Royal Mail is obliged under its Postal Licence to deliver mail as addressed, even if the addressee is no longer resident there. This is because they deliver to addresses rather than the named people at the addresses.
If mail is received which is addressed to a previous occupier of your house you should write ‘recipient no longer at this address’ on the envelope and place it in any post box. Where practical, Royal Mail will return the item to the sender.
Royal Mail is obliged under its Postal Licence to deliver mail as addressed, even if the addressee is no longer resident there. This is because they deliver to addresses rather than the named people at the addresses.
If mail is received which is addressed to a previous occupier of your house you should write ‘recipient no longer at this address’ on the envelope and place it in any post box. Where practical, Royal Mail will return the item to the sender.
It is an offence under the Postal Services Act 2000 to open or destroy someone elses mail, ‘without reasonable excuse’ or ‘intending to act to a persons detriment’.
In relation to direct mail (marketing / junk mail etc), landlords can register previous tenants details here: http://www.mpsonline.org.uk/mpsr/what/
The Mailing Preference Service (MPS) will prevent direct mail companies from sending adverts, catalogues etc in the name of former tenants.