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Posted: Tue Apr 11, 2006 8:41 am
by Jnofrills
I have a lane next to my house and the plot at the top has recently been purchased by an individual to build a private dwelling on. I have been approached to connect to my sewer, thus avoiding connection in the road, which I understand requires registered contractors and havin the road closed. This will obviously save him £££. I am happy for him to do this, although I assume I need to have a legal document drawn up regarding responsibility etc? Also he has asked me to let him know how much I would like. I have no clue. Can anyone give me some guidance please (Im a single mum).
Many thanks.

PS excavation from my boundary would be no more than 2m

Posted: Wed Apr 12, 2006 2:01 pm
by Tony McC
I've seen fees ranging from 200 quid to 100,000 pounds. It all depends on how much you can screw out of the would-be connectee, which is usually afigure estimated to be around 50-75% of the cost of making a formal connection in the public highway. I would suggest you contact a drainage speciliast and/or a structural surveyor in your area who can advise you once they've seen the site.