For the first ten metres, the pipe looked old but clear. Then the image wobbled. The camera entered a section of terracotta pipe, laid when Victoria was on the throne. And there it was: a .
The freeholder tried to split the £4,500 repair cost between all four flats. Elena went back to the CCTV footage. It showed the collapse was directly beneath her section of pipe, but the law (the Water Industry Act 1991) states shared drains serving multiple properties are the freeholder’s responsibility. She sent the relevant clip to a solicitor. The freeholder backed down. cctv drain survey hammersmith and fulham
Panic set in.
As Carla packed up her camera, she told Elena: “In Fulham, the drains are older than most of the houses. Treat them like a listed building – inspect them before they collapse.” For the first ten metres, the pipe looked old but clear