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property taken by tenant on leaving
honey06
Posts: 289 Forumite
hi,
my friend rents out their own house with an AST tenancy agreement. the most recent tenant took some items from the house when they left, and are unwilling to return them :mad:
My friend is pursuing this formally through the TDS, however i think he should pursue this as theft.
am i right in thinking this and if so, shouldnt he report it to the police?
is there a time scale that he has to report it to them, or can he do so at any time?
TIA
my friend rents out their own house with an AST tenancy agreement. the most recent tenant took some items from the house when they left, and are unwilling to return them :mad:
My friend is pursuing this formally through the TDS, however i think he should pursue this as theft.
am i right in thinking this and if so, shouldnt he report it to the police?
is there a time scale that he has to report it to them, or can he do so at any time?
TIA
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Of course the police should be called...it's theft!!!!!!0
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Were these things listed on the signed inventory from when the tenant had moved in?
Has the checking out process been done?0 -
poppysarah wrote: »Were these things listed on the signed inventory from when the tenant had moved in?
Has the checking out process been done?
This is the most important thing.....
You have to be able to show something was there in the beginning in order to assert it is no longer there.
As to theft - how will you prove it?
The goods are no longer there - who else had access to the property? What proof is there that it wasn't the owner (member of the family) who has taken the goods? How many tenants were there? Which one might be responsible.
I think the police will be reluctant to pursue this as the losses are covered by a commercial contract and there are too many factors where someone else may have had access.:hello:0 -
It's not theft as in a criminal offence of theft so police won't be interested. It is a civil matter.:footie:
Regular savers earn 6% interest (HSBC, First Direct, M&S) Loans cost 2.9% per year (Nationwide) = FREE money. 0 -
What things? A soap dish and matching toothbrush mug, or the entire kitchen and 3-piece suite?0
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It's only theft if there is dishonest intent. So, there's probably a bit more to this than the Op told us. What does the tenant say about this?No reliance should be placed on the above! Absolutely none, do you hear?0
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PasturesNew wrote: »What things? A soap dish and matching toothbrush mug, or the entire kitchen and 3-piece suite?
I'm now desperate to know what they've taken. Come on OP, what's gone missing?0 -
Same here!! What did they take?!0
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Has the whole property been searched properly ?
Sometimes Ts don't want the LLs junk cluttering up the place and will bag up unwanted items and shove in loft/shed/outbuildings/garage.Inside this body lays one of a skinny woman
but I can usually shut her up with chocolate!
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my friend rents out their own house with an AST tenancy agreement......
Do we take it from this that the owner/landlord left some personal possessions in the house whilst renting it out, and these have gone missing?
Renting a property out is a BUSINESS, not a favour or a hobby. The landlord shouldn't leave anything in the property that they have a personal attachment to. Any items of furniture, household appliances, etc. should be generic items that the landlord won't miss, and can write off as a business loss should they go missing, without any heartache.0
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