Possessions left in our house

Block him number and burn them

Tell him they are already dumped and see what he does.

makes most sense, but i think id just bin the stuff now, hes been warned, repeatedly, for years, but....

Tell him they will be stored from next week down the bottom of the garden with no cover. If he wants them he'll collect them. If he says fine just dump them, he doesn't really want them

Your parents are enabling your sibling to maintain a presence in the house but also seem to expect you to solve the problem. While it’s an issue for them, clearly it isn't a big enough one for them to deal with. For now, this is about a non residential member of the household’s stuff taking up space but if the house needs to be sold or is passed on through inheritance what happens then?

I agree with others who’ve posted, January 31st deadline for removal of items which after that date will be skipped or sold.

we have no clue of the health status of the parents, we need to be very careful when assuming this, this situation could be causing great stress for them, and if they have further health issues.....

...this is also called common sense and having compassion for others....

i think id be giving a weeks notice, then its off to local charity shops and/or the tip....

"...then take a pic of it in the skip and ask him is he sure he doesnt want this stuff"

Don't do this. He'll say 'yes i DO want that stuff', then you'll have to remove it and he'll leave it there for another 10 years. One of the family contact him with a final collection date, and if it's not collected by then just dump it, tafuq.

you could say no or even come get it yourself. put the owness on him.

If that's the case, then the parents need to appoint someone with Power of Attorney to sort it out for them. That person needs to take proper legal advice (ie not from a bunch of bush-lawyers on here), and act according.

If the OP does something without proper legal understanding and basis, they could easily end up in legal trouble AND start a monumental family argument.

Are you serious?!! Legal advice for this.

I find it strange your family has your brother's number but not his home address. I presume he has completely cut ties with the family.

Like above I'd give him 30 days to get his stuff, then I'd tell him it's gone (I wouldn't actually dump it for another month or so just to see his reaction)

I don't know I presume he could take a civil case, so if a solicitors letter arrived I'd be contacting the solicitor saying actually we do still have his stuff ,will I arrange it to go to your offices or if you forward his address to his house.

Take a case about what? You think he has receipts for this 20 year old crap? A contract?

Nothing about this is going near a courthouse and the answer remains a very simple one, grow a pair, tell him its getting dumped and then dump it.

I have full confidence that this chap will not be paying any solicitor for a letter that everybody knows is meaningless fluff.

But even if there was a letter, why do you assumes that mean he will then lift his stuff?

If they are scared of a letter that will never come then their answer becomes even simpler. Dump it and don't tell him. He hasn't looked for it in 20 years, they have to be stupidly meek to think he will suddenly come looking for it now.

Deadly serious.

Family feuds have started over less.

This is less about what you can do and more about what your parents are willing to do. You can advise and dispose as many people have said. If your parents are willing to do that there wont be any legal implications for them. If there is anything small and/or valuable you could throw it in the attic. But mouldy old clothes etc, ditch it.

Yes, a picture of the stuff in the skip or in the garden will be very powerful, if yer man has any genuine interest in keeping the stuff.

Don't ask him 'are you sure you don't want it'. Tell him 'It's going to be dumped on a specific date unless you take it'.

What types of items are in the house?

Not that it matters legally, I'm just Curious. Are they things like old furniture, or bicycles, sports equipment, musical instruments etc?

Some of those things can be really valuable, or worse, can be mistaken for something that might be really valuable and that would lead to resentment and accusations down the road

'my collection of original Les Paul Guitars and hardback first editions of' Harry Potter' got thrown into a skip"

You'd be surprised. Bulky things get left at mammy's house when the kids are still renting and haven't the space to store them. These days, that rental stage is longer and longer.

Doesn't mean the owner doesn't care, maybe just feels it's the safest place for them and is taking the parents for granted that they'll mind them.