So i just opened the door to my new house.

PasturesNew

Harryp_24 wrote: »

..... conservatory....

It'd have been good if all her stuff could've been put into that one spot between now and when you see the back of it .... then you could've locked the adjoining door and got on with doing your thing.

csgohan4

omg the stress, if it happened to me I wouldn't have had accommodation as the rental finished on the same day.

Good luck in claiming against her, the cheek

pelirocco

Harryp_24 wrote: »

ok theres been alot of answers and i am grateful for them. this is where i stand.
My solicitor is gone for the weekend now. I would not sue her anyway as i feel sorry for her (i know you will all say you have to or whatever but no i wont, i cant bring myself to sue an autistic 50 year old woman living on her own.)
She will have the majority of stuff out of the house today except a bed and some loft stuff. (the bed will be removed on saturday)
She will take everything out of the conservatory and the garden tomorrow.
I will go there tomorrow to start decorating. Once she had removed the bed on saturday she will give me her key back and i will also swap the locks.

Thanks for all the help everyone.

Dont let her keep a key!! she should be arranging with you when its convieniant fer her to collect her stuff, and you need to be there to check what she is doing

What if she decideds to squat

change the locks now , Will your insurance even cover you if something was to happen

Harryp_24

pelirocco wrote: »

Dont let her keep a key!! she should be arranging with you when its convieniant fer her to collect her stuff, and you need to be there to check what she is doing

What if she decideds to squat

change the locks now , Will your insurance even cover you if something was to happen

she has moved 3 doors away from me that was vacant. why would she squat.

Cheeky_Monkey

So why doesn't she carry on moving her stuff out then - there's still at least a couple more hours of daylight.

Whether she has autism or not, if you let her keep a key then you must have MUG stamped on your forehead

acbuyer

We had a similar situation. We were going on holiday the following day so we helped the seller move all their possessions into one room then they kept the key and moved out completely whilst we were on holiday. They had been our neighbors for years so we knew we could trust them.
Since you cannot get hold of your solicitor or estate agent I can't see what else you can do than what you have already done. Let us know how you get on.

easilydistracted

This potentially has loads of legal complexities your not aware of and would I think be in breach of the mortgage terms. My view would be to go to a diy store, buy your own locks to change them. Easily done. Give her that long and as long and maybe another hour with you there tonight to clean and pack some other bits. You could give her a lift if you feel kind. Take the blimmin key off her. Supervise her getting the last stuff on Saturday. If she is autistic she should understand the rather straight forward advice that it is not allowed with the mortgage company and you don't want to break their rules. I feel sorry for her too but leaving her in your house with your keys isn't the proportionate response?

m0bov

OP, you are now a landlord.

DaftyDuck

The OP appears to be taking (in my opinion) a more sensible, relaxed approach than many have advised, and it's one I've had to adopt three times so far. One was a vendor who had built a new build next door, having split a small bit off their original garden, yet still hadn't moved all their stuff, one an elderly lady who was very stressed by selling, one a family who were... well, just too thick to manage it on time.

In all cases, it worked out just fine. It took the neighbours-next-door bunch a couple of weeks to get their last bit of furniture, but they were now my neighbours, and I think the overfamiliarity with both properties had made them too blase about it all; they'd been living in both for some months.

OP... At least plan that the worst may happen, because it might. However, it probably won't, and you'll hopefully have a neighbour sing your praises to her friends, have a willing cat-sitter, and might even get a bottle of cheap plonk out of it. It is probably worth reiterating that Saturday is it, and turning up prepared to change the locks, parents and friends in tow to help move her last bits if needed.

As an aside to others, this is why completing on a Friday isn't the best plan.... Especially when Friday is a Bank Holiday, so it's all shifted forward to Thursday. Next move, you'll be forewarned. Here's hoping this one resolves itself well.

ripplyuk

What about the insurance? I know it's very unlikely to happen but if something like a fire occurred, this is now the OP's property yet they aren't 'resident' there.

ETA: I'd take the keys off her, change the locks, and have at least some of my possessions there.