Wayleave agreement. Do you have one?

[Lord Flashheart]

Every now and then we receive a letter from Langford Marsh suggesting we're owed £300 from the electric supplier for the pole we have on our property. We've never followed it up but I'm now wondering whether we should. Apparently there's no charge, and in 6 months or so we'd be paid.
Has anyone here followed up on a wayleave claim? Is it really that simple?

[ikarl]

Lord Flashheart said:

Every now and then we receive a letter from Langford Marsh suggesting we're owed £300 from the electric supplier for the pole we have on our property. We've never followed it up but I'm now wondering whether we should. Apparently there's no charge, and in 6 months or so we'd be paid.
Has anyone here followed up on a wayleave claim? Is it really that simple?

it's not from the electricity supplier per se, it's actually from the Distribution Network Operator (DNO) assuming it is <132kV (or <33kV in Scotland)

Rather than Langford Marsh getting a cut of whatever money you receive, contact your local DNO directly and ask them about wayleave payments?

yes, it is easy.
you're probably entitled to it.
yes, they will happily engage with you

[greygoose]

I used to get a cheque sent every year from UK power networks for the electricity pole in my garden, only about £8 a year.

[Last Visit]

As above, generally easy to sort out direct and no need to give a company a cut.


I've got one for a single wooden pole in the garden (its only 'in' by 4 or 5 feet. Pays me £35 a year.

[Glosphil]

How is the annual payment calculated? There seems to be a huge difference in what is paid to different properties. In my last house I was paid just over £11/year for a pole in the front corner of my property & a bracket on the corner of the house that carried power to the bungalow behind. A friend had a pole at the bottom of his long back garden & received £28/year. Both from Western Power Distribution.

[glennjamin]

Diito above father in-law gets paid way leave from Electricity Distribution company as he has poles running across his land..

[ikarl]

variance will generally be based on the voltage the line is running and when the agreement was in place

I know of some going back to the 70's that are 11p/annum

[Lord Flashheart]

Thank you. I've pinged an email off to UK Power Networks with their completed wayleave form.

[LooneyTunes]

Watch out - there are usually two types of payments you can choose between.

One is annual, the other a one time payment calculated on several (10?) years payment. If you go for the latter then that’s all you’ll ever see fro, them, but obviously you have the hassle of remembering to cash the small annual cheques.

[Last Visit]

LooneyTunes said:

Watch out - there are usually two types of payments you can choose between.

One is annual, the other a one time payment calculated on several (10?) years payment. If you go for the latter then that’s all you’ll ever see fro, them, but obviously you have the hassle of remembering to cash the small annual cheques.

Seeing as cheques are easily cashed these days using banking apps on phones etc i have always gone for the annual payments, but its a good point.

[blueg33]

I go for my £1.75 annually.

[Lord Flashheart]

blueg33 said:

I go for my £1.75 annually.

I guess that's contributed to some frivolous spending?

[vaud]

Lord Flashheart said:

blueg33 said:

I go for my £1.75 annually.

I guess that's contributed to some frivolous spending?

Almost a full litre of petrol?

[Simpo Two]

greygoose said:

I used to get a cheque sent every year from UK power networks for the electricity pole in my garden, only about £8 a year.

Well, there's no cap, so whack it up to £1,000 - it will help pay your new bigger bill

[Slackline]

LooneyTunes said:

Watch out - there are usually two types of payments you can choose between.

One is annual, the other a one time payment calculated on several (10?) years payment. If you go for the latter then that’s all you’ll ever see fro, them, but obviously you have the hassle of remembering to cash the small annual cheques.

I was offered the yearly payment for 6 poles, or a one off to cover I think something like 15 years. The 15 year one worked out to 10 yearly payments (IIRC), at today's prices.

Take the yearly - it goes up each year. Just before selling you then might as well take the 15 year deal

Don't forget, if one of the poles only servies your property, you get nothing for that one.

As mentioned, UK Power Networks are good to talk to and won't shirk paying what is owed.

Edit - they also back paid from when we moved here..

2nd edit! They pay more for a pole on arable land than one that's in a hedge, be sure to describe it correctly ( ). And any pole that has a stay earns more too. If you ask them they'll send you the list of prices that are agreed to be paid

Edited by Slackline on Sunday 7th August 22:05

Edited by Slackline on Sunday 7th August 22:06

[AlvinSultana]

Lord Flashheart said:

Every now and then we receive a letter from Langford Marsh suggesting we're owed £300 from the electric supplier for the pole we have on our property. We've never followed it up but I'm now wondering whether we should. Apparently there's no charge, and in 6 months or so we'd be paid.
Has anyone here followed up on a wayleave claim? Is it really that simple?

Do it.

We were earning £7 a year, and after going through the process we just trousered £4k for the next 14 years.

[blueg33]

Lord Flashheart said:

blueg33 said:

I go for my £1.75 annually.

I guess that's contributed to some frivolous spending?

Yup, we party like you wouldn’t believe

[Chrisgr31]

My neighbours gas main runs somewhere under my front garden. I know where it crosses in to his garden as I put a fence post through it a few years ago! Should there be a wayleave agreement for it?

[NDA]

blueg33 said:

Lord Flashheart said:

blueg33 said:

I go for my £1.75 annually.

I guess that's contributed to some frivolous spending?

Yup, we party like you wouldn’t believe

You could party like it's £1.99

[LooneyTunes]

Slackline said:

If you ask them they'll send you the list of prices that are agreed to be paid

Didn’t know that, might get them to do that as I’d be curious to see what each is worth.

Does anyone know what the deal is with wayleaves for BT lines? I have a few of their poles too (that don’t serve my property).