Someone taking pictures through my kitchen window

[pollyerrington]

Morning :)

I've just had an alert on my phone from my security camera. Some guy has just come up to my house, trodden on my shrub area in front of the kitchen window, and it looks like he's taken a photo. He's then stood in my drive and gone on his phone (texting by the looks of it)
He was wearing a lanyard but I couldn't make out the name or company. I'm in a new build so we do have workmen around doing stuff, but why would they be taking a photo?

Photo attached - he looks kind of official...

It's stressing me out!

Any thoughts?
Thanks

Why did you not just go ask?

Beg my pardon I misread that you were at work checking on the security camera.

I have a picture of my delivery in a porch of some one else's house.

I would contact the police. Christmas coming up.

You do not need a licence to watch All4

Apologies, I can't see where the OP has said she was out in her posts so I assumed she was home.

Some PP mentioned tv license/debt collector etc. etc. but surely there is never any legal reason to take pictures trough a window from the inside of someone’s home!

Hence why I would call the police, wouldn’t be surprised if this is a potential burglar in disguise.

For the first few months after I moved into my new build I remember quite a few workers dawdling around the estate taking pictures and ticking off things on the iPads. My NDN had someone from the contractors take pictures of her front door as they needed photo evidence of the sealant. And I did see someone come and take pictures of the drains on my front garden. I assumed it was just someone coming to tie up the loose ends and make sure everything was properly ticked off and put down on paperwork.

Somebody casing your house for a potential break in. I'd let the police know.

It's funny how just wearing a lanyard can make you seem innocuous and like you have a genuine purpose for being somewhere! But I'm sure thieves are on to that too.

The DWP do visit people at home but theres usually a letter (which may not arrive until afterwards) and they dont peer through windows or take photos

Use use our Aerial for freeview. It's what all the proper poor people oh no they all have sky

I also live in a new build and once came home and someone was fixing my porch roof. Now I had a massive list of snagging the porch not being one of them. It was about 6 months after we moved in. Very bizarre.

Could be the glazing company proving something has been done. Did you report any snags ?

@Honeybee85. Despite what some posters have said, TV licensing will use any ploy available if you have an unlicensed property. There are two ways for TV licensing to get into your house. 1) You let them in. 2) They get a warrant from a judge if they can convince the judge there is a strong reason to get a warrent. They won't use a photo through a window as evidence in court, however what the photo see's maybe enough to convince a judge to issue a warrent. Then they arrive with a police officer.

Hi all,
I went and spoke to the site manager, he saw the video and confirmed it was a guy looking at the gas boxes, I said it was weird as he didn't even attempt to open the box.

Anyway, seems ok as the site manager has confirmed. Thanks for all your replies!

Perhaps he is the washing up inspector?

It’s probably worth keeping that video as he had no reason to be taking pictures through your window. Just because he had a legitimate reason to be there doesn’t mean what he did was legitimate.

Unless he is indeed the washing up inspector 😁

Said Utilities earlier;)

Least you can sleep peacefully now:)

If you device is connected to the mains (plugged in) and you are streaming, you need a TV licence. Just had the same fight while my daughter was at uni. Do you ever watch iplayer or itv player etc or have the ability to then you need one. Sorry to be the barer of bad news. The fine is 1000 so call them and check

You do not require a TV licence just because you have 'the ability' to stream services.

The law is quite succinct - It's if you 'intend' to stream live services or use BBC iPlayer to watch delayed services. The reason for this being so specific is because otherwise, the law would be giving Capita reason to chase literally everyone with a PC or screen device and an internet connection, which would be utterly ridiculous considering you'd then be into the realms of every single item which is theoretically capable of streaming a TV picture being liable for a licence. Again, it's if you 'intend' to watch live streaming services or delayed broadcasts on iPlayer only. No intent = no requirement for a licence, even if your device is capable of it. Just owning a device and an internet connection is wholly irrelevant.

Also, to pick up on something mentioned earlier in the thread - There is no such thing as a 'TV Detector Van'. They're a complete fabrication.