Hi,
Hoping you guys might be able to help with a question regarding who should pay for this work to be done.
Our builder is providing the driveway as part of the contract for our new house being built. They have just found out that there is a sewer manhole cover buried by the previous land owner approx 2 metres deep where the drive is due to go. The builder has said we have to pay for the work that needs doing to bring the manhole cover up to the new driveway level.
My question is should the builder be paying because they've already given us a fixed price for the driveway. Should the previous owner be paying because he shouldn't have just buried it. Or should we just get on and pay it.
The amount is going to be a few thousand, so not a small amount!!!
I think I'll have to get legal advice, but wanted to put this out there to see what people think, and whether anyone's had the same experience.
Thanks!