neighbour altered drainpipe to our house. Is it allowed????

davsidipp

soak aways are only usedin certain areas it is to prevent rainwater being discharged into the sewer

veryskint_3

BobProperty wrote: »

That's why I'm suggesting asking Environmental Health to check it out. Otherwise you will have to commence a civil action in the courts to follow it through and I can immediately see one way in which she could mess you about for months if you take that approach.

Ive rang the council and environmental health and both say its nothing to do with them ive also rang solicitors and no-one seems willing to take it on. What do you mean you can see one way in which she could mess us about?

Canucklehead

Hi

Do you have a soil pipe vent anywhere that you could run the rainwater into?
I know this may well break regs but seeing as the L.A. have been so helpful and concerned with your problem then why should you care.
Corgi Guy.

veryskint_3

Canucklehead wrote: »

Hi

Do you have a soil pipe vent anywhere that you could run the rainwater into?
I know this may well break regs but seeing as the L.A. have been so helpful and concerned with your problem then why should you care.
Corgi Guy.

we do have guttering down the other side so it could be connected across the gable end. We need it to comply with the building regs as we need it to pass final inspection.

BobProperty

veryskint wrote: »

we do have guttering down the other side so it could be connected across the gable end. We need it to comply with the building regs as we need it to pass final inspection.

Won't you need to re-align most of the guttering though? Might be worth it just for the peace of mind that next door can't interfere with it in future. Equally, I'd be tempted to send them the bill for it. (Corgi Guy - I feel the need for a bag of JetCem coming on.....)

adouglasmhor

BobProperty wrote: »

(Corgi Guy - I feel the need for a bag of JetCem coming on.....)

Is that like spray mastic?

mk-donald

Clearly you need to resolve this somehow via enforcement of regulations/law, BUT in the meantime you do NOT want the rainwater just overflowing wherever down the back of your house and damaging your property as it falls and where it lands...

So why not cut back the end of your guttering half an inch and then all the water will pour off the end mostly onto your neighbours property where it belongs (albeit in their guttering, but they peversely chose not to let it into their guttering).

That obviously isn't a solution, but that way you shift most of the practical problem and nuisance back to the person who precipitated the problem rather than shouldering it all yourself and might expedite a meeting a minds on the issue.

veryskint_3

mk-donald wrote: »

Clearly you need to resolve this somehow via enforcement of regulations/law, BUT in the meantime you do NOT want the rainwater just overflowing wherever down the back of your house and damaging your property as it falls and where it lands...

So why not cut back the end of your guttering half an inch and then all the water will pour off the end mostly onto your neighbours property where it belongs (albeit in their guttering, but they peversely chose not to let it into their guttering).

That obviously isn't a solution, but that way you shift most of the practical problem and nuisance back to the person who precipitated the problem rather than shouldering it all yourself and might expedite a meeting a minds on the issue.

i understand but as i said before we cannot get to the other end of the guttering without going onto her side and she wont let us

espresso

veryskint wrote: »

i understand but as i said before we cannot get to the other end of the guttering without going onto her side and she wont let us

Can't you knock off the end cap that she has had fitted to your gutter, using a long piece of wood etc. so that the water flows into her property?

paddy's_mum

Unfortunately, if veryskint does take action to 'divert' the water onto her neighbour's property as a deliberate act, she then becomes the one causing an actionable nuisance and the neighbour would be entitled to sue her! Clearly the neighbour is spiteful and would no doubt enjoy having grounds to persecute you further.

Seems grossly unfair, I know, but don't put yourself in the wrong. Better by far, in my view, to try to accommodate the water somewhere within your own property and let the neighbour go to hell in a handcart. She is herself being very shortsighted though since when she comes to sell her own property, she will have some explaining to do!