Gas easement

makeitstop

Hi all,

What are the views relating to easement for gas services at the rear of a garden.?

A property I am considering buying on a new development has such an easement at the very back of the rear garden which itself is approx 13 metres long.

Opinions welcome.

AdrianC

Gas pipe's gotta go somewhere...

I don't know if there's a wayleave payment due for gas pipes in the same way as there is for electricity infrastructure - but even if there is, it's not going to be something to retire off...

makeitstop

AdrianC wrote: »

Gas pipe's gotta go somewhere...

I don't know if there's a wayleave payment due for gas pipes in the same way as there is for electricity infrastructure - but even if there is, it's not going to be something to retire off...

Hi Adrian,

Thanks for the reply.

Can you tell me what you know of wayleave payments, or anything else in respect of such easement.?

Feel free to PM me if you think it's more appropriate.

AdrianC

Google will tell you more than I. My experience is with Electrickery - a (small!) cheque turns up every year for the cable going over or under our plot, and for the poles and their stay wires. The payments are ONLY applicable to kit that doesn't directly supply you - so the pipe/cable to your house doesn't count, but if the cable to your neighbours wanders through, that does.

Robin9

There is a difference between an easement and a wayleave. The latter is as has been said often for poles and cables.

An easement - as in this case is for major cables and pipes - it will also have restrictions on it re buildings of sheds and garages.

On a day to day basis it is no problem but see your solicitor and keep a copy of the easement and plan in your property

davidmcn

You're not going to get paid anything for pipes which are already there in a new development. It's just a restriction on development (and the remote possibility of the pipe being dug up at some point in the future). I wouldn't be bothered about something at the bottom of the garden.

makeitstop

davidmcn wrote: »

You're not going to get paid anything for pipes which are already there in a new development. It's just a restriction on development (and the remote possibility of the pipe being dug up at some point in the future). I wouldn't be bothered about something at the bottom of the garden.

Not even in the sense that it could affect future value.?

Surely it's better not to have such an issue with a new house, in which case, there would / could be a difference in value of two identical houses, one with and one without easement yes.?

davidmcn

makeitstop wrote: »

Not even in the sense that it could affect future value.?

Surely it's better not to have such an issue with a new house, in which case, there would / could be a difference in value of two identical houses, one with and one without easement yes.?

It might put some people off, but I think you'd be struggling to find a surveyor who would say it makes any significant difference in value.

There are other reasons which would prevent you from building anything at the bottom of the garden, most new developments have restrictions against building sheds, planting big trees etc anyway, so in practice it probably doesn't make much difference.

Yolina

I would check with them the procedure in the event of say, being away on hols and them needing emergency access to the pipe. Do they need to force entry to your house to get to the garden or can it be accessed some other way (via a neighbour's garden for example)? That kind of things