v BRINGING THE GOOD NEWS TO YOU SINCE 1994 v 27th October 2022 • The HERALD • Page 63 ASK A PROFESSIONAL BRYANT & CO Chartered Accountants & Business Advisers We provide a wide range of accounting and business services to individuals, partnerships and limited companies. We specialise in working with family owned businesses, providing guidance and advice as appropriate. Our services include: • Annual Accounts • Bookkeeping • VAT • Payroll and CIS • Personal and Corporate Tax Returns • Management Accounts • Business Advice • We also provide training on the use of Sage and Quickbooks, and the implementation of computerised and manual accounting systems. • Meetings can be arranged to suit your needs, including evenings and weekends if more convenient to you. • The initial meeting is free of charge, regardless of the length of time, as we believe it is important to develop a good working relationship from the outset. • All fees are agreed in advance of any work being undertaken. Please call Peter or Lisa on 023 8089 4982 to arrange a meeting to discuss your business needs. You can also contact Peter on 07976 808969, or email us at info@bryantandcompany.co.uk Have a look at our website www.bryantandcompany.co.uk for a fuller understanding of our business. Buildover Agreements by Carol Scott, CGM Solicitors conservatory to obtain access. If you are considering any building works, please do consider whether a public sewer might run nearby and if in doubt, speak to the Water Authority before proceeding. If the search results reveal a public sewer at a property which you are purchasing to extend, it would be highly advisable to liaise with the Water Authority to gauge what would be acceptable to them before exchanging contracts and committing to the purchase. As part of the Water & Drainage search result from the Water Authority, we receive 2 maps, the rst showing the route of the adopted water pipes within the vicinity of the property and the second showing the route of the adopted drainage pipes. As a conveyancer reviewing a search result, I check for various information, such as whether the property is connected to mains drains and whether there is a water meter. I also check whether there are any public sewer pipes within the vicinity of the property and, if so, how close these are to the building itself. If you wish to build over or within 3 metres of a public sewer, you must seek prior consent from the relevant Water Authority. If they decide to grant you consent, they will enter into either a Build Over Declaration or a Build Over Agreement with you (depending on the circumstances). is can then be used to satisfy future buyers that the necessary consent was granted. If you build without the necessary Build Over Agreement and the Water Authority subsequently require access to their pipes, they are legally permitted to remove any structures which block access to the sewer and they are not required to reinstate these. You will appreciate that could have serious cost and practical implications if they had to remove a new extension or Carol Scott
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