I noticed a cottage for sale which has no septic tank and no mains. As
it stands at the moment it's not possible to get a mortgage on the
cottage due to this.

Apparently the site is too small for a septic tank to be placed in the
garden, as the garden is too small and the tank has to be placed a
certain distance from the house.

I was wondering if anyone knew any alternatives to septic tanks which
might be permitted to be placed in a garden.

It's a long shot, but just thought I'd ask...!


You need to get all the legalities sorted before you buy. The actual plant
can be quite close to the house but the soakaway, assuming there is to be
one, needs to be more distant. One will be needed unless their is somewhere
else that the discharge can be made.Unless you can get formal written
agreement from a neighbouring landowner for this then forget it. This link
shows the possible consequenses if you get it wrong http://tinyurl.com/cd6o6

Peter Crosland