Unwanted Houseguest removal

TBagpuss

yes, you can change the locks (or barrels) today.

Then write to her.

Say that you are very disappointed that she has faield to give you any money as agreed, that she has failed to return your keys as requested causing you signifincat inconvencience.

say that she needs to make arrangements to remove her furniture and all other items from your home no later than (say) 6th September and that she needs to cotnact you in advance to arrange a time when it will be conveneint for you, for her to attend to collect her things.

State that you will not be in a position to look after any of her property after [date that you told her it needs to be gone by] and that if it is still there on that date you will be contacting a house clearance firm to clear the room, and will of course account to her for any payment if they oay anything for the goods. Make clear that if she wants to arrange for a third party to collect the goods on her bahalf that is fine but she needs to give you that person's name in advance and ensure that they have something in writing from her to confirm that she authorises you to hand her stuff over to them.

As you want to Air BnB the room you could also say, if you wished, that if she is genuninly unable to remove the items by [date] that you are prepared to store them for her at the cost of £xx per day (where £xx is what you will charge for the room) for a maximum of (say) 1 further week.

Robochick

Cheers All

:-)

fairy_lights

I would be tempted to hire a van, load up all her stuff, and drop it off at her ex-husbands house. From what you've said about her I can't see this being someone who will come and collect her belongings in a prompt and timely manner.
Definitely change the locks though or and supervise any access she has to the house or god knows what she might try to get away with.

goodwithsaving

Change the locks. Tell her afterwards. Leave her stuff in the shed. You don't owe her an explanation, it's YOUR house.
There's being helpful, then there's being taken advantage of.

Robochick

fairy_lights wrote: »

I would be tempted to hire a van, load up all her stuff, and drop it off at her ex-husbands house. From what you've said about her I can't see this being someone who will come and collect her belongings in a prompt and timely manner.
Definitely change the locks though or and supervise any access she has to the house or god knows what she might try to get away with.

See, this is EXACTLY what I wanted to do in the first instance (after letting the cat .... in her bed :A my cat HATES her!! Sensible animal , really)

But more sensible heads than me prevailed

LannieDuck

If you change the locks on your house so that she doesn't have access to her stuff, I bet she'll contact you ...

Nobbie1967

mrginge wrote: »

Then why not leave her stuff there and just send her a bill for storing it in your spare room?

The problem you have is that you have no defined agreement with her about anything. Rent, notice, storage costs, bills.

unfortunatly you have done someone a favour and they've screwed you over. That doesn't mean you can then start charging her for random costs or breaching your legal duty or care.

Play it by the book. Change the locks, give her a reasonable time to collect her things, move on.

What legal duty would that be? They weren't a lodger or tenant.

mrginge

Nobbie1967 wrote: »

What legal duty would that be? They weren't a lodger or tenant.

Why do you believe that this only applies to lodgers or tenants?

Robochick

It's done. I sent her a very dry, emotionless email and text, saying her stuff was to be out by this Sunday, as she had her two weeks she'd asked for (on the 16th).
She phoned me about 60 seconds later... did the breathy little girl "but I don't understand" voice, and the "Oh but I'm out of London this weekend" etc.
Stood my ground / "Not my problem" etc.
So... let's see what happens.
Got a thunering headache now.
Thanks everyone. :-)

Threebabes

You have been beyond patient.

I wouldve changed the locks/barrels and put her stuff in garage/drive/ex husbands.

Good luck for friday and moving on with your home life.