Wont stop asking!

[Castleontheisland]

Name changed for this as my other threads are quite outing. Sorry its long!

Me and partner are away for a few days over Christmas, our next door neighbour has a spare key for our house for emergencies (we have their spare house key as well). We are not close friends just normal neighbours, They have had family visiting over Christmas/new year. On boxing day they text me and asked if some of their family could sleep in our home as more of the family had arrive unexpectedly! We said no because beds need changing and heating not on etc.(also I dont want strangers in my home)Well since then we have had text after text asking over and over again! I have also repeatedly tried to ring them but they are not picking up! The last one was very late last night (I was already in bed asleep)asking again and saying the family who they want to stay's car has broken down! I feel like packing up here and going home now as so worried they will just use my house anyway! I dont have any friends or family nearby who can check on my home. My partner has said they surely wont just use our house but I'm not sure they wont. 😥

Argh, that’s so stressful! And really inappropriate of them. I’m sorry that it’s affecting your time away - I would feel exactly the same as you!

Don't suppose you have a ring doorbell then you'd see what they are up to.

That is really shit of them. I'd be getting that key off them when I get home.

Sounds like they've already done it.

Tell them you’re going to be back earlier than planned. And then if they ask why you weren’t say you had a change of plan. I would be furious if they went into my home

Omg what CFs! I'm getting Mexican house their vibes from this! It's cheeky to even ask let alone repeatedly!

Yes, sounds like they are already using it.
It's time to take the key back permanently.

Mexican house thief

What CFs!!! No wonder you are stressed OP.

So sorry this is ruining your hols.
Send a firm message stating under no curcumstances has anyone to use your property while you are away. That you are not comfortable with strangers in your home, especially while you are not there. Dont be polite. Get the key off them when you are back and find alternative arrangements for a key holder. They are CFs . As for your hol.. you have 3 choices. 1) Stay & try and enjoy the rest of it.
2) Go home & see if house is empty and abandon hol.
3) Go home to check on house and return to hols (although i dont know distance etc for context)
If it was me i would try and enjoy hols and just check home when i got back to see if anything was disturbed etc.
Hope you can try n relax n enjoy the rest of your time away and CF neighbours stop texting u.

To me if it's happened it has, going home early won't change anything

I'd be going home unexpectedly early if I was you.

Send a friend over to check it out.

OP I would definitely cut short the trip and go home. I would be so anxious and unable to enjoy the rest of the trip anyway!

It does sound like they already have used your home. And they are strangers. Can you not call their bluff? Say you haven’t had a response and as such your dad/brother/ big burly lumberjack best friend is on their way to the house and if anyone is in there they will be flung out? Broken down car or no broken down car.

I would have passive aggressively sent a link to Airbnb to the neighbours and charge them the going rate in the area for an overnight sleep.

It’s already happened.

They contacted you when they realised it would be more than one night.
change your locks and only give your key to someone you trust!

Shocking!

CF's of the highest order.

Isn't there anyone you can ask to check? I'd check for you if you're local to me!

Unbelievably rude to keep asking and it's really suspicious that they aren't answering your calls. I'm not sure I'd be able to enjoy my time away without checking/getting my key from them.

What's the last text you sent them?

It sounds likely that they’ve already done it and let their friends stay. Do you know any other neighbours well enough to ask them? How much longer are you away?

This is terrible.

If you say roughly where you live OP I bet there's someone who would go to check and take a video. I would!

Cheeky gits!!! I can’t believe they even had the nerve to ask! Sounds like they’ve already let them stay and are hoping the constant texts will get you to give in so they’ve covered themselves!
Id be asking for the key back straight away!

If they have done this, this is shocking. Change your locks irregardless of the outcome.

Strongly suspect they have used your home anyway hoping you will retrospectively agree to cover their arses

Tell them that you’ve just discovered asbestos and it’s a health risk to enter

And yes they’ve already used your house.

really really awful thingy to do

They're already using it.

Head home and kick some ass.

And get your key back.

I would come home early without telling them.