Can l be arrested for this

aloise

geri1965 wrote: »

Taking someone else's goods and selling them is theft. I'm surprised you even need to ask.

Surely what he has done is also theft? :mad: or at least fraud.
Sell the stuff, is he likely to go to the police, wouldn't have thought so unless he has some very valuable stuff there. But then he wouldn't have left it. You need the money to keep his child, simple.:p

GraceCourt

alfiesmum wrote: »

Gracecourt, an unwritten tenancy agreement (verbal), is every bit as strong as a written one. He HAS paid rent at some point, therefore a tenancy does exist. This is a landlords agent entering a property, and taking the property of the tenant. Simple. On the other thread of the same subject, the OP says she's already done it mnow anyway, so any opinions we have are matterless.

I defer to your view about the tenancy agreement. But re-read what I said about "dishonesty"... take it from me, neither the police nor the Crown Prosecution Service would touch this incident with a barge-pole as far as a criminal prosecution is concerned.

If the "tenant" wants to take County Court proceedings under the quoted statute for "interference with goods", then good luck to him - but he will lose!

To save anyone else posting to point it out, the old torts of "conversion of goods" (used to be called "trover") and "trespass to goods" were abolished by Section 1 of the same Act.

Tiger_greeneyes

I'd leave it up to the terms of the credit agreement regarding the furniture. Is he planning on returning? If it boils down to it, the bailiff will deal with this legally. As for the tenancy, I'd do it by the book. He's already made things very awkward for you and you have your daughter to think about. Forget him and put it down to the fact he's an idiot and not worth putting yourself out to help him again. Let him fix his own life - chances are he'll not find it that easy if he's prone to being so impulsive. Once he can stand on his own two feet he'll be a better father, too.

musicmaker29

Kick him out and deny all knowledge he was ever there......?

redpete

aloise wrote: »

Surely what he has done is also theft? :mad: or at least fraud.

As you obviously don't know the legal position why give any advice based only on your opinion?

aloise

redpete wrote: »

As you obviously don't know the legal position why give any advice based only on your opinion?

So we are not allowed an opinion now unless we are fully qualified as legal advisor.
I am sure you are a fully qualified member of a certain club, won't go into details as it is not polite.

suited-aces

aloise wrote: »

So we are not allowed an opinion now unless we are fully qualified as legal advisor.
I am sure you are a fully qualified member of a certain club, won't go into details as it is not polite.

Opinion? You were advising them to commit a crime

redpete

aloise wrote: »

So we are not allowed an opinion now unless we are fully qualified as legal advisor.
I am sure you are a fully qualified member of a certain club, won't go into details as it is not polite.

You advised the OP to do something that might be illegal based on your opinion that the other party might have already done something else illegal - so in this case I don't think you should offer that opinion.

I've no idea what club you are referring to - feel free to be impolite.

asbokid

paddyrg wrote: »

This isn't a question where opinions of strangers matter, you need to know the law. Go to the CAB and ask for help.

I wouldn't trust the CAB to tell me the proper time.

Stella66

Thanks all for you advice. He has not turned up yet or made any contact despite the fact that l have sent messages on his facebook, email and mobile. Anyway l have now sold all the items in the flat, changed the locks and given them back to my cousin.
I l said earlier rent was not the only money he owed to me, he borrowed money around £1,700. The service charge for the flat, not rent is £300 in arrears and there is an outstanding water bill of 350. So that is £2350. After Ebaying and Gumtreeing l got £750, that means he still owes me £1,650. He owns a car but l dont know where he left it. In the evnt that he turns up, l will grab the car keys and keep the car until he pays. The rent, l suppose l have to let it go because it will raise tenancy issues.