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I live in an ex local authority semi detached house. The rainwater downpipes at the front and rear are (just) on my side of the boundary fence(s). The drainage gullies are also on my side. The down pipes serve the guttering around the perimeter of the roof serving both properties.
I suppose that there must be some kind of legal right of passage of the neighbours rainwater to the drain via the down pipes.
The neighbour also has a conservatory to the rear of the property, close to the boundary. The down pipe from their conservatory comes through a hole in their boundary fence and discharges into the gully on my side.
Do they have that automatic right to the additional discharge from their conservatory to come through the fence onto my property, or should they have had to make a separate provision for it?
I recently built an extension, and in doing so, was mindful of the need to maintain the drainage from the neighbouring property, despite the fact that I could have diverted the drainage via my new single story roof to an alternative location.
In order to maintain the original pathway for the neighbours rainwater, I am having to lay a new drainage path around my extension.
However, since we built the extension, the neighbours have taken it upon themselves to fit their own down pipe at the opposite end of the gutter.
So now, the only reason for the original down pipe to stay (and therefore for me to lay said pipe), is to serve their conservatory!
Am I liable to maintain this now that the neighbours have provided an alternative route for the rainwater from their house roof?
Any advice would be greatly appreciated. Thank you.
I suppose that there must be some kind of legal right of passage of the neighbours rainwater to the drain via the down pipes.
The neighbour also has a conservatory to the rear of the property, close to the boundary. The down pipe from their conservatory comes through a hole in their boundary fence and discharges into the gully on my side.
Do they have that automatic right to the additional discharge from their conservatory to come through the fence onto my property, or should they have had to make a separate provision for it?
I recently built an extension, and in doing so, was mindful of the need to maintain the drainage from the neighbouring property, despite the fact that I could have diverted the drainage via my new single story roof to an alternative location.
In order to maintain the original pathway for the neighbours rainwater, I am having to lay a new drainage path around my extension.
However, since we built the extension, the neighbours have taken it upon themselves to fit their own down pipe at the opposite end of the gutter.
So now, the only reason for the original down pipe to stay (and therefore for me to lay said pipe), is to serve their conservatory!
Am I liable to maintain this now that the neighbours have provided an alternative route for the rainwater from their house roof?
Any advice would be greatly appreciated. Thank you.
