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Who is responsible for drains and sewers in the UK?

24.10.202622.10.2026 by jorj01
Who is responsible for drains: the private drain inside the property boundary, the lateral drain beyond it, and the public sewer under the road

Who is responsible for drains comes down to one boundary and one date. How to read the chambers and prove whose pipe actually failed.

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