How long would you keep previous owners' post for

Modgepodge

We bought our house in May, and paid to set up a mail redirect from our old home. The previous owners however, did not higher to do this and post kept coming for them. They have popped round twice since may (in June and July I think) to collect post - once on a Saturday morning and once in the week when my OH happened to be working from home - not exactly times you can be sure someone would be in!! The first time, I was super friendly, and asked if I could have a forwarding address which they wouldn't give me. I then suggested they took my number so they could call before coming round, in case we were out (likely). They also refused that.

So anyway, we now haven't seen them for months, and I'm not exaggerating when I say the pile of mail for them is over a foot high! There is a lot of promotional stuff and catalogues, but also things from HMI tax, what looks like driving licence/car related things and a few magazines/small parcels. I have no idea if they might have come round.

How long would be reasonable to keep it for? Frankly, it's annoying having a massive pile of stuff lying around my house. But as there are things that look important, id feel bad throwing stuff out, especially if they later came round to collect. On the other hand, it's been 4 months and I tried to suggest a better system...

marcarm

Stick it back in the post box with 'No longer at this address' on the envelope.

I think you have been more than reasonable, no way would I be still hanging on to all of that post.

Old_Git

write on them return to sender ,pop then back in the post box

SailorSam

The junk mail i think i'd just put in the bin. 'Cos they weren't very friendly with and wouldn't give you an address, i think the official looking stuff i'd just put 'reader to sender' and pop in a pillar box if you were passing.

DRP

As above - bin/return to sender.

Next time they come, you can tell them you haven't received anything - if they don't quite get the hint to start redirecting or changing addresses, then I would be putting everything in the bin from then on...

theartfullodger

Any credit cards in that mail?? :rotfl: :rotfl:

Paully232000

As above, return to sender for the stuff you have and maybe another month or two, and then bin for the rest.

Given that they are taking the Mick, were not very pleasant and is easy to redirect post.

jbainbridge

They're being lazy ... Setting up redirection isn't that expensive even for a year. Return anything official and bin the rest.

topdaddy_2

Id not keep it at all.

ABrass

If they didn't give you any contact details then sod them, after six months they should have sorted the majority of stuff out anyway. Scrawl RTS on it and chuck it in the mailbox.

I wouldn't bin the Junk mail as you're more likely to just keep getting it if you do what everyone else does and bin it. RTS at least costs the originators a few extra pennies (I think?)

Summer-Sunshine_2

I would naughty as it sounds KEEP the parcels that are theirs if u ain't signed for them. Teach them a lesson

Also I would just put on the envelope 'No longer living at this address'. And put a cross over their 'OLD' address.

Message to post people hopefully loud and clear :money: