Tradesperson inviting people into my home

[IvyPlant]

Currently got a tradesperson in to do a job. They quoted me a day rate of 8 days work (which I think will take less time than that, but they're the expert...)

Anyway, that's not my AIBU. I checked my security footage this week and noticed a woman popped round to my house when I was out and tradesperson was working alone in my house. I can only see her walk past my front door to the back garden gate, she knocks and then the feed ends. She's seen leaving 4 hours later. The next day, same thing, except 3 hours.

At present the tradesperson gets here for about 8am and has already stopped working by 3pm. So that's 7 hours of work, fair enough, but 4 (and 3) of them an unknown woman here is (it's not his wife, I did a little social media digging and it's not her).

AIBU if I question him about it next week? He still has 4 days left to finish the job next week and I don't l like the fact there's an unknown and univited person in my house when I'm not there, plus, how much work can he really be doing if his "mate" is there for 4 hours.

But the most basic point is surely that anyone else having access to customers private property should be OKed with customer. Regardless of the reasons for being there.

But not OK without letting customer know!!!

You know, I’ve not yet seen a post warning OP of taking this into her own hands. She knows nothing about this person they could get violent. Or leave the electrics in a dangerous state in revenge. He has a key at the moment !!! Let him finish and get key back then consider sensible action. She already has proof of him letting someone into her property without agreement. He would probably be doing this on every future job if he has the opportunity.

Surely only with empty properties? I wouldn’t give an estate agent a key indefinitely and would expect only against a number of viewings if I was out . Would expect full feedback on those viewings as well.

She is invited into the property without consent of property owner. Not OK!!!!!

Haha yes but I’ve become bored with the constant inuendos. I might be a bore but the thing which outrages me the most is entrance without permission! Boom boom

It doesn’t matter WHY the tradesman has invited an UNAUTHORIZED person into your house, whether for intimate relations or as an accomplice in some kind of criminal activity (I.e. theft): it is wrong for him to engage in this behavior for any r3ason.

I would carefully check all to see that no valuables you have in the house are missing, and then contact the police department and ask their advice. Don’t try to handle this on your own: this man’s behavior is entirely unprofessional, and you need law enforcement to get involved. They can advise you of what kind of surveillance equipment you may need, and they may know if he has any kind of record… have you checked his bone fixes to make sure he is a legitimate tradesman? Before you confront him, do this homework. And if you have a boyfriend or a male friend you trust, you may want to have him present when you take back the key from this man.

Of course, you may not need to get the key back from him if you decide to CHANGE THE LOCKS.

Again, the police department may have some suggestions about this.

Good luck.

There's a whole day to go until Tuesday!

What are bone fixes?

I think his bone has been well fixed at this stage!

There's a whole day to go until Tuesday!

sniggers

I've heard of bone stimulators 😂

If that's any good.

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Sounds like he's lengthened out the job knowing you don't work from home and he can shag her there whilst getting paid. I'd raise it and say the hours she has been there you will be deducting plus more concerns etc. Drop it down to around 5/6 days work as long as you are happy with the work and say you won't have him back.

Shes an Ex police officer. I believe she has thought of every risk given her past role.

Tuesday won’t come folks. Papers have found it.

If it is taking him 3-4 hours to get his end away I would give him the name of a good sex therapist. Could you leave a pack of condoms in the building you suspect they are shagging in?

Eww do you think they're using your bed? Or worse dining table or kitchen worktop? You don't know what they're doing in your house.
I'd wait outside and when she does pop in call the cops and say intruder is in my house.

Don't do that he will lie if you confront him and you have no proof that she isn't someone helping him.

Do you have any friends or neighbours who could pop round and water the plants or do some other arbitrary thing and report back to you? Or maybe add a recording device in the outhouses.

I think you need more evidence than your security cameras that do not record sound. None of this 'evidence' will hold up in court, but you could threaten to discredit him on social media or tell his wife etc. So long as you have absolute proof of unprofessional behaviour you will have the power.

What??? Nooooooooo

What??? Nooooooooo

What??? Nooooooooo

Oh hells bells, nooo!

For heaven's sake, what's wrong with you people? It's obvious why she's there. She only turns up on days when Op &/or her husband aren't there because there's no-one else to make him tea and the reason he's shielding her from view of the camera is that he's so embarrassed that his tea-making skills are so shit, he's had to employ someone to do it for him 😂