Estate Agent has emptied my flat

quidsy

Even if the crime ref number is never needed, it will go some way to providing proof of the crime beyond the EA/cleaners word.

Hilly1990

Ok, given what everyone has said I'll contact them.

I now have a crime number and will be going to the station on Sunday to give further details.

G_M

I'm doubly amazed. Firstly that you have not been to the police yet and secondly hat shelter advised you not to.

pleasedelete

In this case replacement value rather than actual value if sold would seem more appropriate. As with good insurance policies.

Zoology_Dragon

duchy wrote: »

Depends on the uni ...and plenty *can* work from home in vac time so aren't always around ...although I do think you might be confusing lecturers with uni admin staff - but as I said my experience of availability of academic staff at the universities I've attended/had connections with may be different to yours they aren't all the same. Either way this close to start of term it's a good option for advice for the OP.

Sorry but I had to laugh at this, I *am* an academic, I'm not getting lecturers confused with anything :rotfl: Trust me, academics do not have long holidays at any university.

JencParker

Hilly1990 wrote: »

Ok, given what everyone has said I'll contact them.

I now have a crime number and will be going to the station on Sunday to give further details.

Hilly1990, I'm no expert on property rental law, but from what has been said here, there are laws that the agents/landlord/cleaner has broken - including, but not only theft and possibly unlawful eviction. These are serious offenses. You have admission (have you got it in writing / email?


YOU are in a very strong position here and they are tying to fob you off. I'm not surprised, having a daughter who is in renting, it seems that young renters are treated like second class citizens by letting agents/landlords and they try to get away with all sorts of things.


I would boldly stand your ground and do not be coerced into accepting anything less than recovery of the replacement costs as a minimum.

getmore4less

Art_Contrary wrote: »

You said the property was left unlocked (possibly by the EA following a viewing). Is it possible that one of the "helpful" neighbours who told your cleaner you moved out has taken the laptop, then had the cleaner inadvertently clean up after them/take the rap for their thievery? The cleaner may be telling the truth about there being no laptop.

Let the police decide they can find out from the cleaner who was so helpfull and go knocking.

G_M

Art_Contrary wrote: »

You said the property was left unlocked (possibly by the EA following a viewing). Is it possible that one of the "helpful" neighbours who told your cleaner you moved out has taken the laptop, then had the cleaner inadvertently clean up after them/take the rap for their thievery? The cleaner may be telling the truth about there being no laptop.

That's now for the police to determine.

But the issue of the property being unlocked may be a problem. If the agents/cleaner etc claim YOU left it unlocked, they may also claim a 3rd, unidentified, thief, could have taken the laptop..........

mp3duck

any updates?

KayTM

Good luck with getting reasonable compensation or even some of your stuff back. There's a lot of interesting advice here, I only want to add one small thing, which may or may not apply to you.

Be careful to read your tenancy agreement carefully again so you don't inadvertently shoot yourself in the foot and lose the strong case you appear to have now. Some tenancy agreements have clauses in them about how long the property can be left unoccupied. (Eg, if we want to leave our current accommodation unoccupied for three weeks, we have to inform the lettings agent and obtain permission.) Presumably you didn't leave it unoccupied for longer than you're allowed to. That might weaken your case...

Take care and good luck, I can imagine how devastating it must be to find your belongings swiped in that way.