Thames Water Utilities Ltd v Hampstead Homes (London) Ltd
Thames Water Utilities Ltd v Hampstead Homes (London) Ltd
- 2002
- Estates Gazette [2002] 43 EG 202 (CS) (26/10/02) Weekly Law Reports [2003] 1 WLR 198-209(12) .
CA, 8 October 2002. Respondent builder (H) owned two buildings connected to mains water and sewage facilities. When H converted the buildings into flats, appellant (T) replaced existing pipes but H carried out connections into individual flats. H refused to pay T's infrastructure charges claiming T could not levy a charge under the Water Industry Act 1991 s146(2)(a) for premises already connected. The judge found in H's favour holding that the premises as a whole had been previously connected. T appealed. "Held": appeal allowed on the grounds that the converted premises placed an increased demand upon the water supply regardless of which party made the physical connection.
CONVERSION
THAMES WATER UTILITIES V HAMPSTEAD HOMES
WATER SUPPLY
WATER PIPES
WATER INDUSTRY ACT 1991
CA, 8 October 2002. Respondent builder (H) owned two buildings connected to mains water and sewage facilities. When H converted the buildings into flats, appellant (T) replaced existing pipes but H carried out connections into individual flats. H refused to pay T's infrastructure charges claiming T could not levy a charge under the Water Industry Act 1991 s146(2)(a) for premises already connected. The judge found in H's favour holding that the premises as a whole had been previously connected. T appealed. "Held": appeal allowed on the grounds that the converted premises placed an increased demand upon the water supply regardless of which party made the physical connection.
CONVERSION
THAMES WATER UTILITIES V HAMPSTEAD HOMES
WATER SUPPLY
WATER PIPES
WATER INDUSTRY ACT 1991