Tenant Mail

Uncle_Fester_2

I'm receiving Mail (since 2004) for a tenant who has returned back to their country of origin. I have sent back every single letter unopened back to the sender, could my property be black listed? As the mail seems to be from creditors!

Thanks in Advance

Benny24

If it is from creditors then it may be benificial to phone them and explain the circs.
Not sure on the black listed question...someone will be along to answer!

Kaminari_2

It is only a person that is blacklisted and not a property. A phone call to the creditors may help.

prudryden

Evidently, properties don't become black listed any longer.

I have the same problem and have been writing "Return to Sender" on envelope. However, there is no return address on the envelopes and was hoping that the Royal Mail would open it. Guess, I'll have to open it myself in order to get the address and then send it back. See if that works. Failing that, I'll probably have to start to shread them.

thesaint

Royal mail will open the letters and return them to sender if their is an address inside. If there isn't they will bin it.

After returning letters for the 3rd or 4th time to the same companies, I open the letters and get a phone number and phone them telling them that I have stated on many occasions that the addressee is no longer here, and can they remove their name from their database.
Always ask for the name of the person you are talking to.

Uncle_Fester_2

After countless calls, emails, letters, faxs...This still continues with no luck :mad:

thesaint

Then put them in the bin.

peter999

Uncle_Fester wrote: »

After countless calls, emails, letters, faxs...This still continues with no luck :mad:

Lot of creditors are idiots, they don't believe when you tell them person has moved away.

How about ramping up the pressure & shouting at people sending you this mail.
It's sad, but true, but getting angry can work.

peter999

Nenen

Have you tried asking the Post Office for their advice? I would think there must be some sort of form or something they have. It is illegal for you to open mail addressed to someone else (as another poster suggested).

The only other thing I can think of doing (not sure of this is legal either but might get the point home) is to selotape the unwanted envelopes to bricks and write 'not at this address, whereabouts unknown, return to sender' on the envelope and post it (without using any stamps)! :rotfl: :rotfl: :rotfl: :rotfl: :rotfl:

Tiger_greeneyes

I was in the exact same position when I bought my first property - which was a repossession.

I know it's illegal to open someone else's mail but I still did it anyway - I wasn't going to let something like that stop me from finding out when the bailiffs were on their way around.

In the end I managed to stop most of the bailiffs - although I did have a couple of them knock my door. However, I was able to tell them that I'd written to their company explaining the situation and off they went.

I'm not advocating anything illegal, but I did what I had to do to protect my own interest.

In those days, it was the property that was blacklisted btw. I don't think you'll have a problem though - you could write 'Not at this address' and pop it back in the pillar box. That should be sufficient to finish it.

If not, don't worry - you've got ID - if anyone knocks your door then just show them it.

It'll all be fine

sashacat

I have the same problem for a flat that I let out. I have opened them and sent them back with the persons new address. That has stopped some. Others I bin or sellotape them all together and write "return to sender" on the top one and then repost them