Accessing a water pipe

[General lee 979]

Looking for some advice I own a property that is land locked with a access lane to my gate o share a water supply with the people who own the property in front of mine I want to get my own water supply but would have to go down the access lane that they own they are refusing and saying I have to continue sharing the water supply that they get the bill for and then charge me an absurd amount for does anyone have any idea where I stand on this 

[Bakerboy 4,736]

  On 07/08/2024 at 19:38, General lee said:

Looking for some advice I own a property that is land locked with a access lane to my gate o share a water supply with the people who own the property in front of mine I want to get my own water supply but would have to go down the access lane that they own they are refusing and saying I have to continue sharing the water supply that they get the bill for and then charge me an absurd amount for does anyone have any idea where I stand on this 

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Minefield mate, get a solicitor first as last

[Stavross 16,433]

Contact the water supplier, I did a job a while back where the situation was the same, shared supply, the customer wanted his own, person who had the meter didn’t want him to dig up 70 meters of access lane to go back to the main ( and he was paying the bill so no wonder he didn’t want him to have his own meter ) so we were able to install a sub meter, I put all the pipe work in and it was connected by an approved installer and chlorine tested for Northumbrian water, 2 separate bills to each property, no problems, think it cost a few quid mind

[Arry 22,904]

Maybe get a meter on your property from the feed and just pay what you use.

Cheers Arry

[Bakerboy 4,736]

  On 07/08/2024 at 20:05, Stavross said:

Contact the water supplier, I did a job a while back where the situation was the same, shared supply, the customer wanted his own, person who had the meter didn’t want him to dig up 70 meters of access lane to go back to the main ( and he was paying the bill so no wonder he didn’t want him to have his own meter ) so we were able to install a sub meter, I put all the pipe work in and it was connected by an approved installer and chlorine tested for Northumbrian water, 2 separate bills to each property, no problems, think it cost a few quid mind

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Can the water board make the landowner allow someone to dig up their property if they dont want them to,

[Chid 6,625]

  On 07/08/2024 at 20:49, Bakerboy said:

Can the water board make the landowner allow someone to dig up their property if they dont want them to,

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Enforced easement .. 

[General lee 979]

  On 07/08/2024 at 20:29, Arry said:

Maybe get a meter on your property from the feed and just pay what you use.

Cheers Arry

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Yeh tried that they said the extra money was for leaks

[Daniel cain 46,595]

You will already have a separate feed that comes off the main that goes back to your neighbours.Find your connection on the neighbours main(there will be a box with a stop tap and meter on his property,dig down next to it and install a separate meter on to your 28/32 mm alkathene that comes off it(thin blue pipe in picture,main will be 100 mm diameter)..its just a simple clamp goes over the main, tighten it up and your away.. easy,no need to go digging up the whole lane

Looking at 2500/4000 if you go through the waterboard...boys on the water (if you ask them)will do it for a grand cash on the fiddle..few hrs on a Saturday

[Greyman 29,579]

Drill a bore hole down to the water table and pay no one 

[greg64 2,893]

  On 07/08/2024 at 19:38, General lee said:

Looking for some advice I own a property that is land locked with a access lane to my gate o share a water supply with the people who own the property in front of mine I want to get my own water supply but would have to go down the access lane that they own they are refusing and saying I have to continue sharing the water supply that they get the bill for and then charge me an absurd amount for does anyone have any idea where I stand on this 

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are neighbor jut did this he had a contractor in with a trenchless mole only dug about 4 small holes in a run that must been over 1/4 of a mile from the main road to his house