Meter box dispute

Robin9

When you buy a house particulalry "off plan" these are things which are not obvious  - you are thinking about the inside, schools, shops etc. Rights of way, neighbours needs are not on the agenda. 

Reed_Richards

Bendo said:

Reed_Richards said:

I looked-up GTC and they describe themselves thus:

We are the chosen utility partner for housebuilders and developers across the UK, delivering leading multi-utility infrastructure solutions to all types of new-build developments.

So they were the subcontractor to your housebuilder who sited the meter boxes badly, presumably.    If they contravened some law or building regulation then it is surely up to them to put this right at their own expense, however much that is.  But if they are within the regulations then it comes down to what you can negotiate.

I'd have thought they put it where they were told to and where the developer expected it to be.

If it's a new build,  surely take it to with the developer.

Yes indeed, GTC were just subcontractors to the developer.  But if the developer allows you to deal directly with GTC it just eliminates the middle men.  Otherwise, you ask the developer who in turn asks GTC.  

brewerdave

Surely the building itself (not extensions etc) should have been built at least 1 m away from the boundary ? Was your house built before or after the neighbour' s property?

MWT

brewerdave said:

Surely the building itself (not extensions etc) should have been built at least 1 m away from the boundary ? Was your house built before or after the neighbour' s property?

Not necessarily, you can have a house built right up to the boundary, it just impacts on the materials used due to fire regs. 

Bendo

It's probably a situation like this with a semi or terrace and an offset between them. 

https://maps.app.goo.gl/zk7imyBQgabBV8UR6?g_st=ac

In that example the meter box belongs to the house whos garage it's in front off, but easy enough to picture a similar situation to the OP where the garage belongs to the neighbour. 

Can't imagine why a neighbour would be an !!!!!! about it though 

MWT

Bendo said:

It's probably a situation like this with a semi or terrace and an offset between them. 

https://maps.app.goo.gl/zk7imyBQgabBV8UR6?g_st=ac

In that example the meter box belongs to the house whos garage it's in front off, but easy enough to picture a similar situation to the OP where the garage belongs to the neighbour. 

Can't imagine why a neighbour would be an !!!!!! about it though 

My mother-in-law has a similar location for her meter to what the OP describes.

Imagine in your photo that the house on the left has the meter box set into the right flank of the house so you'd have to step onto the neighbours drive by the grey bins to access it...