fortune Posted October 6, 2016 Report Share Posted October 6, 2016 (edited) I've had a letter from some outfit regarding claiming for wayleave and over sail of power lines over my property. It is a bit like this PPI thing where they claim on your behalf and take a 20% cut. Whats it all about and does anyone claim it? How much do you get for what? It wasn't anything on my radar. I wouldn't have even thought about it. Edited October 6, 2016 by fortune Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Adge Cutler Posted October 6, 2016 Report Share Posted October 6, 2016 I've had a letter from some outfit regarding claiming for wayleave and over sail of power lines over my property. It is a bit like this PPI thing where they claim on your behalf and take a 20% cut. Whats it all about and does anyone claim it? How much do you get for what? It wasn't anything on my radar. I wouldn't have even thought about it. Do you have any issues with statutory service wayleaves currently. Normally on a modern house there are covenants written into the deeds to allow access for essential repairs and maintenance. Stats have a legal right to enter in the case of emergency anyway so personally its more trouble than its worth and I would ignore it. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ditchman Posted October 6, 2016 Report Share Posted October 6, 2016 i got the same 'cept it was for a BT box on my boundary....did it myself ...easy ...fill a form in ...then 4 weeks later ...as it hadnt been claimed by the previous housholder was offered £35/year or a one off payment of £625.00............ ask for a form....better than paying 20% to some chancer......... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rimfire4969 Posted October 6, 2016 Report Share Posted October 6, 2016 A few years ago a heard about wayleave possibly on here. I just contacted my local electricity board in my case Sweb about the poles and overhead cables on my land. They made an appointment to come and see me, they took notes on what was where. A few weeks later I got a cheque in the post for my wayleave back dated about 6 years. Now once a year I get a cheque in the post. Do it yourself and have the lot. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
scotslad Posted October 6, 2016 Report Share Posted October 6, 2016 I take it this only applies if nothing is written in ur title deeds? I'm sure my title deeds said something like was due £1 per acre for the land the HV/LV cables take up (so be due pennies really) but the previous owner had waived it. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Paul1440 Posted October 6, 2016 Report Share Posted October 6, 2016 If a utility company wants to cross your land they will write to you directly. As said earler if you see something crossing your land that does not feed your property while crossing it you should write or call the company that owns the cable or structure. (National Grid, Waterboard,Gas &BT etc) they will check it out for free. If its an old service it may be that a one off payment was made at the time of installation. I believe that there were some legal companies that do a PPI thing but there is no need to use them. Payment rates are usually as per those set in agreement with the NFU. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fortune Posted October 6, 2016 Author Report Share Posted October 6, 2016 I only have a pole right on the edge of the house garden and a power cable that runs along the boundary. None of this is an inconvenience to us and I wouldn't even consider claiming anything but this outfit are keen to get in on the act for their 20% cut of not a lot. Still I suppose that if you get enough cases it must mount up. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rimfire4969 Posted October 6, 2016 Report Share Posted October 6, 2016 I have I guess about about 8 poles with cables obviously, they also pay for an earth cable that's buried about 3' down and runs for about 25' underground and comes from one of the poles. I get about £50 a year, the cheque I receive also has a full itemised payslip. I can try and dig the last one out if your interested. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fortune Posted October 6, 2016 Author Report Share Posted October 6, 2016 (edited) I have I guess about about 8 poles with cables obviously, they also pay for an earth cable that's buried about 3' down and runs for about 25' underground and comes from one of the poles. I get about £50 a year, the cheque I receive also has a full itemised payslip. I can try and dig the last one out if your interested. Thanks for the offer but it is just a load of chancers sending out these forms as an angling job to hook someone who has a load of poles and line over their land. I won't be bothering to even fill the form in. Edited October 6, 2016 by fortune Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fabarm74 Posted October 6, 2016 Report Share Posted October 6, 2016 Wayleave will only be payed if pole is within your boundry or cables buried no wayleave will be for cables spaned over you property as you dont own the airspace above your property. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
silver pigeon69 Posted October 6, 2016 Report Share Posted October 6, 2016 i got the same 'cept it was for a BT box on my boundary....did it myself ...easy ...fill a form in ...then 4 weeks later ...as it hadnt been claimed by the previous housholder was offered £35/year or a one off payment of £625.00............ ask for a form....better than paying 20% to some chancer......... Do you get the form from BT? Do you get paid per box/pole on the property? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
