Ex friend using my home as a storage unit

[Trustytoo]

Let a friend stay with me for a few months when he was going through a bad period. He bought all his possessions which I hadn't expected but was ok about.

We fell out and he left - said hed got a new place. Took clothes etc but left a load of hobby stuff. Probably work £2k bulky stuff taking up loads of room. Said he'd collect it 3 weeks ago but hasnt, now blocked me. Guess there's no room at his new place to store it so using g my place as a storage unit!!! So annoyed with myself for getting in this situation. Don't know where he lives and he doesn't work. Worried he'll get nasty if I didpose of it. What do I do?

Message him from someone else's phone and give him a date it needs gone by?

I'd put it all outside and send him a picture and say you might want to come and collect all this stuff before the bad weather starts, I need the room back now. People only get away with being cheeky fuckers if you let them.

I agree message from someone else’s phone with a date it’s going outside for collection. It not collected it will go to the tip or be sold.

Give him an end by date… I know your blocked but message of another number.

How does it make sense in his head to use you for free storage and then block you? Thats a bit crazy in fairness. You will have to find a way to get in touch to even say you will leave it somewhere but honestly if its expensive you could sell it.

Sell it. FB marketplace should do the trick.

You need to contact him via another number or by email, giving him 14 / 28 days notice to collect it, or you’ll dispose of it. Then keep that message as evidence. If you just get rid of it or put it outside he can legally pursue you via a small claim for the value.

Do you know where he lives?
Could you take it to him? leave it outside his front garden?
He's completely CF.
Or if you know address send him a letter via special delivery to say it needs to be collected by x or will be disposed of.

She's said she doesn't know where he lives. It's in the OP.

I'd send a message via another phone giving him a week to collect it from your house otherwise you are going to send it to a charity shop.

I don't think you can legally just dispose of it. But you can charge him reasonable storage costs and recover those by selling this property. But you do need to advise him of this first. Message him and give him a time 10 days to collect before storage charges kick in. Or you could just bag it up and put it all outside. If he cares he'll pick it up pretty quickly then.

I often wonder how people get in to these situations and sit scratching their heads not knowing what to do.

You simply send a message to him from someone else’s phone saying

”Hi X, it’s @Trustytoo. Just to let you know that your things will be outside my house waiting for you to collect them at 5pm this evening.”

Agree with others, message from someone else’s phone: “this is Trustytoo, you still have items at my house from when you stayed here. It’s been x weeks since you said you’d collect them and haven’t. Please contact me to collect them by x date or I will assume you no longer want them and will dispose of it all.”

give him a week. Then just get it sold or take to the tip.

I agree.