Forwarding Landlord Mail

brianposter

We dont know why the landlord has not offered to pay but the obvious explanation is that he does not wish to "insult" the OP by offering a relatively small sum. 

adamp87

Surely the easiest option here is just to contact the Landlord and state you need reimbursing for posting the mail.

HampshireH

brianposter said:

We dont know why the landlord has not offered to pay but the obvious explanation is that he does not wish to "insult" the OP by offering a relatively small sum. 

That wouldn't be an obvious explanation to me when the OP has shelled out nearly £100.

It's just common decency not to expect someone else to fund your mail redirection.

OP put a polite email together explaining you are happy to pass to their friend or have it sent to them but could they please send you the emailed prepayment paperwork for you to attach. 

On receipt you will happily post the next time you are going past the post office.

Alternatively they can set up royal mail redirection to their friends address.

It's polite and offers two  (edit: three) options all suitable outcomes which will ensure they get their mail within the timeframe they require.

General_Grant

HampshireH said:

brianposter said:

We dont know why the landlord has not offered to pay but the obvious explanation is that he does not wish to "insult" the OP by offering a relatively small sum. 

That wouldn't be an obvious explanation to me when the OP has shelled out nearly £100.

It's just common decency not to expect someone else to fund your mail redirection.

OP put a polite email together explaining you are happy to pass to their friend or have it sent to them but could they please send you the emailed prepayment paperwork for you to attach. 

On receipt you will happily post the next time you are going past the post office.

Alternatively they can set up royal mail redirection to their friends address.

It's polite and offers two  (edit: three) options all suitable outcomes which will ensure they get their mail within the timeframe they require.

Who is the "they"?  It needs to be the person whose mail is being redirected.
Re-direction within the UK is £33.99 for 3 months for one person's mail.  

born_again

brianposter said:

callum9999 said:

 I don't understand how anyone could think it's reasonable to make this request to their tenants either!

There are all sorts of reasons why this may be appropriate, eg: Many people do not have an address which receives post so need to have forwarding at some particular time ; others wish to retain a UK bank account as repeatedly advised on this board and cannot do so without a UK address; and some simply need to know that a letter has arrived because the onward postal service is not reliable.

Then the LL is breaking banks T/C. Also as living in US. UK banks have to report income. FATCA. 

OP justs needs to tell LL friend that they can come and pick up the mail & send it on themselves. Or one day a new bank card will arrive and someone may just decide to use it.... 

WillPS

Grumpy_chap said:

Here's an idea.
If the OP never receives any mail for the LL, then the OP would not have to think about whether or not to forward the mail.  If the OP put a label on the letterbox that reads:

"Dear Post Delivery Person, thank you for the great service you do whatever the weather, could we please request that you do not post any mail addressed to XXX through this letterbox as they don't live here?  We love everything else you bring us, so please carry on, just not the stuff for XXX.  Thank you so much for your kind understanding.   Hugs & Kisses xxx"

Would that be problem solved?

For the benefit of anyone reading this in future, this will not work - postal workers have a legal obligation to deliver addressed mail unless a redirect is in place. It is the responsibility of whoever receives the mail to forward, return or dispose of any mail not delivered to the correct address.

Brie

Alice_M77 said:
It's not even the fact that it's forwarded it is that they request i send it RM Signed For, I've been doing this so long that ive spent easily £100 sending her mail and it's too much as I don't earn much.

I'd be sending him a bill for services if it was me.  Or deducting it from my rent!

Uxb1

The PO re-direction service requires full ID to be supplied if applying in person at a large post office....or if applying online this requires that the same ID (person/address) can be verified electronically otherwise the application will be rejected.
I suspect the LL will be unable to access the service either in person or online.......

Carrot007

EssexExile said:

Royal Mail redirection has a time limit.

In theory. In practivce tyou can extend it foprever. But not of relevence in OP's case now.

HampshireH

General_Grant said:

HampshireH said:

brianposter said:

We dont know why the landlord has not offered to pay but the obvious explanation is that he does not wish to "insult" the OP by offering a relatively small sum. 

That wouldn't be an obvious explanation to me when the OP has shelled out nearly £100.

It's just common decency not to expect someone else to fund your mail redirection.

OP put a polite email together explaining you are happy to pass to their friend or have it sent to them but could they please send you the emailed prepayment paperwork for you to attach. 

On receipt you will happily post the next time you are going past the post office.

Alternatively they can set up royal mail redirection to their friends address.

It's polite and offers two  (edit: three) options all suitable outcomes which will ensure they get their mail within the timeframe they require.

Who is the "they"?  It needs to be the person whose mail is being redirected.
Re-direction within the UK is £33.99 for 3 months for one person's mail.  

It was indeed the landlords (whose mail would need directing) I was referring to in an email sent to them as one of their options