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Ex Tenants Causing Trouble

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MrsandMrsonedaysoon · 13/12/2019 13:46

I’m not quite sure where to put this need some help please. Sorry a bit long. Also a bit outing but need to give the details.

2 weeks ago we did a mutual exchange from a 1 bed flat to a 2 bed house everything went through fine and plain sailing the person was vulnerable with Parkinson’s and needed a ground floor flat. His 3 sons where moving out. We have had a few knocks on the door asking for one of the boys who used to live here we tell them he doesn’t they have all seemed a bit miffed but went on there way. He turned up one day for his post but didn’t think anything off it, gave it to him and he went on his way.

Last night at midnight my partner heard someone coming through front gate and noticed two young girls going through our bins about 17/18 not very old. Next minute they where trying to boot our door in screaming and hollering try to boot our side gate in. They kept accusing us of hiding this man upstairs and that he still lived here we are in a same sex relationship neither one of us has any interest in hiding a man. They where threatening to ‘get in one way or another’ my partner at this point basically telling them to go away he doesn’t live here. They are using some colourful language.

At this point I’m on phone to police. They starting walking away one of the girls said I don’t think he lives here. The other said I don’t care that bitch is going to have it coming for her. We belive them to have been on drugs themselves. They then hoovered at the top of the road within eyesight like the were waiting for someone.

The police turned up whilst I was still on the phone to them picked the girls up asked if we where ok etc. Checked the doors just boot marks nothing serious. Told us to tell the council which is what we did

My worry now is what do we do these girls are going to be livid for us calling the police but we couldn’t not. I’m worried for my partners safety mine and we have a Saint Bernard who his highly protective of us if they had got in and she had done something we would have lost her.

This was suppose to be the home we turned into a family home and start our family. Now we have found out it used to be a drugs den and the house was raided 2 weeks before we moved in. The roof is all silver lined and where pretty sure they used to grow something up there.

I’m so upset I know it’s trivial but it’s our home being spoilt by the previous people. Now I don’t know what to do to stop them coming back I was so scared last night I couldn’t sleep. I just wish we had known all this before exchanging

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Havaina · 13/12/2019 13:52

Sounds awful but you did the right thing calling the police.

Now the twats know you’re happy to call the police it will hopefully act as a deterrent.

Maybe you could install CCTV or camera door bell to help you feel safer?

ellendegeneres · 13/12/2019 13:56

I’d install some kind of cameras, that’s your only way of staying safe and keeping track of who’s visiting to pass on to the police. Sorry you’re going through this

CSIblonde · 13/12/2019 14:04

Poor you OP. We had a drug dealer move in over road for a while & dodgy people around til 3am nightly. I got a fake globe CC TV camera, £5 on Amazon & window sticker saying CC TV in Operation & they stopped sitting on my wall & fighting outside etc & luckily he moved out after 6months.

PersephoneOP · 13/12/2019 14:11

Definitely get cameras installed. And every time they show up make a note of it with the police.

It sounds really stressful but don't worry too much, If they are drug addicts they will soon find a new dealer and move on from associating your house with a pickup point.

ChristmasSpirtsOnTheRocksPleas · 13/12/2019 14:17

It’s good that you found out early on. Imagine if these issues only surfaced after you’d settled in a had a child. I’m sorry you’ve had to go through this nonetheless, it must be deeply disappointing and scary Flowers

YourOpinionIsNoted · 13/12/2019 14:21

CCTV and call out the police every time. It won't take long for the druggies to find a new dealer, they'll move on and forget you.

Flowers though, it sounds awful.

MrsandMrsonedaysoon · 13/12/2019 15:11

Thank you everyone we do have a Yale cctv set but just not had the chance to put it up between moving and work but it’s the first thing we are going to do when my partner comes in. Although I’m not sure it’s going to be enough to deter them as one of the girls clocked the dummy one that is sat on this shelf thing above the front door. They didn’t seem the brightest though as apparently Becuase they where at the front door it wouldn’t have seen them Hmm

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Hoppinggreen · 13/12/2019 15:17

That’s awful
I wouldn’t worry about your dog though , if someone does break in and attack you I hardly think your dog would be blamed for defending you
Keep reporting things to the police and hopefully before Kong the local druggies will realise their source has gone

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