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Forwarding Mail
A tenant has moved out of a cottage we rent out. They moved out suddenly and in breach of their contract. (But they have breached their contract in many, varied ways.)
Now they tell us that they have had all mail forwarded to their new address (which they won't give us - again in breach of their contract), but are expecting an "important letter" in the next few days.
They want us to forward it to her place of work.
What would be the best thing for us to do?
Should we return it to sender, forward to her work, or ask them to collect it from us?
We are concerned that they may be up to something, but we have no idea what!
Now they tell us that they have had all mail forwarded to their new address (which they won't give us - again in breach of their contract), but are expecting an "important letter" in the next few days.
They want us to forward it to her place of work.
What would be the best thing for us to do?
Should we return it to sender, forward to her work, or ask them to collect it from us?
We are concerned that they may be up to something, but we have no idea what!
Answers
I'd Return To Sender putting Not Known At This Address or Gone Away, if it is to do with finance you don't want it still linked to your property. It's not being petty.
17:25 Tue 11th Mar 2014
It is tempting, Alba!
They were truly horrid tenants, glad to see the back of them. I know that they are in debt up to their eyes, I'm concerned that it could be a finance agreement or other such guff and they've not given the company a forwarding address. I understand that they are now living in a caravan as they can't afford rent.
I don't understand why they think this one letter won't be forwarded by the Royal Mail?
They were truly horrid tenants, glad to see the back of them. I know that they are in debt up to their eyes, I'm concerned that it could be a finance agreement or other such guff and they've not given the company a forwarding address. I understand that they are now living in a caravan as they can't afford rent.
I don't understand why they think this one letter won't be forwarded by the Royal Mail?
I know some companies don't like private mail arriving at their premises, but don't think there's anything illegal about it.
For instance, a letter could be address to
Miss Head of HR
name of company etc etc,
or
Miss Head of HR
c/o name of company (which would then imply that it was 'private mail' as opposed to work mail)
For instance, a letter could be address to
Miss Head of HR
name of company etc etc,
or
Miss Head of HR
c/o name of company (which would then imply that it was 'private mail' as opposed to work mail)
If they have asked the PO to forward mail then I can't see how it will get to you to firward to a different address altogether. Unless it arrives by private courier.
In your shoes I'd be in no hurry but would drop it back in the postbox with their new address on when it suited me. If the PO want's further postage for that second part of the delivery that'll be between the PO and them.
No I have no idea what the law is on this, or even if it has a view. I'd suspect you'd be in your rights to refuse delivery or return to sender if you wanted, but to what point, aside from having a go at them ?
In your shoes I'd be in no hurry but would drop it back in the postbox with their new address on when it suited me. If the PO want's further postage for that second part of the delivery that'll be between the PO and them.
No I have no idea what the law is on this, or even if it has a view. I'd suspect you'd be in your rights to refuse delivery or return to sender if you wanted, but to what point, aside from having a go at them ?
We really just want to see the back of them. They owe us money, I think that they are just making enough noise and being unpleasant so that we just drop it all and don't chase them for all of it.
I'm actually really upset about the whole thing. To cut a long story short, we felt sorry for them at the beginning and they have well and truly dumped on us from a great height.
We wouldn't send the letter back to the sender just to be awkward, we really are trying to raise above all of that. I just want to make sure that we follow the law.
I'm actually really upset about the whole thing. To cut a long story short, we felt sorry for them at the beginning and they have well and truly dumped on us from a great height.
We wouldn't send the letter back to the sender just to be awkward, we really are trying to raise above all of that. I just want to make sure that we follow the law.
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Ah you arent at their address.
I hesitate to advise as that would be AWFUL to open it
deliver it opened to the place of work
in an unsealed envelope on her day off
and say it was passed to you like that, and that workmen and children have been in and out and you cant guarantee the state of their mail...
Ah you arent at their address.
I hesitate to advise as that would be AWFUL to open it
deliver it opened to the place of work
in an unsealed envelope on her day off
and say it was passed to you like that, and that workmen and children have been in and out and you cant guarantee the state of their mail...