Landlord entered flat without permission

davidmcn

Homeagain wrote: »

I understand that you may not open any post that is not specifically addressed to you?

No, as m0bov suggests, if it's been correctly delivered to your address then you can open it. Stealing (or committing fraud with) the contents would of course still be an offence.

Twopints

Homeagain wrote: »

I understand that you may not open any post that is not specifically addressed to you?

"A person commits an offence if, intending to act to a person's detriment and without reasonable excuse, he opens a postal packet which he knows or reasonably suspects has been incorrectly delivered to him."

The Postal Services Act 2000

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davidmcn

Twopints wrote: »

"A person commits an offence if, intending to act to a person's detriment and without reasonable excuse, he opens a postal packet which he knows or reasonably suspects has been incorrectly delivered to him."

The Postal Services Act 2000

...apart from the requirement to be intending to act to a person's detriment etc, note that the Act goes on to define "correctly delivered" as referring to the address, not the name.

Homeagain

Twopints wrote: »

"A person commits an offence if, intending to act to a person's detriment and without reasonable excuse, he opens a postal packet which he knows or reasonably suspects has been incorrectly delivered to him."

The Postal Services Act 2000

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So to clarify, you may open someone else's post (if it is correctly addressed) as long as you do not 'intend to act to a person's detriment' i.e you can open a former owner's post just for interest? Really?

Twopints

Homeagain wrote: »

So to clarify, you may open someone else's post (if it is correctly addressed) as long as you do not 'intend to act to a person's detriment' i.e you can open a former owner's post just for interest? Really?

Yes.
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arcon5

Get a grip people. Opening the landlords mail is nothing less than asking for trouble. Pile it up and agree a time he can visit to collect it or forward it on - don't start opening his mail when you have no need to do so!!!

It's not illegal. Blah blah blah. Who cares.

terra_ferma

arcon5 wrote: »

Get a grip people. Opening the landlords mail is nothing less than asking for trouble. Pile it up and agree a time he can visit to collect it or forward it on - don't start opening his mail when you have no need to do so!!!

It's not illegal. Blah blah blah. Who cares.

Agree. Don't escalate unnecessarily particularly if you want him to agree to release you from your contract.
He may not be acting out of malice if he's been doing that with the previous tenants and they didn't complain, and being told politely that you are not happy about him doing that may be enough.
Agree that swapping the locks may be a good idea too, for a number of reasons.

burnoutbabe

you'd still have to give a spare key to the agents.

marliepanda

burnoutbabe wrote: »

you'd still have to give a spare key to the agents.

No you would not.

G_M

Simple answers:

* protect your privacy. Change the barrel of the lock(s). Cost? £5 - £15. Time? 10 minutes DIY

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VXAo7zSN-9o

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=V1WP3o4jAFc



* Don't open post (it's not yours irrespective of the wording of the Act). Either keep it and arrange collection at convenient time, or foward it, or return to sender - your choice

* No - you can not use any of this as 'breach of contract' to end the tenancy. If that is what you want you must negotiate - and expect to pay the LL's costs