Visitors in our empty house !

mr_&_mrs_2

Went round to check on the house, as we do everyday and.....

Found the backdoor open wide and a screwdriver wedged up against the front door where and old bolt bracket was.....hence preventing us from gaining access from the front door....

Very strange.....they had levered the kitchen window open.....

No sign of anything, no damage, no bottles, cans, drugs nothing!!!

We have recieved a court date for our reppo, it cant come soon enough now.....

skylight

Did you go in? And make the place secure again? You are currently legally responsible for it still.

leftatthelights

Hi mr & mrs,

That sounds very strange indeed!
You might want to head down there at night to see if there is any signs of life? Are all the utilities still connected to the property??
Could be squatters or local youths?
Im probably wrong but I dont think a bailiff would do such a thing?

Have you tried speaking to a neighbour to see if they heard or saw anything?

PasturesNew

Sounds like squatters.

mr_&_mrs_2

Im guessing some teenagers have gotten in to see if theres anything in there....the garage had been broken into ...we already had everything we wanted out of there...

We go round every day, the neighbours heard nothing....

A late night trip could be arranged but i dont want to let my o/h do that....you hear all sorts of things happening, dont want him stabbed ..... you never know...

The mortgage company are aware that its empty......I have informed the police that the property is empty and maybe they could drive by at night....

All utilities off,,

leftatthelights

I dont think the police would be interested in something like that?
I might be a much better idea to approach a trustworthy neighbour who can clearly see you house at night and give them your number to contact you if they notice anything suspicious.
The police can then be called if it turns out that there appears to be somebody in the house at night.

The chances are, if they are aware that the house is empty, they will most definately come back as it would be like a doss-house for them.
Especially at weekend!!! It would be used as a drinking den or something.:eek:

mr_&_mrs_2

Yep that sounds about right....trouble is that its kind of sideways on to any neighbours.....

Theres no gas or elec & we turned the water off ......

Secured it the best we can......Sh&t Bags ...

leftatthelights

I used to live in a rough area and saw it all the time.

Just secure it as best you can and check on it like you do.
You are probably best going through the day as, like you said, the risk at night isnt worth it at all.
You just never know these days.