If they cross your home or property you can claim thousands of pounds from your electricity supplier
Jason Lewis is in the village of Rock, Worcestershire. He has just obtained a £5,500 payout from Western Power, the electricity network operator for the Midlands, Wales and the south-west, as compensation for overhead power lines that run over his house from a wooden pole on the street. Now his neighbours are lining up to obtain similar payouts, too.
Tens of thousands of households across Britain are potentially in line for compensation after a series of awards obtained by claims companies. But before jumping for joy at the news, let’s be absolutely clear who can benefit. This is not about wooden poles carrying telephone lines. This is about high-voltage electricity power lines on wooden poles, typically with three wires, largely – but not exclusively – to be found in villages and rural areas. The pole has to be on the property, or the wires running directly over it, to qualify for compensation. If the wires run near to your property, but not on or over it, bad luck – you won’t get a penny.