Can my neighbour's gutters overhang and downpipe terminate onto my driveway?

Question

I am buying a new house in the UK. My new neighbours downpipes are terminating right at my garage door and their gutters are overhanging on my driveway. Neighbour has a detached house. Do I have the right to get it removed from/above my property? Should I ask the seller sort it out before I buy the property?

I am planning to extend my garage as well, but the neighbour's downpipe will block my extension.

Additional Details

Interest rates have risen 3rd time since I made an offer for this house. But because of the silly long chain, the sale couldn't be completed yet. Cost of borrowing increased £240 per month since then. I am not going to buy the house as I realized it may go bust if interest rates go back to 7%+. Thanks for all answers!

Answer 1

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If you are not happy I would also ask the neighbor to remove it from your space for you may find the neighbor just may remove it when asked
I would check to see what the seller has to say and then go to the planning commission to see that they have to say.

Answer 2

Sounds like a zoning issue. Contact the authorities. Usually a neighbor can not imping on your property is such as was as to cause you damage.....such as the downspout as it could very well drain into your garage. Also their gutters have crossed the property line........the vertical property line.

Answer 3

What you can do varies from state to state.

Answer 4

Yes you do have the right to make sure the downspout issue is resolved by the seller. A drainage sleve to the street will prevent it from bieng invasive to you. Its a plastic sleve that fits over the downspout at different lengths depending on where you want it to drain. As far as the other you will most likely have to go to the city dept. Never heard of someone over the top when buying property?

Answer 5

check the council for appropriate set backs for your area. Where I live you can not have any structure, including sheds, guttering, watertanks etc. within 1m of the property boundary. Yor city council will be able to give you the advice, They should not be able to infringe on your property line. If you can find out that they are in the wrong you may be able to get the seller to drop the price due to the hassle of sorting it out. Or you can ask the seller to sort it out for you.

Source(s):

I am a property investor and deal with this sort of thing all the time.

Answer 6

no your land is your if anything from there land is on yours its there liability. if water turns to ice youfall you sue