Neighbour Wanting Access.

[Gerbert]

How did it end up @Cab-over Pete ? Nothing?

 

[DanniAgro]

Didn't know whether to start a new thread, or piggy back from this. Hope you don't mind @Cab-over Pete .
Openreach van turned up this morning. Looking at T ing off our fibre to a neighbour just behind us. A developer chap bought the farm and buildings, not the land. (Previous tenant still farms that....)
They have ripped it apart, and there's to be 5 dwellings built. They need to get fibre to it, and the only other alternative is a third of a mile down the road, and new poles, which would be difficult to say the least(small lane and endless trees). It would have to go across two of our fields, approximately 150m to our boundary(marked in blue) then across fields farmed by the previous tenant of the property (marked in red and orange). Already told the lad if we did agree to anything, it'd have to be underground on our fields, which we own(already have enough poles).
Is it a job for an agent from the get go when openreach come back to us? New owner not approached us. Think he's just left it to openreach.He's been there couple years, has a construction company. Any advice greatly appreciated. I'm sure we're in a fairly strong position, as our route is the simplest...
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Get a professional from the start. These sort of people (Openreach) tend to give a pro the respect and attention they wouldn’t give you even if you used exactly the same words. Of course they would have to pay for him.

 

[steveR]

Surprised if the cable duct and water pipe can go in the same trench...
BT etc from past experience are reluctant to bury anything in non accessible land....(not 6 inches under the surface in the roadside verge)
Duct and pipe needs to be well buried 2ft plus....
But really ...the only one to benefit is the "Blow In".
So depends on how good a neighbour you want to be.....and would the asker do it for you?...

Your having a laff!

Below subsoil depth... 1m.

 

[BredRedHfd]

Thanks for the replied so far. Be nice to know how @Cab-over Pete got on..

 

[Old Tup]

Your having a laff!

Below subsoil depth... 1m.

Fair enough

 

[ollie989898]

Your having a laff!

Below subsoil depth... 1m.

It's not like the additional depth even costs much more money, is it? You need a digger if it's 10 inches deep or 10 foot.

 

[Cab-over Pete]

Nothing ever came from it.

I think I said to him to forget his offer of £500

I told him it could be £5000 and that I would do all the digging and all the reinstatement and charge him for that work @ £100 per hour and work only goes ahead when I’ve got time.

Not heard owt about it since.

I wouldn’t be at all surprised if he hasn’t got one of those directional moles under my land from his.

 

[Old Tup]

It's not like the additional depth even costs much more money, is it? You need a digger if it's 10 inches deep or 10 foot.

You have never seen Openreach contractors at work….as far as they are concerned unless stood over by a whipmaster…anything below 6”” is sacred ground…and never to be touched….

 

[Old Tup]

So what about his wife and the Hedge

 

[ollie989898]

You have never seen Openreach contractors at work….as far as they are concerned unless stood over by a whipmaster…anything below 6”” is sacred ground…and never to be touched….

Are they afraid of hitting something?

 

[Cab-over Pete]

So what about his wife and the Hedge

I gave her a text bollocking. I’ve never heard a peep from her since and she’s not cut my hedge either.

 

[BredRedHfd]

Nothing ever came from it.

I think I said to him to forget his offer of £500

I told him it could be £5000 and that I would do all the digging and all the reinstatement and charge him for that work @ £100 per hour and work only goes ahead when I’ve got time.

Not heard owt about it since.

I wouldn’t be at all surprised if he hasn’t got one of those directional moles under my land from his.

Different breed city types..but then again, they probably think we're all odd too ..

 

[davidroberts30]

Are they afraid of hitting something?

No just f###ing useless

 

[Oliveau]

Didn't know whether to start a new thread, or piggy back from this. Hope you don't mind @Cab-over Pete .
Openreach van turned up this morning. Looking at T ing off our fibre to a neighbour just behind us. A developer chap bought the farm and buildings, not the land. (Previous tenant still farms that....)
They have ripped it apart, and there's to be 5 dwellings built. They need to get fibre to it, and the only other alternative is a third of a mile down the road, and new poles, which would be difficult to say the least(small lane and endless trees). It would have to go across two of our fields, approximately 150m to our boundary(marked in blue) then across fields farmed by the previous tenant of the property (marked in red and orange). Already told the lad if we did agree to anything, it'd have to be underground on our fields, which we own(already have enough poles).
Is it a job for an agent from the get go when openreach come back to us? New owner not approached us. Think he's just left it to openreach.He's been there couple years, has a construction company. Any advice greatly appreciated. I'm sure we're in a fairly strong position, as our route is the simplest...
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There’s a long standing principle which may help you: If there is a choice of a short route across your land or a long detour route you are entitled to 50% of the saving from using the shorter route.
Get an agent on board - from your location I would go to Fisher German.

 

[Old Tup]

Are they afraid of hitting something?

Tend to put them in with a mole….
If you were pulling it through and no one was checking up on you…how deep would you put it at?

 

[BredRedHfd]

There’s a long standing principle which may help you: If there is a choice of a short route across your land or a long detour route you are entitled to 50% of the saving from using the shorter route.
Get an agent on board - from your location I would go to Fisher German.

Thank you

 

[davidroberts30]

Tend to put them in with a mole….
If you were pulling it through and no one was checking up on you…how deep would you put it at?

Tie it to the trees round here