I'm receiving dvla post in my landlords name

m0bov

Just return it as not known.

Pixie5740

Sounds like your landlord doesn't have consent to let the property out. I would just return all post, addressed to him, to sender.

benjus

Pixie5740 wrote: »

Sounds like your landlord doesn't have consent to let the property out. I would just return all post, addressed to him, to sender.

While I can understand a LL who doesn't have CTL not wanting to give the mortgage lender his real address, it doesn't really explain why he hasn't given the DVLA his real address.

meg00

Do you have residents parking or permit parking at the property?
Some councils now only issue permits if vehicle is registered to the property - a first class pain if the landlord is refurbishing!.
Just a thought.

Pixie5740

benjus wrote: »

While I can understand a LL who doesn't have CTL not wanting to give the mortgage lender his real address, it doesn't really explain why he hasn't given the DVLA his real address.

It seems previous tenants have received letters from the mortgage company before so it's likely there is no consent to let. In order to hide the fact they don't actually live at the property some landlords have the rental property address on their driving licence and I'd put money on this landlord also being on the electoral register for this address.

jjlandlord

If landlord hasn't got consent to let, and is registered at address to attempt to hide it then it is certainly not in ken2013's interest to rock the boat.

The usual courteous thing to do (and sometimes a contract clause) is to notify the landlord that mail addressed to him has been received and is at his disposal.

G_M

I really think people are jumping to conclusions.

Longtermplanner and meg00 both raise valid explanations: lower car insurance and residents parking. There mat be others. Ignoring the moral implications of these, neither make any difference to the tenant, or his security of tenure, rental liability etc.

Either be nice and pass the letters to the agent or direct to the LL.
Or contact the LL (via agent?) and ask hime to inform dvla of his actual address.
Or be nasty (and face the consequences of a deteriorating tenant/landlord relationship) and tear the letters up, or send them back "RTS".

Lord_Baltimore

Pass all the correspondence to the LL via the EA except for one letter which you should return to DVLA marked "not known at this address".

This gives DVLA the heads up but keeps your nose clean. Just play dumb if DVLA contact him at his own address as he'll suspect the EA .

browneyedbazzi

mjdh1957 wrote: »

But if the house is let out to a tenant how is the landlord 'contactable'?

Some tenancy agreements have a clause in them stating that the tenant will keep safe/forward on any post which arrives addressed to the landlord.

I would still suspect the LL is on the fiddle somehow though. I wouldn't be at all surprised if the wife is claiming benefits of some kind claiming she's single and her 'ex' lives at the house OP is renting.

ken2013

ok latest with the whole dvla thing. the person who has his car license registered at the home im renting is his BROTHER IN LAW! why is my landlord allowing his brother to register with dvla at the address im renting when he doesnt even live here.
i got the landlord around the other night telling them i wasnt happy with this he fobbed me off saying his brother in law is going to change it which was lies cuz the postman left a sorry you were out card in his brother in laws name so i take it thats his license come through to be signed for.