To think there's someone living in my loft?

[BlueBananas]

On Monday morning when I returned from the school run the back door was wide open, I was a bit un-nerved, shouted hello and checked around, nothing seemed untoward or out of place so I presumed I'd left it open before I went. Fine.
Tuesday we didn't go to school, nothing to report.
Wednesday I closed and locked the back door and looked back at it as I was closing the front door, it was 100% shut and locked with the key in. Get back from the school run and it is wide open again. Now I'm freaked out.
We leave the key in the back door all the time to avoid puppy accidents while we're finding the key, so today just as an experiment I locked the back door and took the key to school with me. It was still shut and locked when I got in.
Now I've just been in the utility room, which is just off the kitchen (where the back door is) and it is part of a single storey extension so has a loft hatch, we've never ever been up there (I always kind of presumed it wasn't a proper loft) and as soon as I walked in I noticed the hatch had moved quite considerably, it was literally the first thing I saw as there is quite a gap around it so it has only happened since around 4pm; the last time I was in there.
The door to the utility room is always shut because the kids aren't allowed in there and I'm the only person in the house

AIBU to think the only logical explanation is that someone has recently moved into my utility room loft?

Glad you're okay but slightly disappointed you didn't find Peter Andre in the loft...

I think that would have been worse than finding an axe murderer

Phew! Glad to hear that op!

Please call the police in the morning.

Someone has been coming into your home!

Please call the police in the morning.

Someone has been coming into your home!Please call the police in the morning.

Someone has been coming into your home!

Panic button is worrying too. Perhaps there's a nutter ex partner looking for the previous tenant / owner?

Maybe they think you are them and are trying to freak them.you out?

Oops sorry I only meant to post that once!

My computer is bein odd!

Blue bananas, glad you're okay but sounds like someone is using your place to hide. Tell the police and also ask the neighbours if they've noticed anything, ask them to keep an eye out. You sound like you need extra security for the house. Stay safe!

Now what's this about a missing wife?!

Call an exorcist or priest (I love a woo thread)

Butterfly the missing wife thread is in chat.

How does it sound like someone's coming in to hide?

The missing wife thread's gone dead. I hope this means she turned up and is now safely tucked up with the OP.

BTW, there's a panic button in every room of my flat - sheltered accommodation Reasonable enough if a previous resident was bed-bound, I think.

I think you need to change the locks.

I would change the locks!

I would be changing the locks, putting a hefty bolt on the loft hatch with a strong padlock through that too. And forever think of it when I couldn't sleep or was alone in the house...

knittingdad I came to this thread after watching The Resident as well

We have a bolt on the inside of our bedroom door - we've never had reason to use it but apparently the previous occupant (old couple) had trouble with their son threatening them.

We have a loft hatch in our single storey extension, it is for maintenance of the roof I suppose. Never thought someone could live up there eyes up the hatch suspiciously

Op your house set up sounds similar to mine. There's a small single storey addition to the side of the house with the downstairs loo and until it's room. There's a loft hatch in the utility room with a small lift space. Not big enough for anyone to live in I hope

I also have a lock on my bedroom door. To stop small children wandering in when mommy and daddy are having "special cuddles"

has your dp gone up yet?

Yes - the OP posted that he had at 23:14.

:) Shameless place marking