Easement Advice Needed

Hi All,

I am new to Property Chat and this is my first property (existing House) with the intention to build a granny flat at back and has substantially huge backyard so no problem accommodating a Granny Flat at rear left corner. Now the sewer easement is running at the back on neighbours lot and it is same for the lots next to us.

Will there be a problem if we have to connect sewer line for Granny to the existing junction (at the rear towards right corner) which is in our property? or it needs to be connected to the Sewer line on the neighbours property? I have asked my conveyancer to check for right of easement on neighbours title but worst case if it its there is it too much of a cost to get an easement or getting access to that easement?

Map below from Sydney water with the property highlighted in yellow.

Thanks in Advance!

 

Not sure about Sydney but in most areas you should be able to connect into the existing connection.
If you can't the connection is made for Sydney Water, on their easement.
Practically what happens in a new connection like this is the Water authority approved contractor will dig down within your property to the level of the sewer and then dig horizontally to make the connection. There is generally no need to enter the neighbours property.

 

If not sad @bashworth has described the plumber will hook up a new junction on your existing house drainage line if there's sufficient capacity.

 

Thank you! That's what I thought as well but my conveyancer got me scared by saying that we will need to give compensation to neighbours as we don't have easement in our side of property.

 

Hi.

New to property chat and not being able to start a new thread (must be newbie rules) and hence posting here since it seems to be a similar issue.

We are contemplating buying a established house near a laneway which has a "restriction as to user" along a third of the plot. Council says it is to promote community sentiment and that we cant build anything within a few metres from the laneway; but I can see that part of the structure is already standing there. Am not looking to develop but wondering how much this easement would affect property value in future? Are easements due to existence of an adjacent laneway a major issue?

Thanks