I live in a small dead end terrace where most of us own our houses. The road is unadorned and in the deeds to each property we own the land up to the middle of the road outside our own house. Last year all 23 houses on the street contributed to having the road relaid and new pavements/ kerbstones fitted.
A property company has acquired one house on the street after the owner went into a nursing home. They are demanding the right to dig up the entire length of the road to allow them to give gas access at the property - the rest of us have gas but that property hasn't been renovated since the 30s. We have objected and refused our mutual consent to the gas board; as a consequence they have withdrawn. However the property firm have now contacted us saying this is essential works and will be done in spite of our objections. In addition to the inconvenience (eg expecting us not to park on our own street, the mess etc) they are not prepared to restore the road to the state it is in and will only patch it. This also invalidates the warranty we hold collectively for the work that was done last year.
We are all really upset by this but have no idea if we have any legal grounds to object?
A property company has acquired one house on the street after the owner went into a nursing home. They are demanding the right to dig up the entire length of the road to allow them to give gas access at the property - the rest of us have gas but that property hasn't been renovated since the 30s. We have objected and refused our mutual consent to the gas board; as a consequence they have withdrawn. However the property firm have now contacted us saying this is essential works and will be done in spite of our objections. In addition to the inconvenience (eg expecting us not to park on our own street, the mess etc) they are not prepared to restore the road to the state it is in and will only patch it. This also invalidates the warranty we hold collectively for the work that was done last year.
We are all really upset by this but have no idea if we have any legal grounds to object?
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