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Septic tanks & Pozo Nosta help

Posted: Wed Feb 28, 2018 9:37am
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Patriap8003

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Hi not sure if anyone can help. We are buying a property in Partaloa and it has a well not a septic tank. The seller has all the paperwork (AFO) on it. Our solicitor is insisting he installs a septic tank and obviously he is refusing. Our estate agent has said that this well system is legal as the new law only came in regarding putting in proper 3 chamber tanks last year. How do these wells work and if we had to change it to a septic tank how much would it cost. The villa we are buying is gorgeous and wouldn’t want to lose it over something like this. Any advice would be helpful thank you. 

jtp890

Posted: Wed Feb 28, 2018 11:55am

jtp890

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Posted: Wed Feb 28, 2018 11:55am

Hi

The well you refer to is an old fashioned septic tank. Works in a similar way allowing liquids to soak in to the surrounding soil, but does not have seperate chambers which the modern septic tank has. The law recently changed that all new constructions have to be a modern style. We purchased last October and we have the old style, this was never raised by our solicitor.

Whilst your solicitor is acting in good faith for you,minimising any future cost, if you really want the property ask him to back off, or your seller may consider this an extra bit of arm twisting to reduce the property price, and walk away.

James

Patriap8003

Posted: Wed Feb 28, 2018 12:04pm

Patriap8003

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Posted: Wed Feb 28, 2018 12:04pm

Thank you James. This was helpful. 

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