Previous owner's mail

anon_ymous

I've started to write "RTS" on a lot of their mail

Though I've received the odd one where there's no return address anywhere on the envelope. How do I deal with that?

I don't know their new address either, so it's not like I could just stick a label on it and send it that way 

anon_ymous

Never mind. I've found this 

https://www.hotukdeals.com/discussions/is-it-illegal-to-open-someone-elses-mail-to-get-return-address-1585642

It looks like RM have the power to open said mail to find an actual return address 

propertyrental

waqasahmed said:

Never mind. I've found this 

https://www.hotukdeals.com/discussions/is-it-illegal-to-open-someone-elses-mail-to-get-return-address-1585642

It looks like RM have the power to open said mail to find an actual return address 

So do you.

There's nothing illegal about opening someone else's mail once RM have correctly delivered it. Ifit was addressed to your address, then it is no longer 'in the mail' and subject to the legislation.

TheJP

The bin is the best place for it if it has been longer than 6 months.

diystarter7

Hi OP

Just cross out the address, your address and RTS. RM will sort it out.

If they are letters from debt collectors, I peronally go the extra mile and call/email them and give them their new addresses.

Thnaks

trix-a-belle

diystarter7 said:

Hi OP

Just cross out the address, your address and RTS. RM will sort it out.

If they are letters from debt collectors, I peronally go the extra mile and call/email them and give them their new addresses.

Thnaks

What do you think Royal Mail are going to do with it when there is no return address which is what the OP asked about (apart from file it under B for bin which the OP can do themselves).
& on your 2nd point the OP has said they don't have a forwarding address for the previous occupants. rtft

OP you can only do what you can, it sounds like you have made more than enough efforts, I hope its not too much in quantity. The previous owners of my house (& the one before also) take the biscuit.

youth_leader

I'm really lucky that my old address post lady stands next to her husband at the sorting office, and he is now my postman.  I've received a few circulars lately that she has kindly 'forwarded'.

anon_ymous

trix-a-belle said:

diystarter7 said:

Hi OP

Just cross out the address, your address and RTS. RM will sort it out.

If they are letters from debt collectors, I peronally go the extra mile and call/email them and give them their new addresses.

Thnaks

What do you think Royal Mail are going to do with it when there is no return address which is what the OP asked about (apart from file it under B for bin which the OP can do themselves).
& on your 2nd point the OP has said they don't have a forwarding address for the previous occupants. rtft

OP you can only do what you can, it sounds like you have made more than enough efforts, I hope its not too much in quantity. The previous owners of my house (& the one before also) take the biscuit.

Tbh the last owners said to me that I should give their post across the road, and the people across the road have said that they've told them but they don't seem too bothered 

So, I thought instead of giving it to the neighbours so to speak, it's best to just RTS any that come. It does seem that most letters that arrive, arrive for the previous owners. 

I rarely get any actual letters for myself. I'll just RTS the lot, and let RM deal with it 

user1977

trix-a-belle said:

diystarter7 said:

Hi OP

Just cross out the address, your address and RTS. RM will sort it out.

If they are letters from debt collectors, I peronally go the extra mile and call/email them and give them their new addresses.

Thnaks

What do you think Royal Mail are going to do with it when there is no return address 

They open it to look for a return address. But yes, if that doesn't work either and the item isn't of intrinsic value, it's going to be binned.

diystarter7

trix-a-belle said:

diystarter7 said:

Hi OP

Just cross out the address, your address and RTS. RM will sort it out.

If they are letters from debt collectors, I peronally go the extra mile and call/email them and give them their new addresses.

Thnaks

What do you think Royal Mail are going to do with it when there is no return address which is what the OP asked about (apart from file it under B for bin which the OP can do themselves).
& on your 2nd point the OP has said they don't have a forwarding address for the previous occupants. rtft

OP you can only do what you can, it sounds like you have made more than enough efforts, I hope its not too much in quantity. The previous owners of my house (& the one before also) take the biscuit.

Hi

I'm not sure if it is a rhetorical question but here it goes. As I stated and you quoted my posted IE what I would do. As for your question what the RM would do, TBH, why should I care, I'm not being paid to handle mail, there it is up to them

Thnaks

jonnydeppiwish!

We’ve had a lot of Tax office collection letters for the previous occupant - they left over 2 years ago so they just get binned.