norfolk dumpling Posted October 7, 2016 Report Share Posted October 7, 2016 What about my neighbours services which go through my property - we are two semis and I'm nearest the road: 1) water main and I control stop cock 2) their phone wires go through my roof space - this happened one day without me knowing!! 3) their power cables are attached to my property and also go through part of my house Should I get any payment? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Walker570 Posted October 7, 2016 Report Share Posted October 7, 2016 Just one double pole and straining wire in my boundary/roadside hedge and I get a £10 cheque each year from Western Power. Never had to claim, always done automatically. Their tree trimming crew come through each year or so and check because the wires run across the corner of my wood, never a problem, very professional. These no win no pay merchants and 'we will make you a lot of money' merchants get short shrift from me. So easy to just check with the company intruding yourself. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
walshie Posted October 7, 2016 Report Share Posted October 7, 2016 We get £8 a year for a pole from Western Power and the guys come and trim back the trees every couple of years. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Paul1440 Posted October 7, 2016 Report Share Posted October 7, 2016 (edited) What about my neighbours services which go through my property - we are two semis and I'm nearest the road: 1) water main and I control stop cock 2) their phone wires go through my roof space - this happened one day without me knowing!! 3) their power cables are attached to my property and also go through part of my house Should I get any payment? From my understanding(from years ago when I had a job where I had to request them) If the service also directly feeds your houes then No. Eg a spur/feed is taken out while on your property. Edited October 7, 2016 by Paul1440 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Teal Posted October 7, 2016 Report Share Posted October 7, 2016 There is a little bit more to this than just the wayleave angle @ £x per year. Basically what happens is you serve notice on the electricity company to move the pole/wires, which is your right under a wayleave. The company will not wish to do this - and so in the case of big infrastructure pylons will offer to pay you for the devaluation of your home caused by the wires. They then come back to you with an offer of £ and to convert the wayleave into an easement which reduces your rights - as you can no longer ever serve notice on them (and a few other things). This is only if you have infrastructure on your land (or possibly if right on a boundary and the wires could "sway in in the wind" - which some seem to pursue). The companies out there are chancers - they will collect a double fee - the electricity company pay them an agents fee - and they then claim a chunk of your settlement -in your case 20%! If you went through a proper land agent it should cost your nothing, as their costs are met by the electricity company or you can do it yourself of course. It does have drawbacks, but it can be a significant sum. The more obvious the wires are over the property the larger the "devaluation" it does not matter if you have only just purchased the property and the wires were there all along. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fortune Posted October 7, 2016 Author Report Share Posted October 7, 2016 (edited) I wouldn't have even thought about any of this and I'm not really fussed about a few quid. But it has made me think about our neighbours water, power and phone services that go through and over my property. PS. What happens if you just want the company to move the service to another property off of your property or Land? Edited October 7, 2016 by fortune Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
guest1957 Posted October 7, 2016 Report Share Posted October 7, 2016 as you dont own the airspace above your property. Speaking generally, this statement is wrong (particularly in the case of freehold property). If you didn't, you wouldn't be able to build up nor plant a tree. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
oowee Posted October 7, 2016 Report Share Posted October 7, 2016 I have a wayleave over my property in favour of western power. They pay me £80 a year for the privilege. I have asked for £30k for them to remain. I served notice to terminate and then notice to remove as I want them gone. Several cash offers later the final one at £12500 and a date was set for a hearing and they have now agreed to remove them. There is big money in this for some depending on impact and location. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ditchman Posted October 8, 2016 Report Share Posted October 8, 2016 Do you get the form from BT? Do you get paid per box/pole on the property? what happened was......my shooting mate works as a senior manager for BT....and they were putting in fibre optic to cantley.....he asked me where do i want the fibre optic box and i said put it on the verge...so to stop people parking on the verge...i dont own the grass verge but i look after it and mow the grass......he said that was fine as it can be worked on without danger from traffic....looking at the old anologue box....he said we will have to run a cable from there to the optic box...and said ..you do know that is in your boundary line...have you claimed for it....?....so a couple of days later he came back and said there has never been a claim on it.....sign this form....do you want £600 odd quid or £35/year...... so thats the story... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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