Rotten smell in hallway, neighbours away and I’m concerned about missing cat

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Just that really. I’ve noticed a nasty fishy smell in the hallway of the apartment building I live in. My neighbours are away, they regularly go to their home country in Eastern Europe. Haven’t seen them for a couple of weeks.

This is relevant because they have a very friendly cat who I have not seen for a while and I know they won’t have taken her with them

i am thinking the worst, what should i do? DH says I should ring 101, would they care?

Report a concern for welfare with the police, state there is a very bad smell...they will attend

Don’t be a party pooper, I want to find out what happens when the police arrive

You are aware that attempted breaking and entering is a crime?

Shall I call a Bobby to the lobby or hope its just a smelly jobby?

Not if you believe there to be someone at risk.

If it was a person who was deceased you would know. Our neighbour passed away when we used to live in an apartment block and the smell is something il never forget and it was strong enough that it could be smelt in multiple floors above and below

Okay. Your DH needs to take a good run up at and and barge it with his shoulder. Never fails on the telly

If she truly believed someone to be at risk she would be calling the authorities, not posting on mumsnet.

So he’s ’not breaking in’ but tried to use a credit card to open the door?! I’d be fuming if one of my neighbours thought they could do that to my house! But that’s a bit of an aside.

If you’re actually worried OP call the police. I’m assuming you don’t have the neighbours number to send them a text or something, so do the only sensible remaining thing and report it.

Maybe the cat in the flat shat on the mat.

Seriously though op ring the police or someone who can check that one of your neighbours hasn’t offed their partner you just never know.

Oh for FFS, just scroll on past. No need to report.

I’m pretty sure we won’t be arrested for it.

So what's happening?

Just call the landlord and say there's a massive fishy smell and youre worried abiut the electrics

This🖕

I hope you’ve called the police by now

Yes, came to say this...used to work in hotels and this happened all the time. It stinks! Could they have left lights on or something, definitely call a landlord or the management company if you can.

If this thread is real, you lack common sense

ok, so you enter the neighbour’s property and find gone off cat food or a dirty litter box, or you find a dead cat, dead rat, potentially deceased people - then what? You’ve found the source of the smell, and then what?

Because it seems like there is a reasonable chance, from whatever you find, you’ll have to explain to a 3rd party how you came to find whatever it is and how you gained entry to the property.

When you call the police I believe you ask for a 'welfare check'. It's a standard procedure.

Sorry your honour

Do this - anything/anyone could be in there.

I think that's what you are supposed to do ...

The cat crept into the crypt, crapped and crept out.

Just to add, neighbours not seen for a while and an emerging strong smell is grounds for calling police. In fact you can call 999 on these grounds.
I've done this twice, they were very understanding of my concerns. One of them was sadly the next door neighbour had passed away. It took 3 weeks for the smell, I'm so sorry if any readers find that triggering.
Don't worry about the "emergency" aspect. It IS a potential emergency and police are happy to come and rule out or confirm the worst.

My FIL is Geoff, it’s definitely a name reserved for men over 60.

OP’s DH has been watching too many Lockpicking Lawyer videos on YouTube.