What should we do with ladies clothes.

Sallyannem49 | 13:49 Mon 23rd Jul 2012 | Law

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My father had a lady friend who were company for each other until I retired last November.
She had her own house and she suddenly said to Dad she wanted me to leave.
At that point he told her that I owned half of the house. I inherited it from my mother who passed away in 2007.
He also said I was not leaving and as far as he was concerned the house is now mine except he wants to live in it for the rest of his life.
Dad does however legally own half of it but at age 87 I can see what he was saying.
She took what we thought were all her belongings and went in an angry state.
Two weeks ago I opened a wardrobe in the spare bedroom and discovered some ladies clothes. Some were new and had price tags on them amounting to about £800.
There are other clothes in the wardrobe which have not been used much and at a guess they would be worth about the same amount.
Dad did not know about these clothes and was very surprised as she never stayed over night.
They do not belong to me and for belt and braces I have checked with the shop and they said the clothes were not first made until 2009 so they could not be Mum's and Dad is sure that wardrobe was emptied when Mum passed away.
We have tried to phone her and the number no longer operates and I have visited her house to find new people have moved in and she has left no forwarding address.
We do not want these clothes in our house. What action should we take?.

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tenrec

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Ask Mary Jane.

13:59 Mon 23rd Jul 2012

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tenrec

I know this isn't the same but I found a push bike and went to the police. They said keep it for 28 days and then it will legally be mine. So keep them 28 days and hey ho, get e-baying!

Kiki-frog

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tenrec

Ask Mary Jane.

B00

well im impressed- the clothes have shot up in price in the space of a few months!

I'd hang on them for a few years, they'll be worth millions then.

Sallyannem49

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Hi everyone

Thanks for your answers.
It appears Mary Jane has not been active since April.
I think it may be worth asking the Citizens Advice Bureau altough I do not think its worth getting a solicitor invilved.
She was a year older than Dad so I do not even know if she is still alive.

Sally Anne

EcclesCake

One day I will understand these posts........

danchip

speak to the police, they will probably class it as lost and take it off your hands, if she returns you can tell her where to collect them from, i believe after 6 months you will be legally entitled to the clothes which i would then donate to charity!

tenrec

danchip see my first post at 14.59.
The police don't want to have the hassle of storing the property.

danchip

tenrec, your local police must be different to mine, they are legally obliged to store an item which is reported or submitted to them as being lost, they have vast storage facilities where evidence/seized goods and lost items are stored

tenrec

Sorry dan, that's what the local police told me (Kendal). Maybe it is different in different locations.

EDDIE51

Just a point, these clothes are not 'lost'( as in found on the street ), you know who owns them , she has failed to collect them. The police will not be intrested , they are not lost as you know whose they are . Send a recorded letter to her last known address and give her a deadline to collect them, in say 4 weeks time, if she has not collected them just do what ever you want with them , you will have done your legal duty .

ojread2

you missed the point, Sally

Mary Jane is you

Sallyannem49

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Hi ojread2

I am not Mary Jane as I only opened the wardrobe door about 2 weeks ago.
I am not surprised there has been a similar post.
Several people who knew the lady have said I should have left and given my part of the house back to Dad but I have spent a lot of money on the house and half of it is legally mine.
One has even said that a house cannot be inherited by the offspring until both parents have passed away but my name is on the land certificate.
I think people either misunderstand the law or do not want to know the legal situation re the house.
I have not seen any of these people since about February.
I have 3 friends who have inherited money / property.
In every case somebody has tried to contest the will. I think it just reflects the greed of people today.
This must be happening all over the UK.

Sarah