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Belongings once moved out

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SnugglyBedSocks · 11/07/2017 13:42

Stbxh has moved into rented accommodation. I am in the jointly owned house still with the children and hope to remain here unless he forces a sale.

He has taken some personal belongings but said he doesn't have room to take everything.

Does anyone know the legalities of that and if I have to keep his stuff here as it is still his house but not his home.

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RelaxMax · 11/07/2017 13:56

It's still his house, he's fully entitled to leave his belongings there. If you were to dispose of them you'd be guilty of theft.

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SnugglyBedSocks · 11/07/2017 16:22

I wouldn't dispose of them.

I just don't want his stuff left here reminding me of what once was

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RelaxMax · 11/07/2017 19:22

Well he's entitled to leave it there, but not to dictate how it's tidied or stored. So you could pack it all up in boxes and put them out of sight?

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SnugglyBedSocks · 11/07/2017 21:19

That's what I'll have to do and I'll store them in the garage. Hopefully they won't get damaged in there

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MrsBertBibby · 12/07/2017 07:49

You need to make sure they don't get damaged, not hope.

worridmum · 14/07/2017 07:07

They get damaged you will have to replace them or give money equal to the value of them

Collaborate · 14/07/2017 07:15

Look at the Torts (Interference with Goods) Act 1977. the procedure for dealing with his goods starts at section 12. If you want some guidance about how to apply it in practice have a look at some landlords websites, as they have to deal with this all the time. There have also been some threads on this in the past at which I and others have expanded on this, so perhaps try searching for them.

Collaborate · 14/07/2017 07:16

www.legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/1977/32

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SnugglyBedSocks · 15/07/2017 03:57

Thankyou everyone

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MrsBertBibby · 15/07/2017 08:18

I'm not sure I'd rely on the TIGA procedure for a married couple.

Collaborate · 15/07/2017 08:55

I'm not sure I'd rely on the TIGA procedure for a married couple.

I agree, though OP doesn't say if they are married.

As an alternative to destroying them at the very least it prevents OP being accused of theft. It's such a cumbersome procedure though that I suspect that very few people follow it.

MrsBertBibby · 16/07/2017 18:08

She calls him stbxh!

Collaborate · 16/07/2017 23:16

Ah - I missed the "h"!

As you were..

Lucysky2017 · 17/07/2017 12:49

Seems a bit rushed. My ex came round a few months after our divorce when I was away on holiday (he still has keys) and took what he wanted of his things and I was quite happy with that.

He is also entitled to move back in too by the way as you are not divorced and divorce finances have not yet been settled I assume.

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