Dave Plowman (News) wrote:
In article .com,
wrote:

If it is a shared drain for a house built before 1937, it is a public
sewer from the point where the waste from more than one house joins the
pipe, and it is the sewer company's responsibility to maintain it.


That's interesting as they join up in my back garden - then run out to the
street *under* my house - through the cellar. Wonder when this came in as
I was told the previous owner had paid a lot to have them replaced.



We had the same issue, our house was built in 1936, with shared drains,
our's being the last house before it enters the main sewer. Initially
the water company denied all knowledge so I had to fork out £200 to get
the drains cleared by dyno-rod (Bank holiday weekend, Sunday evening
call-out, ouch!!). With the power of Google and a letter to the water
company I got my £200 reimbursed and a letter confirming their
responsibility. I've had to call them out twice since, all hassle free!! :-)