I've been helping declutter the house over a few years. What was left was what I was not allowed to clear. I know what was in the house as a result.
They started off by asking can we have this ornament, these books, these pans etc.
Fine I don't really want any tat.
Then I was told they'd taken some other things that they didn't ask about just said they now had.
These items were valuable and not up for grabs. Again I was not allowed to sort through them previously.
This was my childhood home too, some of these things are my personal things that I didn't know were there.
I feel like we've been ransacked. We've asked for those things back but there's bound to be more things that they have that I've forgotten about.
It was all done "to help me out" but you wouldn't take all the valuable things without asking would you? You'd say oh I noticed item X was there what do you want to do with it?
I also sent a group message previously saying all valuables to remain in the house.
They have claimed they were taken for safekeeping as they were worried about robbers. Robbers would not come for these valuables it's not like it's jewellery it's more like vintage or antique items which the family knew were valuable.
This house has not been robbed before either so imo it's not a valid reason to take things especially without asking.
Just feel like they've taken advantage as my parent would never have let them have these things.
We've asked for an inventory which they finally gave us but there's still things missing off the list which we know about.
We plan to go round to get our stuff but it shouldn't be like this should it?
Why would you think it's ok to raid an empty house with vulnerable close relatives who assume the house can be sorted through at leisure?
Has anyone else been through something like this?