My ex won't remove his belongings...

Izzy8484

I have had this happen to me. Wasn't so much personal stuff but dj equipment, wiring and lots of wholesale electrical items. I sent an email for him to pick it up, no reply. I sold it all at the carboot sale which may have not been lawful but very satisfying.

yvonne13_2

Izzy8484 wrote: »

I have had this happen to me. Wasn't so much personal stuff but dj equipment, wiring and lots of wholesale electrical items. I sent an email for him to pick it up, no reply. I sold it all at the carboot sale which may have not been lawful but very satisfying.

Did he ever give a reason why he wouldn't take his things?

Izzy8484

No. I had lived with this man for 1.5 years. Just came home one day and found an email in my inbox to say he was leaving. All his personal stuff was gone at that point.

DKLS

Do you know where his sister/mother lives?

If so I would be tempted to bag it all up and drop it off there.

onomatopoeia99

The OP seems to have become an involuntary bailee and the law sets out what can and cannot be done. Legal advice should be taken as every situation is different, but the page below gives an overview (mainly concerned with tenants abandoning their stuff in a property at the end of the tenancy and mortgage repossessions):

https://www.stephens-scown.co.uk/commercial-property/whose-belongings-are-they-anyway-dealing-with-involuntary-bailment/

Guest101

You cannot get rid of his belongings by selling and donating etc is a terrible idea.


What you can do is store them, notify him of this, and sell off to pay your costs after a reasonable period. 1 month should be sufficient.

yvonne13_2

onomatopoeia99 wrote: »

The OP seems to have become an involuntary bailee and the law sets out what can and cannot be done. Legal advice should be taken as every situation is different, but the page below gives an overview (mainly concerned with tenants abandoning their stuff in a property at the end of the tenancy and mortgage repossessions):

https://www.stephens-scown.co.uk/commercial-property/whose-belongings-are-they-anyway-dealing-with-involuntary-bailment/

He wasn't a tenant.

Rain_Shadow

yvonne13 wrote: »

He wasn't a tenant.

No one said he was.


That link deals with involuntary bailees for whatever reason.

Dill

How much stuff are we talking about, OP?

I can understand you don't want these items in the house, reminding you of your ex on a daily basis.

TBagpuss

Send a letter by ordinary, 1st class post. Don't send it singed for, but do post it t a post office andget proof of posting. Don't say that you will sell and donate, say that if the items are not collected you will dispose of them and account to him for any money raised that way, after expenses.

I would also suggest that you pack up his stuff. For smaller things, (clothes, personal items etc) deliver them to him mum or sister if you know their addresses - ideally, get them to sign a receipt (even if it just says "5 black bin bags of clothes" or something equally vague.)

Do you have a shed or garage? If so, I'd take reasponable precautions such as wrapping in bin liners, to protect anything from damp, and thn move all his stuff out there. In your letter state that yiu are curently storin his property in your shed / garage but that it will be disposed of at his expense if not collected within (say) 28 days