New tenant dumped items next door?

Dumped furniture piled on a neighbour’s driveway outside a UK terraced house

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8:02 AM, 12th February 2026, 2 months ago 11

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Hi all, I have a new tenant who’s been in for less than one month since January and just found out they have dumped furniture onto next door’s drive.

The owner is away and has sent me a message saying this needs to be cleared, as they gave no permission for the items to be left there.

I have left messages and rang the new tenant, but have received no reply.

Has anyone come across this themselves and know what to do?

Can I terminate the AST? Do I need to issue a Section 8 notice?

Any advice would be greatly appreciated.

Thanks,

Chandresh

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Jonathan Clarke

Member Since June 2013 - Comments: 585

4:30 PM, 17th February 2026, About 2 months ago

Reply to the comment left by CP at 13/02/2026 – 15:38
“The agent said the last tenant has cleared it. But now obviously not and the new tenant moved in.“

So the agent has lied to you. They tried to wing it . I would be going in to see the boss man there and telling then to get it sorted remove the rubbish at their own cost to prevent a formal complaint ./ legal action against them. I would want to also see and examine their tenant selection process and also have sight of the inventory on handover and who signed it off

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