for H&S isolation reasons.

Central heating and hot water would need to be split, ie with a new separate system. Both would be fed off the new split cold water, gas and electricity, with new pipework inside the separate dwelling.

jacky_horn

a&akay thank you for your reply. We too have lived like this a long time - 18 years, but need to make changes in the future so are getting the info ready.

spiro

Gas will depend on distance from gas main to site of new meter as some distances have regulated prices, you will need to contact your local gas transporter.

Elec you will need to contact the local distribution business. You will also need a electrician to 'split' the current wiring and provide 2 seperate fuse boxes.

In both instances I think the new meters will be fitted on an outside wall rather inside as is the case with older properties.