New House, No supply to garage

[monkeyhanger]

Just after some brief advice having never worked on a newbuild estate-

A friend has just bought a house (Bellway), the house is end terrace. The setup is this-
(Their House)(Next door)(First floor flat, with 3 garages underneath).

The three garages underneath the first floor flat are as follows-
(Middle houses garage)(Flats garage)(Friends garage)

They werent shown in the garage that belongs to their house when viewing their house, but the other garages which had an electricity supply, being next door to the house they belong to or underneath the flat they belong to.

My mates house is the far left, and the garage that belongs to their house is at the far right. The builders have told them they can't have a supply to their garage as the cable would need to pass through the house next doors property, then underneath the first floor flats drive, to reach it.

Where would they stand if they demand bellway install a supply but bring it to the pavement outside their property along to their drive and underneath that up to their garage, going around the boundary of the neighbours properties? The pavement currently isn't a finished pavement and the rest of the houses down the street are still just a shell.

Bellway have suggested that they would get another supply installed feeding only the garage, however I've advised the mate to accept that as a last resort as they would have two standing charges to pay.

 

[Octopus]

I guess it will all come down to the description of the house they bought. If this doesn't include power in the garage then its up to them to accept that.

Running a cable across the adjacent house then along the walls of other peoples garages is going to be problematic - so maybe a torch and batteries is the answer!

 

[sean_ork]

Tell them you've got an EV

 

[ruston]

It may depend on why they were taken to the other two garages and what was said or inferred by the sales people.
it seems strange that they were not given a view of their garage. Was it an attempt to mislead?

 

[hightower]

Sounds to me like the architect was high at the time. What a crazy setup

 

[ruston]

Sounds to me like the architect was high at the time. What a crazy setup

Two out of three does seem a clanger.

I bet the lights were on too when they were shown around.

 

[monkeyhanger]

Thanks for response. They do appear to have been misled, and as far as I know they have (just) been offered a seperate supply (additional cut out and meter) & internal wiring to the garage 'free' by the developer.

Surely though that would incur an additional standing charge.. forever, for whoever owns the left hand, end terrace?

Obviously anything above ground is out of the question. Is there a reason the developer couldnt' take a supply underneath the front garden to the pavement, under the pavement then back up the drive of their garage?
Can't ask neighbours permission to go underneath their garden and drive, then underneath the drive belonging to the first floor flat, it seems this should be something the builder should solve

To be honest I haven't seen such a setup before!

 

[ruston]

Thanks for response. They do appear to have been misled, and as far as I know they have (just) been offered a seperate supply (additional cut out and meter) & internal wiring to the garage 'free' by the developer.

Surely though that would incur an additiona forever, for whoever owns the left hand, end terrace?
l standing charge..
Obviously anything above ground is out of the question. Is there a reason the developer couldnt' take a supply underneath the front garden to the pavement, under the pavement then back up the drive of their garage?
Can't ask neighbours permission to go underneath their garden and drive, then underneath the drive belonging to the first floor flat, it seems this should be something the builder should solve

To be honest I haven't seen such a setup before!

That is possible. Maybe Bellway intend to pay that . It does look as though they are going to carry the can.

 

[monkeyhanger]

Is this a common or known of arrangement? Or would it be complicated in changing electricity supplier in the future (or maybe impossible to transfer the arrangement)?

 

[ruston]

It looks like a cock up to me .