Thank you so much. Does the fact that they entered the property mean they likely will have taken an inventory and he might be in trouble for items now removed?

Thanks for the information. Should they have left any documentation of their visit? He has the bailiffs number and is contacting them himself. I will leave that with him. I think he's more focussed on moving out now as the landlord wants both gone by xmas. If I find out more about the outcome I will report back on that. BF has been there about 15 years, went to landlords wedding etc, long history there. Never been in rent arrears (nothing major that wasn't easily caught up anyhow). Landlord is super annoyed but he's remaining very fair. Can't ask for anything more, hats off to him. BF business is all but failed, and he has spiralled into alcoholism, there's a big intersection of ignored issues all coming together like a big bang at once right now, it's really quite sad to be honest. the landlord knows the problems going on (although only now quite the extent they run to), he's being as kind as he can despite it I guess. Thanks again to everyone who has offered me their time and advice. (and thanks for cleaning the confusing argument away elsewhere...)

We went back yesterday morning and they have left no paperwork or documentation anywhere. He opened his old mail and there was a county court summons, obviously not attended, a following letter stating that (obviously) found in their favour and that BF has to pay up. Then one letter from the enforcement company requesting payment by 19th September. This letter states it from the high court. There is no other warnings or documentation of date they will be coming etc, and nothing left re when they will return. No documentation re missing cash from other tenant. I took everything of mine of value away. I didn't bother taking a lot of stuff like clothes and books, I have no idea what they would or wouldn't take and hopefully I'll come back to that stuff, but anything I'd be genuinely gutted about is at my home in my care now. The landlord has, fairly I think, asked BF to be out by Xmas. Sorry I forgot to include. BF has taken away anything of his of value - mostly small value and high sentimentality, but he's taken whatever he can to store elsewhere, and some of our items genuinely belong to others so they have been urgently returned. As they entered the property and did not take control of these items, or leave any documentation to any effect of their visit, is the fact he took these items away/returned them likely to cause problem?

Absolutely. I will do. Thanks again.

He'll see him tomorrow as well. The landlord was aware that stuff was about to hit the fan, my bf has been generally honest with him, but he's obviously still going to be extremely concerned. I imagine he gave them what for, and tomorrow he'll give us what for. Sorry, unclear again. They have not at this point changed the lock, from what I understand. They were going to, but once landlord visited, they said they were coming back next week. I don't know if they are still intending on changing lock or if landlord discussion has changed that.

Thanks so much for your response, and sorry for being unclear. It's a business account. They may have visited when we were not there but they have not been into the property or met/spoken with us prior to this. I guess I won't know full answers to these until tomorrow morning. Sorry, I see reading back just how unclear I was on this. It's a commercial warehouse building, with a little flat attached which is accessed through the commercial building. the flat does have it's own separate access but that's currently blocked on the inside, we'd have to properly break in to use it (not blocked intentionally; just never used so there's big furniture behind it inside). My BF lives in the flat/warehouse. He uses the warehouse section for work for woodworking and storing perishable stock. The other tenant actually does not live in the building, he lives in a mobile home separate to the building but he rents the upstairs of the commercial building for storage. There is the one locked door that isn't in use I described above, and one locked door to the warehouse. The door to flat from within warehouse, is only manually lockable from inside, not a key/lock job. No, I don't think it would be reasonable to assume the neighbours space was a business premises, but they probably assumed it was just my BFs, however they clearly had his passport in hand and it's obvious on entry someone lives in it, so taking the cash is dodgy I feel, but yes I'll advised housemate to follow that up. It's on behalf of the waterboard. I don't know the figure for what he owes them but he has told me that he hasn't paid it for at least 2 years. He hasn't opened his mail so I'm limited on important details, and neither of us are there right now. I basically just assumed he must have CCJ giving them right to enter. I won't know what documentation they've left until I'm able to be there tomorrow morning. Sorry for the patchy info. I really appreciate the time you've all taken to respond.

Hello, my boyfriend works away from home fri to mon, on fri he got a phonecall from enforcement officer saying they are in the property and taking control of his possessions. They said they would be changing the locks and that he would no longer be entitled to access the property. They had damaged the lock of a property unrelated to us but belonging to same landlord. The landlord arrived, spoke to them, I do not know the content of the discussion. The EO phoned my bf again, saying they would return next week (ie from tomorrow). They did not say when. I was not privy to these discussions. This is for large outstanding utility debt. I imagine they have court papers/warrant. It is a very large space, full with lots of what is essentially junk. I don't know what to expect on our arrival back. He has been in major problems across the spectrum of his life really at the moment and hasn't been opening his mail for months. I have to at this point assume they have written to him correctly etc. This is a whole other issue, obviously lots needs addressing on his side, but it's not what my question is today. There is one other tenant at the property. I don't live there, I rent a room elsewhere. I obviously spend a lot of time there though and have a lot of belonings there, one thing springing to mind is an expensive musical instrument and a cheap laptop that has personal data for example. The other tenant lives in a separate building, but shares our building for storage of things. He arrived home to the separate building, with a broken lock, his items of worth laid out neatly with his passport, and £150 cash missing from a drawer. We have no way of returning there until tomorrow morning (Monday). It's messy. My questions really are these: If my items are still there, I presume they will have been looked at/assessed like the other tenant, what would be the consequence if I now just took them away? The premises is technically a commercial premises but it's rented legally off the landlord and it is where he also lives. It's like a granny flat but it's all attached internally. Can they change the lock and stop access? Is this indefinite? (I realise the landlord may choose to do this himself, but aside from that, I mean the EO) From what I've read, assuming they have left the correct re-visiting documentation, the soonest we can expect them back is Tuesday? Obviously, there's much bigger questions and issues going on in this.. but I cannot do this for him and I have been trying to assist and encourage etc for a long time. At this point my main concern is it's outcome and effect on me and my belongings as third party.