Tobermore retaining wall

[Harry Bloomfield]

It's common for the higher land owner to be responsible for any retaining wall supporting their land.

If the lower land, is not a natural feature, then I would suggest - the land level was lowered, in order to accommodate the OP's property. Doing that, would then suggest the OP's house owner, had to build that. He would then have responsibility for its maintenance.

 

[^woody^]

If the lower land, is not a natural feature, then I would suggest - the land level was lowered, in order to accommodate the OP's property. Doing that, would then suggest the OP's house owner, had to build that. He would then have responsibility for its maintenance.

It's a new estate.

The the developer would have parcelled the plots and provisioned the boundaries, and it's very common for what the developer's solicitor draws up and the builder builds to be different.

 

[stevie888]

You'd normally try to aim for a cut to fill balance when dealing with a sloping site so the original ground surface would probably have been aroiund mid height.

I would not want anythng to do with this unless there was absolute clarity on who is responsible for what and in all probability not then.

 

[jj4091]

If you are keen to buy the property and cannot negotiate the price at least instruct your solicitor to ensure that the seller provides indemnity insurance that covers the wall for at least 20 years.