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Urgent - Landlord holding work tools hostage

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  • ViolaLass
    ViolaLass Posts: 5,764 Forumite
    150940 wrote: »
    Yes, can you?

    Do you go looking for quarrels or do they seem to mysteriously follow you around?
  • 150940
    150940 Posts: 153 Forumite
    ViolaLass wrote: »
    Do you go looking for quarrels or do they seem to mysteriously follow you around?

    Are you looking for one because you were corrected earlier?:)
  • Guest101
    Guest101 Posts: 15,764 Forumite
    150940 wrote: »
    Yes, can you?

    I was being quite sincere.

    If you say the law states what I described as not illegal, then you can surely show me?

    I believe the action amounts to causing continual alarm and distress.
  • Marktheshark
    Marktheshark Posts: 5,841 Forumite
    Seventh Anniversary 1,000 Posts Combo Breaker
    95% of Law police do is Civil law and civil matters.
    Its never a civil matter when its a big company.
    Only Joe public.
    I do Contracts, all day every day.
  • 150940
    150940 Posts: 153 Forumite
    Marktheshark wrote: »
    95% of Law police do is Civil law and civil matters.
    Its never a civil matter when its a big company.
    Only Joe public.

    Since when have sexual offences, road traffic act, assaults and damage ever been civil law? Or maybe we'll shocked when you evidence your claim.
  • 150940
    150940 Posts: 153 Forumite
    Guest101 wrote: »
    I was being quite sincere.

    If you say the law states what I described as not illegal, then you can surely show me?

    I believe the action amounts to causing continual alarm and distress.


    Is the landlords conduct still on going? And before answer ignore the fact he has retained the tools.
  • Poppie68
    Poppie68 Posts: 4,881 Forumite
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    I feel for members that come on these forums asking a perfectly reasonable question get given advice and then someone else pipes on up contradicting without providing the proof. Why contridict people if your not prepared to prove, and why do it in a rude , combative manner?
  • matttye
    matttye Posts: 4,828 Forumite
    Part of the Furniture 1,000 Posts Combo Breaker Debt-free and Proud!
    Guest101 wrote: »
    Selling the tools would deprive him permanently, which then becomes theft.

    This alleged debt, does not allow the goods to be sold.

    The protection from harassment act may also be applicable

    The issue is not one of an intention to permanently deprive but one of dishonesty.

    If the landlord believes he has a right to sell the tenant's tools to recoup money to pay for damage to the property then he is not acting dishonestly. Dishonesty is an essential ingredient of theft.

    The landlord clearly intends to permanently deprive the tenant by selling his tools. That is not up for debate.
    What will your verse be?

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  • booksurr
    booksurr Posts: 3,700 Forumite
    edited 20 November 2015 at 12:56AM
    150940 wrote: »
    Yes, can you?
    there was a member banned recently for that sort of behaviour. One line smug answers saying I know it but I'm not telling you.

    the idea of this forum is to help people by providing verified information
  • 150940
    150940 Posts: 153 Forumite
    matttye wrote: »
    The issue is not one of an intention to permanently deprive but one of dishonesty.

    If the landlord believes he has a right to sell the tenant's tools to recoup money to pay for damage to the property then he is not acting dishonestly. Dishonesty is an essential ingredient of theft.

    The landlord clearly intends to permanently deprive the tenant by selling his tools. That is not up for debate.


    I think other members will disagree with you on that point. If the other members are reasonable and honest and think the landlord has acted dishonestly then he'd be convicted of theft if it came down to it. R v Ghosh says so.
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