"r.bartlett" wrote in message
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Hi guy's

Our drain runs from our garden to next door and away. It appears that the
section on their ground has collapsed or at least particially blocked
where
the ground has dropped. Thus in less than 2 weeks I'm paddleless!

However as it's 'my' waste but the drain is on their land who's
responsible??

Cheers

Richard

Non shared drains are always the responsibility of the homeowner
to the point at which they meet the public sewer. Shared drains, which are
properly called private sewers, are the complex bit.

Shared drains built prior to the implementation of the Public Health Act on
1st October 1937 are the responsibility of the local water company. Nothing
whatsoever to do with the local council. Each house is still solely
responsible for the part of its own drain prior to it joining someone else's
drain and becoming a private sewer.


Shared drains built post 1st October 1937 are the joint responsibility of
the various homeowners unless the water company has 'adopted' them. It
doesn't matter where in the shared system the blockage occurs. Everyone
connected pays their share. Again each house is solely responsible for the
part of its own drain prior to it joining the private sewer.
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