It also means you can sit back and let them pursue the wayleave claim, which can take up to nearly two years. These are less conspicuous than their larger metal companions and most of the time, if you have them travelling over your land, you’ll rarely bat an eye. Whatever the point of view you hold, the power needs to travel from source to destination somehow. in order to ascertain whether there is an agreement in place on your land you will need to obtain a conveyancing deed. Also would asking the electricity company to remove the poles prompt a larger offer ?This is a little up for debate as to if the poles existed “prior” to you taking on the land/property and are “flagged as essential” they might be able to keep them there actually causing a lower access offer being made. Most utilities and power operators in the UK will have a department you can contact via the phone. Maybe you have overhead electric cables to house and residential areas nearby. Doing this might outweigh the difference/potential gains. Let us know how you choose to proceed, we’d love to hear how you get on.My neighbour has a wooden pole in garden there is 4 electric wires come off that onto insulators onto my house then the wire continue to other cottages along the wall can I claim for this?It’s hard to comment on individual claims. Whilst you can refuse access for this, ultimately if they complain that it’s an essential service there can be compulsory easements applied for.Wayleave agreements are taxable items that must be disclosed as income from land. We have an expired lease for underground electrical cabling. What I would say is personally I’d consider my expected time I would be staying in the property. Effectively the power company is “renting” space above your drive or garden. With backgrounds in property law or chartered surveying they offered a good level of experience when it comes to making a claim.
I have been told that I am therefore unable to claim anything as it is only for my use. It maybe that they will offer a reasonable amount you are happy with in which case you can claim yourself. was it swift?Hi thank you for the article, it was really useful! I’ll look into it. In the meantime can you specify what sort of underground cables?I have recently been offered a capitalised payment of £275 in respect of a 15 yr period for a single LV pole by the relevant network provider.
If I was planning moving home in a few years I’d claim as it takes so long to actually “get” the payment finalised and through.
You may have received letters from companies like Sherwill Drake Forbes or Thomson Broadbent in the post. Business. They’ll take a cut in the form of commission – but it may balance the extra amount they could get through experienced negotiation.In the first instance, approaching your local council with the details of the pole number etc. This can be done by contacting your local land registry services or searching online for land registry in your area.Unlike an easement, which can be a permanent right of access over your land, a wayleave agreement is usually an annual thing. Copyright 2013-2020 Savvy Dad. We were not aware we had a cable under our property.I can give an opinion, but not advice. Why might I receive a lump sum payment from the electricity company? It’s worth quoting the current market prices to any initial contacts you have as these prices will likely reduce over the coming months.
Therefore, they are usually disclosed on the land Registry. is-my-wayleaves-contact.html from September 2017 Lines Only Rates for new Vodafone Wayleaves pence per metre Underground Cable WAYLEAVE PAYMENTS 01/12/16 - 30/11/17 (provisional) Occupier Owner/Occupier Energis (rental) ELECTRICITY WAYLEAVE COMPENSATION PAYMENTS … ?Potentially I would open up dialogue directly with them and see about what payments they would offer you.
With this in mind if you’re looking at claiming on the huge metal pylons, thing carefully. This payment is for the passage of high voltage power over their land. In most cases, it’s worth seeing if you can contact your local wayleave officer to advise as they might have examples of previous dealings with the utilities in question.Hi Stuart, thanks for your comment.
A Wayleave agreement or compensation is an annually renewed right of use for utilities over or under a private land giving way to a payment to the land owner. Any advise on this point ?Most property law consultant companies seem to suggest you may be able to claim up to 6 years’ worth of backdated annual payments in one lump sum, and then continue to receive an annual payment. This is for power lines or land space for poles.Not everyone is entitled to these wayleave payments though, which is where things get tricky. This seems very low are they trying it on do you think?Broadly speaking the value you’ll get depends on the location, impact on property and amount of poles/lines. Should I accept this response?Did you apply direct, or use a company to apply on your behalf? Remember that all payments are of a value relative to the land value, property and imposition incurred. I wasn’t convinced I had it the correct way around.I have now been offered a one off (15 year) payment of £380, or an annual payment of £41.I have been offered a claim process for underground cables. ThanksHI, I believe that if you’ve chosen to use TB via their fee-free (no win, no fee) option, you’d likely need to pay fees if you then chose not to use them. Firstly, compensation can only be paid “once”.