Regulations regarding a buried spur to power garage?
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Not an electrician. A company that does groundworks and lays in ducts, pipes and services may have one, before they dig up the road.
But that's the thing. If you contract soemone to do the job, they will have the right tools, liability insurance, etc.
If you DIY it, then its up to you to do all of that, and take the personal risk.
But that's the thing. If you contract soemone to do the job, they will have the right tools, liability insurance, etc.
If you DIY it, then its up to you to do all of that, and take the personal risk.
I still think you need to check with a lawyer the legal position of burying a cable in land you do not own.
That said you seem to have set your heart on doing this irrespective of what others say.
And a word of advice, based on experience of a lease hold flat - the upstairs flat, was NOT allowed to run a cable down the outside wall of the flat below to his garage!
That said you seem to have set your heart on doing this irrespective of what others say.
And a word of advice, based on experience of a lease hold flat - the upstairs flat, was NOT allowed to run a cable down the outside wall of the flat below to his garage!
Surely though, thats because the landlord was an arsehole? Rather than any specific general legal issue with running a cable down a wall.
If all parties involved have no problem with the installation, then its surely no problem.
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Perhaps the occupiers of the upstairs flat had been a******es before that.
Maybe not but isn't that the point? We don't know.
Er no actually. It was clearly stated in the leasehold document!
uhhu, and said leasehold document is written by/for whom? Thats right, the landlord/freeholder...
Thus, the issue was caused by the landlord being an arsehole.
Thus, the issue was caused by the landlord being an arsehole.
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I've lived in leasehold properties and you accept the "rules".
Why would the landlord be an "axxx" in your words???
Rules can be changed or adjusted to suit.
Exemptions can be made.
Refusing to even consider a sensible and reasonable request due to a blanket catchall clause written in some agreement would make him an arsehole in my eyes.
Exemptions can be made.
Refusing to even consider a sensible and reasonable request due to a blanket catchall clause written in some agreement would make him an arsehole in my eyes.
Not always. I want the motorway limit raised to 100 mph but I doubt that will happen.
well ofcourse but thats a national issue for governments.
Theres no national governmental rule stating that someone cant run a pipe/conduit/cable/whatever over someone elses land.
Its simply a matter for the parties involved to agree upon.
They may ofcourse wish (and its probably a good idea) to have a lawyer draw up some agreements stating the legal position from both sides, IE what access the OP has to his cable in future, and what rights the land owner has to reclaim the land in future etc. Its pretty common for that sort of thing to be arranged for all sorts of services. Ofcourse it depends how concrete the OP wants it all to be.
Theres no national governmental rule stating that someone cant run a pipe/conduit/cable/whatever over someone elses land.
Its simply a matter for the parties involved to agree upon.
They may ofcourse wish (and its probably a good idea) to have a lawyer draw up some agreements stating the legal position from both sides, IE what access the OP has to his cable in future, and what rights the land owner has to reclaim the land in future etc. Its pretty common for that sort of thing to be arranged for all sorts of services. Ofcourse it depends how concrete the OP wants it all to be.
The OP needs to google "easement" and "wayleave" then go and see a Solicitor!
I've thanked people throughout the thread for helpful comments... if it is so complicated it needs solicitors it's just not worth doing, the garage is so close I can just sling an extension cord as I do now! Solicitor's fees would probably double the cost of the work, which has already got out of hand in terms of complexity.
I really wish the people building the development hadn't scrimped on the £100 per house to put a power line in the garage in the first place when digging foundations and laying roads, it just seems such an obvious thing to do!
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