Anybody got some good ideas about stopping the DCA letters for previous resident?

[Invasive_Frost]

The title says it all really. Been in the property for over six months now and every letter that is for the previous residents has been returned unopened but still they come. Any stratergy to stop them would be welcome!

 

Thanks

[Michael Browne]

You could try putting them unopened in an envelope with a covering letter explaining when the previous resident moved out (with no forwarding address). No stamp, of course.

 

But to be honest I doubt whether that will stop them completely and is more bother than just sending them back with 'Gone away'

[babybear39]

Just write 'not known at this address - be aware that any further coresspondence will be handed to the relevant authorities and will be classed as harassment'.

[sillygirl1]

Go to the local post office and ask for a form to redirect the mail as it comes into the local sorting office, it does cost a bout £30 but at least that way the companies know it is 'legitimate' that their prey no longer resides there.

 

I had that problem some years ago when I moved, up to two years later I was still receiving mail for a previous tenant.

[babybear39]

It's against the law to redirect someone else's mail.

 

Simple redirection is fine ie. cross through and write on it return to sender, but then redirecting mail via the post office and paying the fee etc. you have to provide documentary evidence that you are the adressee.

[sillygirl1]

Its against the law to OPEN somebody elses mail, not to redirect it - if that was the case then why do Royal Mail offer this service? They don't deliver the letter to the disputed address and return it from their offices to the original sender.

[Fred Bassett]

Attach it to a breeze block and send it back with the words "not known at this address".

 

Fred

[Michael Browne]

Just write 'not known at this address - be aware that any further coresspondence will be handed to the relevant authorities and will be classed as harassment'.

 

I'm not sure that receiving a letter addressed to someone else could conceivably be harassment and who are the relevant authorities?

[babybear39]

See above amended post #5

[babybear39]

In response to Michael Browne, if you copy each letter as crossed through the address and return to sender, further letters should be copied and handed to Trading Standards to deal with by confirming with the DCA that the person they're looking for no longer resides at that address and that by continuing to write to the address is causing the current occupier inconvenience and possible harassment especially if the DCAs name and address are on the return details.

[Michael Browne]

In response to Michael Browne, if you copy each letter as crossed through the address and return to sender, further letters should be copied and handed to Trading Standards to deal with by confirming with the DCA that the person they're looking for no longer resides at that address and that by continuing to write to the address is causing the current occupier inconvenience and possible harassment especially if the DCAs name and address are on the return details.

 

Seems a lot of palaver for something I'd just in the bin. Job done and minimum inconvenience:rolleyes:

[sillygirl1]

Sorry Babybear, but its not true again... I have done this twice and all you have to do is show the post office you are the current occupier and they will do the rest... I did this three weeks ago for somebody else... you fill in a form, show the post office the tenancy agreement or mortgage completion document and they take over from then on.

[boavista1952]

Hi,

 

You can go to your local sorting office with the most recent batch of letters and ask them to 'kill off' the mail to this person - make sure you use the words 'kill-off' as it is Royal Mail terminology for dealing with it pre-delivery and it will result in the cessation of future mail to that person at your address - it will not cost you anything!

 

Good luck ..... boa..

[Fred Bassett]

Hi,

 

You can go to your local sorting office with the most recent batch of letters and ask them to 'kill off' the mail to this person - make sure you use the words 'kill-off' as it is Royal Mail terminology for dealing with it pre-delivery and it will result in the cessation of future mail to that person at your address - it will not cost you anything!

 

Good luck ..... boa..

 

I don't suppose the Royal Mail do a similar service along the lines of: "hello, will you please exterminate the person who sent this mail" do they?

 

Now wouldn't that be nice.

 

Fred

[boavista1952]

.....

 

Wouldn't that be nice ......

[babybear39]

I stand corrected, but was not aware of such a service. It leaves open all kinds of potential abuse and possible fraudulent activity

[boavista1952]

Go to the local post office and ask for a form to redirect the mail as it comes into the local sorting office, it does cost a bout £30 but at least that way the companies know it is 'legitimate' that their prey no longer resides there.

 

I had that problem some years ago when I moved, up to two years later I was still receiving mail for a previous tenant.

 

I can't understand why you would want to go through the malarky of redirecting someone elses mail - you would be subjected to an ID, and in all probability, a credit check and have to pay a fee .. these are are all conditions of any mail redirection!

 

boa....