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hire a digger for an hour and drag it off the wall by force
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there is no grey area, airspace is sovereignI can see their point - they've bought a property believing there was mains electricity in the shed, and you've bought a property knowing there was a cable crossing your land to power their shed.
They've already had the cable replaced at your request and to your specification, but now you want them to replace it again, but have it installed differently.
You could either come to an amicable solution, most likely involving you meeting them halfway with the cost, or it would be a matter for solicitors, however bare in mind it could come about that they have an implied right to keep their cable where it was.
hire a digger for an hour and drag it off the wall by force
there is no grey area, airspace is sovereign
youre*Your just being stupid now.
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to me there is no grey area here, i would find a way to rip that cable down by tomorrow but thats just me
the ' is less important than the e at the end, big difference in your/youre than youre/you'reYou're, if you're being picky.
He was well and truely been Cowboyed then.Oh they are the best arent they? Neighbour issues :-S
Thanks, this info is really helpful
The previous cable had been there for 7 years (unknown how long beyond that) but less noticeable as grey and ran along the wall for the main part. The new cable is thick, black and runs from their flat to their shed directly across my garden and air space.
I explained to them I am happy for them to run along and down my walls and under my path (to meet them halfway) and the wayleave would be good in this instance for future, but they already spent £280 on this shoddy job so are reluctant to spend more.
Well pirate, for the benefit of Forum members, that a new one, "get a Lawyer in" it's usually get an Electrician in, a good post and a good idea.For the record, and sorry it's off-topic but there were NO chineapple punks in my paella!
Airspace is sovereign? Well, actually not quite as our government hijacked it for the purposes of selling off the rights to TV and radio and mobile telephone companies, allowing them to send their signals through that airspace, and to be fair, we all benefit from that in the end. How that money is spent is another debate...
There are complex legal issues here...get a lawyer in.
This problem is nothing to do with electrical regs, that just dilutes things. Simple fact is it's your land, they have no right to use it.
Having said that if you want to find a middle ground to avoid devaluing your house for the future I'd push for a minimum 3.5m tall permanent post on their property to keep the cable out of harm's way. And a legal agreement giving them a licence to have it there, just to be sure they don't get the right to have it there.
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