dontpanicpikey asked:
The fields behind my house slope towards the house and when it rains the water drains off into my garden. When it pours down, like it did in January, a stream forms across my garden and flows into my neighbour’s garden. Can I ask the owner of the fields to take action to prevent this happening by improving the drainage, or it my responsibility to do something?
7 responses so far ↓
1 Sal*UK // Nov 21, 2008 at 12:37 am
No - the onus is on you to improve the drainage in your garden.
2 Christina - // Nov 22, 2008 at 8:29 am
since it is there land they are theones who are meant to sort out the problem
for free legal advice contact your local CAB office
3 John S // Nov 25, 2008 at 7:51 am
Irrigation systems work well
4 random man5 // Nov 28, 2008 at 2:37 pm
It can’t hurt to ask so you should at least try to sort something out.
5 eastanglianwanderer // Dec 1, 2008 at 11:49 am
As it affects your neighbours garden too I suggest the two of you meet up, discuss whats to be done and approach the landowner together. Two annoyed residents are more likely to make him listen!
6 Dalli the Lama // Dec 4, 2008 at 9:06 pm
I’m afraid you will find that run-offs of surface water is not the landowner’s responsibility, otherwise you could get almost any one to sort out that kind of thing. Only the water companies can be made to improve drainage of the sewers and rivers. You may find that the fields were there before your house was built, and where once the water drained off harmlessly, it now enters someones’ gardens. You will have to do any remedial work yourself or with your neighbours, such as putting in a drain at the boundary to catch the water before it comes over to your land. It may not be the answer you want, but I believe that’s the position.
7 meanolmaw // Dec 7, 2008 at 9:04 am
if the landowner is a nice fellow, he may do something to help you…. if not, he may just tell you that you shouldn’t have put your garden ‘there’……seems that a berm at the bottom of that hill might direct enuff water off to the side that you and the neighbor both would be better off….. perhaps if when you speak to the landowner, you have solid ideas of what would help, he’ll listen better…. also if they’re not going to be expensive or you’re willing to help pay….
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