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Urgent - Landlord holding work tools hostage
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Is that because your friend has kicked off?
How much is he asking for?
LOL, no, he's a gentle soul. It's the LL who threatens to kneecap people.
It keeps going up. It was £400 it's now a bit over £500Eat food. Not too much. Mostly plants - Michael Pollan
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Low carb, low oxalate Primal + dairy
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Ms_Chocaholic wrote: »Could your friend not ask the Police to accompany him to the property to retrieve his belongings to prevent a breach of the peace.
No, police have referred him to law centre and CAB, who have been very helpful and confirmed that what he's doing is illegal. Problem is that LL has him over a barrel. If he doesn't have his tools he can't work.Eat food. Not too much. Mostly plants - Michael Pollan
48 down, 22 to go
Low carb, low oxalate Primal + dairy
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I came on to look for advise for a friend who is in exactly the same situation. He is a lodger at a property and the locks were changed before the end of the agreement. His work tools worth £3000 were left at the property and the LL is now saying £500 is owed, if it is not paid the LL will sell the goods. A case was registered with the police before the end of the agreement but they weren't very helpful. What are his options and where can he go for help?0
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I came on to look for advise for a friend who is in exactly the same situation. He is a lodger at a property and the locks were changed before the end of the agreement. His work tools worth £3000 were left at the property and the LL is now saying £500 is owed, if it is not paid the LL will sell the goods. A case was registered with the police before the end of the agreement but they weren't very helpful. What are his options and where can he go for help?
Most helpful place so far, we've found, is the CABEat food. Not too much. Mostly plants - Michael Pollan
48 down, 22 to go
Low carb, low oxalate Primal + dairy
From size 24 to 16 and now stuck...0 -
Thank you, I'll pass that on0
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What the LL is doing here is illegal under the interference of goods act, he has no right to lien over the tenants goods. However 150940 is correct this is a civil matter not a criminal one and as such the police probably won't get involved, the best they can really do is advise the LL that what he is doing is illegal.
It is possible they might order the LL to give the goods back in the event of a breach of the peace.0 -
What the LL is doing here is illegal under the interference of goods act, he has no right to lien over the tenants goods. However 150940 is correct this is a civil matter not a criminal one and as such the police probably won't get involved, the best they can really do is advise the LL that what he is doing is illegal.
It is possible they might order the LL to give the goods back in the event of a breach of the peace.
They've no power to do that and the easiest way to resolve any BOP is to send the ex lodger away. The best they could do is serve a PACE notice on the landlord if the property is still there and they see it.0
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