Ex-sister in law's bank keeps sending me his mail

rach_k

I'm not sure if it's a regional thing but if somebody wrote 'gone away' on something here, it would mean they were on holiday (so would be returning). I would write 'Moved out DATE' and keep sending it back. They won't change it on your say-so but they may start to realise that she's lying to them about where she lives when every letter addressed to her is returned unopened.

BitterAndTwisted

Banks don't do this sort of joined-up thinking. Organisations of that size rarely do what a normal person would consider perfectly logical. Their records patently require an address, so the mail will still come to your property until the ex-SIL tells them where she is now residing.

I wouldn't lose any sleep or expend any more energy over this, I'd just chuck the mail in the bin.

snow_ball

'Gone Away' is a common term in banking, accounts are often marked this way when post is returned until the account holder can be traced.

I would keep returning the letters to make sure they know she isn't living there, despite her claims.

headache5678

Thanks everyone for your helpful tips

tealady

Lets hope she doesn't lose her driving licence then as it is my understanding that the DVLA will only send a replacement to the address on their database.
Happened to someone I know, good thing the current owners of the house were helpful and handed it over when the replacement arrived, me I would have binned it.