We bought our house 18 months ago. The former owner has a range of different business activities that used this address - different company names etc. I also get his ton of junk mail.
For a couple of months after he moved out he'd pitch up at the house randomly to collect a pile of mail. He won't give us a forwarding address although we've asked a few times. Instead he has asked us to send him a text message, and he'll pop by and collect it, commenting once, 'This works quite well'. (We had the bailiffs pitch once looking for him so we think there might be some reason why he's not giving us his new address!)
It doesn't work for me: I don't like the former owner constantly at my house, commenting on changes I've made to the place etc. I don't want to have a discussion about it either.
Thing is, a flurry even more mail is coming now, including mail from HMRC and companies house and other important looking envelopes.
I've recently given his mail back to the Postie who is very apologetic by the amount and has said the mail will be returned to the senders address on the envelope. DH has even contacted a couple of companies by phone and asked them to remove our address from this guy's record.
But I know the former owner is probably waiting for us to text him that mail is waiting for him at our house again. And that he expects to pop by and have a nosey and get his mail.
I've really had enough, but AIBU?Â
Also, if I am NBU, what do I do with the mail that doesn't have a return address on it?
Please or to access all these features
Please
or
to access all these features
AIBU?
AIBU to stop dealing with former owners mail?
113 replies
mistydaytoday · 10/03/2016 08:42
OP posts:
Newsletters you might like
Please create an account
To comment on this thread you need to create a Mumsnet account.