Utility Rights

Utility Partnership Ltd’s (UPL) Wayleaves department is experienced at securing timely consent to install utility apparatus on third party land.

In today’s increasingly competitive New Connections market place delivery is all. The client whose project is completed successfully is more likely to return in the future.

As a leading UK end-to-end utility infrastructure provider we have a complete understanding of the processes involved in making connections projects successful, thereby avoiding the pitfalls which can lead to works being postponed, costs mounting or deadlines not being met.

Our Wayleaves department can be key in delivering your project successfully:

- A dedicated and experienced team
- Wayleave or Easement capabilities
- We process volume workloads to quickly gain security for your company’s apparatus; thereby freeing up your own staff
- We carry out land register searches, negotiate with third parties leading to agreed Heads of Terms, and instruct your solicitors to completion
- 24/7 transparency of your schedule of works through our online tracking system
- Competitive fees, well below any savings made
- Stragegic reviews to ensure UPL's service meets your changing buisness needs

Our Achievements

• £2.5m saved for a small developer in Gloucestershire on electricity connections
• Reduction in costs of over £1 million and delay cut by 13 months for development site affected by tower lines. Saving of over 65% for multi utility site infrastructure at same development
• Fibre optic service provider – 1500 wayleaves completed in 3 years. 29 day average delivery
• Provision of bulk service to network operator securing rights for apparatus on third party land

What we do:

• Prepare appropriate legal drawings from Client’s utility electronic (CAD) network drawings
• Investigate land titles
• Prepare necessary consent documentation using Client’s own standard documents
• Produce standard consent documents if none exist
• Issue documentation to appropriate grantor(s) and/or their representatives
• Negotiate any necessary amendments to standard documentation
• Arrange registration of consents against land title if required
• Provide a high quality & dedicated on-going consent acquisition and management resource
• Develop bespoke reporting systems via its web-enabled database
• Provide 24/7 access to project milestones and progress notes

Read about our previous work >>