Fibre has just become available where I live (very exciting, I've been waiting and watching since the start of the rollout for it to finally reach my house), I've put an order in for fibre in via my isp.

 

 

However the latest update on the fibre order I've gotten is "your property has been identified as being an apartment/unit or having a shared driveway which means written consent from all concerned parties will need to be gained before the installation of your fiber can be carried out."

 

 

I'm wondering if that is actually accurate for my property and if waiting for my neighbors to give consent is really needed (neighbors house is a rental so I'm worried there might be some delay getting the landlord to give approval).

 

 

Here is the layout of my property and of the neighbors.

 

 

 

 

I can see two general possibilities for the install of the fibre.

 

* Either the existing conduit will be used (my preferred option), in which case the fibre will be blown or pulled through the existing conduit. I can't see how that will result in any changes on the neighbors land (unless permission is needed just to put something new through an existing conduit sine it might run under their land?).

 

* The existing conduit can't be used, in which case the fibre would run a new path and I can't see why it wouldn't follow the path of my land (either micro trenching or attached to the fence). Which surely would mean it then doesn't need my neighbors consent since it's all on my land?

 

 

 

 

For the point of interest / in-case in effects things here are some photos of relevant bits from the diagram above;

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Have I missed something here or is my neighbors consent actually legally needed for the install to proceed?