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Thanks woody Unfortunately it is a garage <30m2 and so exempt, even though they are building over the line of their own foul drains Where would I find chapter and verse on this? TIA

I have pointed out to the people concerned that they will be wide open to claims of this kind, and that their insurance may well be void if they knew of the risk, but they are not willing to change their plans. I was hoping that somebody here would know if the Highways Dept (for example) have...

Why, is it more than 30 m^2?

We had a similar problem in a stone barn conversion, where the gable end wall had penetrating damp and there was a small amount of black mould on the bedroom wall. When we bought it the structural survey recommended dry lining with a cavity made using e.g. plastic waffle spacer sheet ventilated...

In our neighbourhood the houses front directly on to the street and the rainwater downpipes are typically taken under the pavement to the road gutter (either through the original Victorian cast iron channels or replacement pipes concreted over flush with the paving). Is there any legislation...