Who is the onus on re post for previous owner?

[ElleOhElle]

Help (didn't know where to post this), We moved in 10 months ago, for 6 months the previous owners (who had split up) had their post redirected and as such left no forwarding address for either of them. I have kept all their post which doesn't have a return address on but no one has been to collect it.
Today a brown envelope was delivered for previous owner with STRICTLY CONFIDENTIAL on the front and words that I can make out as REMOVAL DIVI..... (the rest obscured by the envelope). I have put this into Google and it comes up with all sorts of Bailiff type things.
I'm now scared that a Bailiff is going to turn up with a warrant and start taking stuff.
What do I do?? Is it my responsibility to chase the previous owner or should they have been checking with us that there is no post??
Thanks in advance

I think if you write "not at this address" and put it in a post box the Post Office will return the letters to the sender.

If it were me I think I would write on the envelope NOT known at this address-return to sender...and put it back in the post box.

What if there is no return address on the envelope or do the Post Office have a way of knowing where this sort of post comes from?

our previous owners didn't give us a forwarding address, nor did they redirect their mail. Somewhat annoying....I eventually put it all in an envelope and sent it through to the conveyancing solicitor to deal with.

Some 8 months later, we had a telephone call from a nursing home to say that the previous owner's father was in his final hours, and could they come immediately - I had no way to get in touch with them. All I could do was call the solicitors again, explain the situation and hope that they had a contact number.

Goodness, that's really sad.

We still get the occasional debt collection letter for the previous owners. If they say to the occupier, I open them and contact them direct, explaining that we bought the house etc.

If they have their names on, I write return to sender, not known at this address and pop them into the postbox (on the advice of our local postie).

Imagine not updating your own father, how sad!??

Thanks, hubby wants to open the letter to find out where it's from but I don't think that's good idea/legal?

If it's bailiff/debt type letters you can open them and contact the company to let them know that the people they are after have moved. I had this with my house, previous owners had lots of bailiff letters etc. I called the police local number and asked for advice. They said "open it and contact the company" so I did. It soon stopped it all

I open bailiff letters addressed to the previous tenants, too. I phone them up and let them know they've moved but im sure they don't believe me.

Open it, and contact the sender. Remember a bailiff can not break in and start taking stuff, they can only enter through and unlocked door an open window or if you let them in. Providing your house is secure they can do nothing. Even if you did let them in and you showed them ID they wouldn't take your belongings.