Issues with river on property

[drmotorsport]

Currently house hunting and a cool property has come onto the radar. However it has a small river running through the garden which on the surface of things is lovely, but i'm terrified it would become a moneypit with garden being eroded/flooding, constant maintenance of the banks or having to bend over to the environment agencies, or worse still, having the unwashed public trying to sail up it Any experience/tips amongst the PH directors?

[drmotorsport]

Jimbo. said:

You’ll be a Riparian Landowner, with a responsibility to keep the channel clear and free-flowing, whether that’s cutting back any in-channel weed growth or pulling out debris, fallen trees etc. That also means keeping thyour bed and banks in good order so that they don’t fire water out elsewhere and cause flooding. Failure to do that may leave you facing civil action from anyone who suffers flooding as a result.

Google “owning a watercourse” and look for the .gov.uk page.

Ah that's interesting thanks, was wondering about unknown responsibilities.