When I bought the house, why didn’t the search or survey reveal that it was connected to a private sewer?
A9. Perhaps your solicitor did not seek that information or perhaps it was not part of your surveyor’s brief. A standard search of the Local Land Charge Register should reveal whether or not a house is connected to a public sewer, but not specifically whether this connection is direct or via a private sewer. Sewer plans show the public sewers but not usually private sewers and drains.
