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Recorded delivery letter to 'the occupier'

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  • Open the box.
    ...............................I have put my clock back....... Kcolc ym
  • chickmug
    chickmug Posts: 3,279 Forumite
    It may be from the Lotto saying you have won a million pounds
    A retired senior partner, in own agency, with 40 years experience in property sales & new build. In latter part of career specialising in commercial - mostly business sales.
  • skylight
    skylight Posts: 10,716 Forumite
    Part of the Furniture 10,000 Posts Combo Breaker Home Insurance Hacker!
    Many moons ago, my Landlord hadn't paid his mortgage. The bank did write to me telling me I have 4 weeks to get out (and informed me the mortgage hadn't been paid for a year!). The bailiff was really nice when he turned up, apologetic that the landlord had done what he had done but I still had to go!

    I was a single Mum working part-time back then, so was claiming some housing benefit - no letting agent in the town would take me on. I ended up in a council homeless hostel but eventually was given a council house - was very lucky to get that.


    Anyway - my tale is of no importance. Go and get the letter! You need to know whats going on.
  • Chloepad1
    Chloepad1 Posts: 130 Forumite
    Part of the Furniture 100 Posts Combo Breaker
    Deep breath. Sit down with a cup of tea. Open the letter. I would start packing now if you can and prepare to leave before the three week deadline. Far better to be prepared just in case they try to evict you before your three week wait is up.
  • RabbitMad
    RabbitMad Posts: 2,069 Forumite
    The letter might have the location of Joanna Southcott's Box inside which would then give you another dilema; should you open that?
  • birduk
    birduk Posts: 466 Forumite
    Now I am showing my age and had to look that up.

    Just so there is an end to this story and it doesn't disappear into the abyss, we picked up the letter and it was.....

    None of the above.

    It was another fixed charge notice from another company, trying to assess if there are people occupying the property. It was from someone else acting on behalf of a building society. Very very odd. Not a name that we have been dealing with before. Seeing as the place is being sold this week, they may be a bit late!

    Thanks for all your input.
  • RobertoMoir
    RobertoMoir Posts: 3,458 Forumite
    Part of the Furniture Combo Breaker
    not relevent any more!
    If you don't stand for something, you'll fall for anything
  • racheyg
    racheyg Posts: 928 Forumite
    :eek: :eek: :eek:

    How frightening to receive a letter :rotfl:
    Thought processes can be managed positively, so that they help you to achieve what you want, rather than hindering your judgement.
  • BillTrac
    BillTrac Posts: 1,869 Forumite
    Part of the Furniture 1,000 Posts Name Dropper
    I am so scared of receiving letters that I have turned my letterbox around. Postie now thinks any mail is for him and he leaves me alone...........I think

    Unless it is one of those silly scams how can you not collect a letter like that? I would definitely want to know what it was
  • hostman
    hostman Posts: 377 Forumite
    Grow up please.
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