Family member using our address while travelling abroad

[vx220]

Other half's brother is recently single, and has been staying at ours for a couple of weeks. Looks like everything is done and dusted relationship-wise, and he's now talking about travelling for a few months.

He wants to change all his documents and accounts to our address while he's gone, so any mail comes to us and not his ex.

Is there any reason not to allow this?

Obviously, credit scoring might be one of them, anything else I need to be aware of?

Thanks in advance

[GiantEnemyCrab]

None of actual real-world problems. You'll inevitably get someone saying that he could rack up 4m of debt and then the bailiffs will be swinging through your windows though

[BertBert]

A slightly different thought is that he needs to work out how things are going to get done with he's away.

It's not just post arriving, it needs to be opened and dealt with.

[Evanivitch]

Debt is with the person, not the address. So no major concerns on my part unless you suspect him of some rather complex fraud. Just remind him to register to vote from your address too.

[Miserablegit]

Although it won’t stop any bailiffs arriving at your address if that is the address they have.

[vx220]

Thanks all

[Hugo Stiglitz]

Can't he use a PO box or does he need mail occasionally opening to verify something etc.

[Derek Smith]

Hugo Stiglitz said:

Can't he use a PO box or does he need mail occasionally opening to verify something etc.

I'll second a PO box, although my experience is as a helper to a recently divorced woman with no home.

She took a job in Germany. We had access to letters and would describe the exteriors to her on weekly phone calls. She asked us to forward ones that took her interest. These included those from her husband's solicitors. She occasionally asked us to post letters at the Brighton central post office. We received a threatening letter, although the penalty was not made clear, from hubby's brief, but this too was forwarded to the woman and they didn't try that again.

In essence, no problem. It was good to help. The bloke was a bully.

[Bill]

I do the same for my brother. Just open everything, send him photos and file it so he has a hard copy at some point. Zero hassle, zero thought involved...