is my mum legally allowed to through my brothers belongings away

[Rhoda_b77]

Hey
My brother moved out of my mums house approx 3 years ago and left a lot of junk (approx 15 large boxes) which me and my mum had to box up she has asked him repeatadly to sort through it which he has never made the effort to do so my mum started sorting it out and threw bits away he has since gone balistic and publically called us some disgusting things but still the majority of his junk is in my mums house. Is she legally allowed to get rid of it
thanks for your advise

[Rhoda_b77]

that was meant to say throw away, not sure how you go back in and edit lol

[bednobs]

if you know where he lives, she should write to him (registered) with either a bill for storage for the last few years or giving him an amount of time to come and get them or she will throw them.

[Rhoda_b77]

thats what my mum said but not she if he can take it further if we do get rid of it

[boxtops]

How old is your brother? She should spend a few quid on getting a solicitor to write to him and say that unless he collects it, she'll bin it. If it's done legally then your brother won't have any comeback.

[Rhoda_b77]

shockingly 35 first time he has ever moved out so 32 years worth of belongings and he is a hoarder

[boxtops]

If he's moved into his own place then he should take all his junk with him. I had to!

[Rhoda_b77]

prob bit my mums fault as she did mother him for far to long prob why he didn't move out till he was 32, best of it is majority is electrical stuff which does not work which he took off people thinking he could fix it

[B00]

Not sure about the legality, but I can't say I blame her, id have done the same, except 2 and half years earlier!

[Rhoda_b77]

she was doing it to keep the peace but he called us some disgusting things which he did not have the guts to say to us he put them on facebook for everyone to see so now she has had enough

[B00]

Well with that attitude id have thrown them outside 10 minutes after he'd left the house.

[Buenchico]

The Torts (Interference with Goods) Act 1977 applies here. If you want to wade through the detail of the legislation, see here:
http://tinyurl.com/38bkb4x
but there's a useful summary provided here:
http://www.landlordzo...uncollected_goods.htm

Chris

[lotsafun]

if hes such a fan of announcing stuff over facebook then i would suggest your mother do the same write a status such as ''OI COME AND GET YOUR Sugar OUT OF MY HOUSE WITHIN 24 HOURS OR ITS GOING ON A BONFIRE YOU CRETIN;; he'll get the message lol

[wizard]

Does your mother own the property? If so, she can do whatever she likes to your brothers belongings providing she gives him sufficient time to collect them first.

Write to him, recorded delivery, telling him he has 14 days to remove his belongings otherwise it will be disposed of appropriately. If he doesn't respond or collect his belongings, skip the lot of it.