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Can I continue to have my mail sent to my address after the tenants have moved in?
Read more: Can I continue to have my mail sent to my address after the tenants have moved in?It is not advisable for the following reasons: Receiving mail addressed to previous occupiers of a property can be an irritation; Potential for fraud – The Home Office Identity Fraud Steering Committee recommends that to reduce the risk of identity fraud when you move, you use Royal Mail’s redirection service to direct your mail from your old address to your new one for at least a year. More details about the Royal Mail Redirection service can be found by visiting here or from your local Post Office or by calling 08457 740 740; Under the terms of our Tenancy Agreements,…
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What should I do with mail I receive for the previous tenant?
Read more: What should I do with mail I receive for the previous tenant?Unless you have made special arrangements with the previous tenant for the collection or delivery of their mail, mail addressed to previous tenants received at the property after the start of your tenancy should be returned to sender – simply mark the mail ‘Return to sender – gone away’ and place it in a post box. Under no circumstances should you open mail addressed to previous occupiers – under the Postal Services Act 2000, a person commits an offence if, without reasonable excuse, he intentionally delays or opens a postal packet in the course of its transmission by post, or…
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What should I do with mail I receive for previous occupiers?
Read more: What should I do with mail I receive for previous occupiers?As part of the preparation for letting a property landlords are advised to arrange postal redirection by the Post Office. Under the terms of our Tenancy Agreements, tenants are obliged to arrange within 7 days of the end of the tenancy, postal redirection by the Post Office. Mail addressed to previous occupiers received at the property after the start of your tenancy should be returned to sender – simply mark the mail ‘Return to sender – gone away’ and place it in a post box. Under no circumstances should you open mail addressed to previous occupiers. Still not answered your…
