We recently had a workman round doing some work on the roof. When he left, for some reason he left his ladders propped up against the wall. We took them down and folded them down as much as we could and left them at the side of the house, inside the gate.
I have telephoned and texted him numerous times to ask him to collect them, every time he says he will but never turns up. I have left the side gates open for him if I have to go out and have texted him to tell him this,so there is no way he could have turned up and not got to them.
My question is , what responsiblilty do we have for the safety/security of his belongings left on the premises. I don't particularly like leaving the gate open while the house is unoccupied ( been burgled previously before we had the gates), particularly while there are a set of ladders sitting there! I could put them outside the gate but again, do I really want people to see a set of ladders sitting there.
Delivering them back to him is not really an option, they are huge heavy things that need transporting properly.
I have telephoned and texted him numerous times to ask him to collect them, every time he says he will but never turns up. I have left the side gates open for him if I have to go out and have texted him to tell him this,so there is no way he could have turned up and not got to them.
My question is , what responsiblilty do we have for the safety/security of his belongings left on the premises. I don't particularly like leaving the gate open while the house is unoccupied ( been burgled previously before we had the gates), particularly while there are a set of ladders sitting there! I could put them outside the gate but again, do I really want people to see a set of ladders sitting there.
Delivering them back to him is not really an option, they are huge heavy things that need transporting properly.