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Police have forced entry.
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I would not call someone who has the police force entry at his home because of illegal activity "vulnerable".0
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Miss_Samantha wrote: »I would not call someone who has the police force entry at his home because of illegal activity "vulnerable".
He has not been charged with anything.
In reply to carefully cautious, the relative is not an official advocate, she is just more of an eloquent speaker than he is and was helping him.(AKA HRH_MUngo)
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Miss_Samantha wrote: »I would not call someone who has the police force entry at his home because of illegal activity "vulnerable".
I would say it is very easy for a vulnerable person to get themselves into that situation.
They could have been taken advantage of by unscrupulous people just using them for what they can get.0 -
Yes, and their landlord should not also be taken advantage of...0
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We feel we have made the right decision. Thanks everyone for your input.(AKA HRH_MUngo)
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Miss_Samantha wrote: »I would not call someone who has the police force entry at his home because of illegal activity "vulnerable".
I can state dozens of cases in last couple of years in a small London area of police forcing entry into vulnerable peoples homes. It is a common business model of drug dealers to befriend a vulnerable person (timid/mental health/alcoholic/drug use) and then take over their property to deal or store drugs. Before the cut backs in the police funding police use to regularly rehome and look after vulnerable people who's homes had been taken over by dealers.
The original poster should speak to the officers responsible for the raid, probably a local police team that can be located by putting your properties postcode in the forces website under neighbourhood team. I like to remind OP that drug dealers lie through there teeth to deny they are dealing. Just because a tenant says nothing is wrong doesn't make it true.:exclamatiScams - Shared Equity, Shared Ownership, Newbuy, Firstbuy and Help to Buy.
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Just to add some historical views on whether a LL can be held liable for their tenant's actions: my great grandfather owned some properties in the early 20th Century, and while researching I found a newspaper cutting from about 1916 in the local press in Rotherham.
My great grandfather had to appear in court as one of his tenant's was accused of running a brothel. The defence of being a gentleman and "not enquiring into the affairs of his tenants" was deemed insufficient, and he had to pay a small fine!
Whether the law has since changed, I have no idea. But fascinating nonetheless.0 -
OP, have you asked the police to compensate you for breaking down the door? Their reaction to this could tell you a lot about what has been going on.
If it was a case of breaking in to the wrong building or acting on a malicious accusation they should pay for the repair or replacement of the door.
If they still think it was justified to made the raid, I'm not sure I would accept your tenant's word for what they have or haven't been doing.0 -
The police have obviously been looking for intel and done a paper sift. They are not messing about. They don't "notice letters". They gather the intel for later use.
I would be very cautious. You may well now have people digging through your finances to check you are legit too. I would really be p*ssed to find out I am linked on local intel systems to a class A drug dealer..0 -
The police have obviously been looking for intel and done a paper sift. They are not messing about. They don't "notice letters". They gather the intel for later use.
I would be very cautious. You may well now have people digging through your finances to check you are legit too. I would really be p*ssed to find out I am linked on local intel systems to a class A drug dealer..
No that doesn't happen. Stop scaremongering0
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