Openreach FTTP - flat access?

Hi all,

Just thought to ask here as someone will definitely know...

I just spotted our buy to let flat (New Cross Gate SE14, EO line) being now in scope for FTTP. It is a flat in a small block of flats.

Is this something that eventually just happens or is there something our tenant needs to do? I am only aware of Hyperoptic FTTP and there it was very much opt in and getting their socket installed. Flats were not cabled unless the flat owner showed some initiative and asked them to do that.

How dows it work with Openreach? Do I need to instruct my tenant to do something or will it eventually happen without much ado?

H

In scope is very different to actually having the service available to order.

Once they get to the available stage, this will mean the fibre is in a pavement chamber very nearby and a new cable will need to be run. This cable is only run into the flat when someone orders the service.

There is a chance that flat may drop from in scope to nothing, i.e. if during build phase they assess that getting the FTTP into the flats will be difficult, e.g. not able to contact building owner to get wayleave permission for the subsequent orders when people order the live service.

Thanks.

Yes, I know it is a long journey. Just curious if I need to tell my tenant to do something when they eventually are ready to install and if it ever becomes available.

The tenant needs to order the appropriate service, or if part of the fibre first they may eventually be contacted as part of a massed migration

In reply to a post by hvis42:

Thanks.

Yes, I know it is a long journey. Just curious if I need to tell my tenant to do something when they eventually are ready to install and if it ever becomes available.

Unlikely to be run directly from an underground joint box in flats, but does happen sometimes.

If the phone lines for your building come into a cupboard on the ground floor at the moment (as an internal copper DP) then in all likelihood that�s where they�ll put the FTTP equivalent. However they�d only bother if they�ve previously worked out that it�s possible to get fibre cables from there to each flat.

I�ve seen circumstances where it�s not possible so they�ve run the fibre externally to flats instead. Keep your eyes peeled, as with flats you�ll generally know when it�s coming as work does have to be carried out in your building by Openreach contractors.

Depending on who has the freehold for the block of flats, you or your tenant is likely to need the freeholder's permission, in the form of a wayleave, for Openreach to run the fibre into the building.

I ran up against this when FTTP became available where we lived in a four-dwelling block, and I (eventually) realised that we we were an ADSL island in a sizeable area of FTTP availability. In due course, I managed to get Superfast Cornwall involved and with their help tracked down the correct procedures and the wayleave. All the dwelling owners were automatically directors of the site management company (aka, the freeholder), and with myself as chairman there was no problem in getting me to sign-off the wayleave.

I think this is the wayleave the freeholder will need:- https://www.openreach.co.uk/orpgwayleaves/loadWaylea... If that's you - easy!

Good Luck.