Bailiffs

[ruggief]

I rent a property. The landlord used a tenant finder through an estate agent but I pay rent to the owner direct. I have received hand delivered letter addressed to them with my car regustration on the outside and neighbours say visitors were bailiffs. What do I do? I have messaged landlord asking for address but no response. Should I open the letter. Can I?

[Buenchico]

You have a legal right to know the name and address of your landlord. Ask the estate agent for it:
https://england.shelter.org.uk/housing_advice/private_renting/how_to_find_your_landlord

Alternatively open the letter anyway. (You can always write 'opened in error' on the envelope; I've done that several times when mail for neighbours has dropped through my letterbox and I've not noticed their address on it before opening it - or you could write 'Opened to find return address' instead).

[Peter Pedant]

actually agree BC
I would as it might be a summons for a CCJ in which judgement is then entered by default

I dont look at a letter and then open it - I open everything and then say whoops if it is not about me.

[BagPussAA]

Totally agree with these answers. The bailiffs could have come to the house looking for the owner and assumed that the car is his. You need to get it resolve before they return so I would open the letter and forward it on to the owner ASAP for him to sort out.

[ummmm]

Yes...open it.

We had a relative living with us who ran up debts so I opened all his mail and phoned the companies involved.