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Shared drain advise please

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  • 14-09-2017 12:15pm
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    Sara P
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    Hi there (hope I am posting in the correct place as am new to this forum)
    Need some advise please.
    We are looking to buy a house that was built on a plot of land. The owner subsequently built a second house and linked the sewage from house 2 to house 1.  If we buy house 1, they are asking for permission to access their sewage pipe which will be on our land. They had said they cannot link it directly to the village public sewage as it is not close enough or would require work to get linked up (Council have confirmed this). Is this a big NO NO? Not sure what they implications are in terms of block drains and who is responsible. Can you even tell whose sewerage causes the blockage. ANY advise or experience greatly appreciated!


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    Boards.ie: Mark
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    Moving over to Accommodation & Property where people may be better able to advise you.

    How can I? User's guide to some features on the new site



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    Graham
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    Talk to your solicitor, it's not that unusual a scenario but will mean you grant them access including digging things up if repairs are necessary.

    Personally, I wouldn't be too worried about such an arrangement, particularly if it's all agreed formally in advance. It's when they're not agreed formally that things can get ugly (and expensive).

    Do consider the positions of the existing drains, will it cause problems if you want to extend etc..


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    my3cents
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    OP are you linked to mains drainage or do you have a septic tank?


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    the_syco
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    Sara P wrote: »
    We are looking to buy a house that was built on a plot of land. The owner subsequently built a second house
    Sara P wrote: »
    If we buy house 1, they are asking for permission to access their sewage pipe which will be on our land. They had said they cannot link it directly to the village public sewage as it is not close enough or would require work to get linked up (Council have confirmed this).
    Sounds like there's a septic tank on your land that they want to keep access to.


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