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

MrsMondragon

That pipe used to always drain into their front garden. Also since I have lived here (13 years), they have also had their gas flue point into the shared entrance.

Debt_Free_Chick

MrsMondragon wrote: »

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That is so bad it's almost funny! What a dreadful botched up job :eek:

Firstly though, I think you need to check your deeds. It could be that you each own half of that access with the result that the awful pipe is on your neighbour's land - in which case there's nothing you can do about it.

It really does depend on the deeds, but I doubt you have any grounds for making them change it.

They are almost certainly in breach of building regs and other laws (enforced by the Environment Agency, relating to discharge of foul water) - but that's their problem.

It's difficult to argue that it might lead to an accident or injury as it's flush agains the wall and not impeding direct access along the path or through the door.

Before they had the work done, where did the old guttering go?

Debt_Free_Chick

Debt_Free_Chick wrote: »

That is so bad it's almost funny! What a dreadful botched up job :eek:

Firstly though, I think you need to check your deeds. It could be that you each own half of that access with the result that the awful pipe is on your neighbour's land - in which case there's nothing you can do about it.

What I mean is that the boundary goes straight down the middle of the path.

You can't establish your rights (if any) without looking at the deeds to see whether or not this is an issue for you.

MrsMondragon

My solicitor has my house deeds for safe keeping, I think im going to give him a call. Thanks everyone who has responded.

anoneemouse

I'm getting confused - photos, then change of photo, then photo obliterated!!!

From my memory of the photo - that path leads up to a door. If that door is YOURS only - then I would have said that is YOUR path only.

MrsMondragon

Its a shared door. We both have use of it from the back of our houses.

Debt_Free_Chick

MrsMondragon wrote: »

My solicitor has my house deeds for safe keeping, I think im going to give him a call. Thanks everyone who has responded.

They may want to make a charge. If so, it's almost certainly cheaper to get a copy online from the land registry. And if you save the documents to your PC, you'll have a copy for the future too

If you do, get the title plan as well as the deed. The title plan shows the boundary and it may simply go down the middle of the path - I'm almost 100% confident that it does

MrsMondragon

I do have a copy of my deeds somewhere at home, but im not sure that I would be able to translate them though!

Debt_Free_Chick

MrsMondragon wrote: »

I do have a copy of my deeds somewhere at home, but im not sure that I would be able to translate them though!

Just look at the plan (drawing) of the plot. There should be a line (possibly in red, maybe blue) showing the boundary. If that line goes down the middle of the gap between you and your neighbour, then you each own half the path.

The deeds will then give each of you a (private) right of access over the other half - otherwise the path would be useless

MrsMondragon

Just spoke to my solicitor. He did had a look at the title deeds and confirmed they had no right to do what they have. Also they have no right to having the flue where it is located. He directed me to the council legal department as well as Building Regulations, who obviously have not given him planning permission.