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Anybody ever had this or think this is even legal.
In 1994 we bought a new build house. We are just about to add an extension. However, there are two large public sewer pipes suddenly flag that run within varying distance of between 100mm and 500mm of the house and garage and is stopping us building the manholes are not within our boundary but on public park land. We are not connected to them; the water company has confirmed even in 1994 the house would have been in breach of building regulations and would have never have been signed off legally. The house builder has since been bought out twice. The public pipes were in place long before the houses were built in 1994
Would I be right in believing we have rights to claim damages for this, against the present parent company, and they are responsible for moving it to bringing into regulations. As far as I can tell documentation has been forged, regulations ignored and bribes paid as due to the size of these pipes the min clearance either side that is needed at least 3m. The house foundation footings go down deeper than the paperwork the council hold.
The house is detached and the end of the road plot so there is nothing beyond us.
In 1994 we bought a new build house. We are just about to add an extension. However, there are two large public sewer pipes suddenly flag that run within varying distance of between 100mm and 500mm of the house and garage and is stopping us building the manholes are not within our boundary but on public park land. We are not connected to them; the water company has confirmed even in 1994 the house would have been in breach of building regulations and would have never have been signed off legally. The house builder has since been bought out twice. The public pipes were in place long before the houses were built in 1994
Would I be right in believing we have rights to claim damages for this, against the present parent company, and they are responsible for moving it to bringing into regulations. As far as I can tell documentation has been forged, regulations ignored and bribes paid as due to the size of these pipes the min clearance either side that is needed at least 3m. The house foundation footings go down deeper than the paperwork the council hold.
The house is detached and the end of the road plot so there is nothing beyond us.