Overhead Power cable compensation - Electrical act 1989 & Land Compensation act 1973

bgm_co

Hi,

I have to meet with my mother today who has been dealing with Sherwill Forbes. She has 3 cables that run over the bottom of her garden about 80ft from the back of the house, her house is valued at 285k from Sherwill Forbes and they say they will get her £3500 and then charge her 10% for their fees.

They have sent her a few letters, and also speak to her in the phone (but on the phone isn't much help, as you can imagine shes old and doesn't make sense of what they are saying and feels put on the spot when discussing things on the phone.). I Don't know a lot about this but am starting to look into it.

Firstly the offer of £3500 probably sounds like a lot of money to her but to me it really doesn't, its about 1.2% of what they valued the property at.

Also she hasn't been given the pros and cons of entering in to a easement deed on her property? so we have no idea what they are.

Nor do we know whether an easement is more beneficial than a wayleaves?

Would the easement also cover all cables? As well as the three cables across the back she also has a power cable that has nothing to do with her house run from a pole outside the garden and attach to the facia board at the front of her property and then run across to a neighbouring property to supply them with power. Would this cable also be taken in consideration?

I understand some peoples view of this as free money.. take it.. But there must be some negatives about adding a deed to your property for electrical cables?