Random post to my address

[CharlieandLolaCat]

So over the last month I have received post for two different people to my house that I have lived in with my DS (4) for the last 5 years. The first I wrote return to sender on and then never got round to posting. The second arrived today so I decided to open them both (I realise this is technically illegal).

The one today was a reminder for a library book from a school library and was posted FAO Child's parent. The original one was confirmation of registration at a local GP and was addressed to my a flat at my address but my house is one house, no flats (so like 221b, rather than 221 when 221 is a house).

I will obviously call/write/provide proof to these two about the house, me living here etc but is making me nervous. I can't think of any way of working out if there is anything more sinister going on or if there is any way of finding out if my address is being used by anyone else or for anything else. Does anyone have any experience of this? Anything I should be watching out for? Any suggestions? Or should I just ignore and return to sender in future?

I used to receive random mail for the previous occupants of my last house, but just wrote on the envelope - not known at this address - and stick it back in the postbox.

No way would I contact these people offering proof or whatever about myself. Either ignore or pop in the post box.

It is not the previous owner though, I bought from a guy who did it up and prior to that the man who loved here did so for 60+ yrs and is all newly registered stuff. This is why I am reluctant to just return to sender without being crystal clear that I live here and no one else ....

It sounds rather as if someone is genuinely confused. Any flats in your road? Could be as simple as a wrong digit in the number or two numbers reversed (122b not 221b)

If they are random just write - not known at address - and post it.

I had a letter from a bank which was neither the previous owner nor the people buying from us. First one I did as above assuming it was miss addressed. When the second one arrived I took into the local branch and explained that the addressee had never lived at the address.