Joint downpipe

Foul and surface water, private drains and public sewers, land drains and soakaways, filter drains and any other ways of getting rid of water.
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archiebald
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Post: # 32222Post archiebald

I have semidetached with a blocked downpipe (subsurface) that im in the process of tackling, the downpipe is in the middle of the 2 houses and serves both properties equally but enters the ground on my side! and the soakaway is under my garden. Am i right in thinking that we should share any costs to to sort this out? Thanks
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Post: # 32231Post Dave_L

If both properties equally share the connection, then costs should be shared. Simple as that.

Are you on good terms with said neighbour?
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Post: # 32236Post Tony McC

The property deeds will define responsibility, but any half-decent neighbour would usually offer to chuck-in with you.
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Post: # 32264Post lutonlagerlout

your not my next door neighbour are you archie?
i have the same problem but before the neighbour moved in some *builders* replaced the perfectly good guttering and replaced it with something that leaks and blocked the RWP

as said costs should be split

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