Leaking Mains Water Supply Responsibility

[JimM169]

We had a water meter fitted about a month ago and on checking it last week I noticed that the dial was going round even though we had no water running. Severn Trent came out over the weekend and have confirmed that it looks like there is a leak between the main stopcock and the internal house stopcock. They are going to have to send out a trace team but our house stop cock is approximately 25m away from the boundary of our property and I've got a horrible feeling that the pipework is going to run under our neighbours block paved driveway!

Had a search online but everything I can see shows the mains stopcock as being on the property boundary so I'm no clearer as to whose responsibility the pipework would actually be. ie am I responsible for everything after the main stopcock or just that part that lies within my boundary

Thanks

[JimM169]

Hi, yes it's a combined meter\stopcock so both 25m away. The property was split into two years ago, our house being the original and a newer house built next door. Our stopcock is outside the neighbours and they have their own stopcock in the same grass verge but 10m closer to us!

I've heard that some water authorities will do a goodwill repair but doubt this would apply if it means digging up and relaying the neighbours block paving!