Bought house, found damaged drains

mta999

What did the seller say about the drains if anything i.e was there a question that the seller answered regarding the drains?

TheJP

https://forums.moneysavingexpert.com/discussion/comment/82035281#Comment_82035281

If its on the owners property it is almost certain it will be the owners responsibility. Utilities usually take responsibility up to the property boundary.

dutchcloggie

Yeah. The deeds all describe the drains as owner's responsibility. Oh well...best start saving money…

MyRealNameToo

https://forums.moneysavingexpert.com/discussion/comment/82035870#Comment_82035870

Unless they are shared in which case they are the responsibility of all who are using them

Section62

https://forums.moneysavingexpert.com/discussion/comment/82035870#Comment_82035870

Not with sewers.

Electric, gas, and phone/broadband responsibility is the provider's much further than the served property's boundary.

Section62

https://forums.moneysavingexpert.com/discussion/comment/82035889#Comment_82035889

Shared drainage is now generally the responsibility of the water company, unless it discharges into a watercourse/pond/soakaway or a private treatment plant.

TroubledTarts

https://forums.moneysavingexpert.com/discussion/comment/82035884#Comment_82035884

Don't you mean she needs to start saving money 😅😂

My friend has recently bought a house.

Bigphil1474

https://forums.moneysavingexpert.com/discussion/comment/82035870#Comment_82035870

That isn't true with drainage, electricity, gas, and water, and probably broadband/telecoms. Electrics, gas and water are usually the providers responsibility up to the meter, and most private sewer drains were adopted by water boards before 2011.

MyRealNameToo

https://forums.moneysavingexpert.com/discussion/comment/82035924#Comment_82035924

Thats what I thought but two waterboards are saying otherwise

Section62

https://forums.moneysavingexpert.com/discussion/comment/82036538#Comment_82036538

Depends on the context in which they are saying that. If they are talking about private drainage which doesn't connect ("communicate") to the public sewer system then they aren't entirely wrong.