Hi, this is a complicated one, but I'd appreciate any advice 
XP was arrested, charged and convicted of assault against my son and I in July 2013. A 12 month restraining order was granted. We were joint tenants with the council and the tenancy was subsequently signed over to me as sole tenant in November 2013.
He has left most of his belongings (and his children's) here. I have given him 2 deadlines to collect his things, one at the beginning of October 2013 and recently 19th January. Communication has been via my key worker and his housing support officer. I have been told that he has seen a solicitor twice, but I have not been contacted by them.
I have twice stated by email to his HSA that I agree to a third party collecting his things and am happy to sign any disclaimer that states I will not complain of a breach of the restraining order. I just want his stuff gone. He is saying that I am in breach of the order by contacting him through a third party - in fact it was his HSA who initiated contact with my KW requesting that she collect his belongings in the boot of her car. To be fair, she'd have needed a truck. I said get a list from him and take what you can. This never happened.
In my emails, I stated that he needed to have his things collected by the deadline or I would assume he did not want it and give it to charity.
So: Do I have to wait for solicitor contact? How long? What is the legal position if I take his stuff to the tip/charity shop? Do I need a solicitor?
Thanks for reading.