Police have forced entry.

cns06

If the OIC is doing a thorough job then its quite possible. Even more so if the is actually an op on going.

seven-day-weekend

martindow wrote: »

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.

The tenant has done (or paid someone to do) an excellent repair on the door. So we are not bothered with that now. There was mainly damage around the lock, and on the inside near the lock, and a few scratches on the outside.

cns06

I bet he has!


On the plus side if it is being used to traffic or deal they wont be doing so any more as once its on the radar dealers tend to move away.

seven-day-weekend

I repeat, apart from this (for which he has not been charged), he has been an excellent tenant.

We are going to put his tenancy as a rolling contract instead of a fixed term one, that way we can give him notice at any time if needs be.

I say again, we believe we have made the right decision. Only time will tell.

mumps

Miss_Samantha wrote: »

I would not call someone who has the police force entry at his home because of illegal activity "vulnerable".

There has been no proof of illegal activity. If you think the police never get it wrong you are incredibly naive. Anyone remember Harry Stanley shot by the police for carrying a table leg in a bag, it had been repaired and he was taking it home. The Birmingham Six, The Guildford Four. If mistakes are made and people are shot and killed it hardly seems beyond belief that they might break a door down by mistake. The Met raided the wrong house 358 times in 2012/13 see link here http://metro.co.uk/2013/05/29/met-police-pay-out-almost-1m-over-900-wrong-address-raids-3815032/

This one was someone's dad's ashes not drugs http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-2335165/Bungling-police-raid-wrong-house-looking-wanted-criminal-accuse-man-hiding-drugs-inside-dead-fathers-urn.html

These solicitor specialise in compensation for raids on the wrong address https://www.donoghue-solicitors.co.uk/actions-against-the-police/case-reports/police-raid-compensation-claim/

SDW has met the man and made her judgement, no one else on here know the rights and wrongs of it so why don't we just accept her judgement.

seven-day-weekend

mumps wrote: »

There has been no proof of illegal activity. If you think the police never get it wrong you are incredibly naive. Anyone remember Harry Stanley shot by the police for carrying a table leg in a bag, it had been repaired and he was taking it home. The Birmingham Six, The Guildford Four. If mistakes are made and people are shot and killed it hardly seems beyond belief that they might break a door down by mistake. The Met raided the wrong house 358 times in 2012/13 see link here http://metro.co.uk/2013/05/29/met-police-pay-out-almost-1m-over-900-wrong-address-raids-3815032/

This one was someone's dad's ashes not drugs http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-2335165/Bungling-police-raid-wrong-house-looking-wanted-criminal-accuse-man-hiding-drugs-inside-dead-fathers-urn.html

These solicitor specialise in compensation for raids on the wrong address https://www.donoghue-solicitors.co.uk/actions-against-the-police/case-reports/police-raid-compensation-claim/

SDW has met the man and made her judgement, no one else on here know the rights and wrongs of it so why don't we just accept her judgement.

Thank you mumps, I have only just seen this post. We have had no more trouble and afaik he has been charged with nothing, the rent has continued as normal.

We like to think we have given a young man a chance.

mumps

seven-day-weekend wrote: »

Thank you mumps, I have only just seen this post. We have had no more trouble and afaik he has been charged with nothing, the rent has continued as normal.

We like to think we have given a young man a chance.

Glad its going OK and I hope he repays your trust.

peter_we

xylophone wrote: »

The police may have acted in error?

I remember a case where the police broke into a flat (empty at that stage as Mr and Mrs were on holiday), looking for a suspect thought to be at that address - it subsequently transpired that there had indeed been a mistake and the police paid for the repair of the door.

Happened to a friend of mine while he was on holiday. Random looney reported that someone was in danger. Took months for the police to pay up.

qwert_yuiop

AdrianC wrote: »

There's one small detail that I think you've probably forgotten...

If he IS convicted of possession of class A drugs with intent to supply, then he's going to be moving out anyway.

Then we'll all be paying his rent.

qwert_yuiop

mumps wrote: »

The Met raided the wrong house 358 times in 2012/13

Blimey I'm glad I don't live in that house. Only 7 days with no rozzers bursting in on them. They must have been heartily sick of it.