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We have a flat that was broken into in April 2010. The police attended & I gave the officer my home & mobile numbers in case of future problems. In Febuary 2011, acting on a report that the tenant in this flat could be planning suicide, 8 police officers attended, smashed the door to pieces causing nearly a thousand pounds worth of damage, found the tenant was not in, called a boarding up company to secure the doorway & left. Two hours after leaving they had a report that the tenant had returned, which he had. The police returned took the tenant away & called another boarding up company to refit the boarding as the tenant had removed it to get in.
We have had to pay the costs of rectifying the damage, which the police refuse to pay on the grounds that it was not excessive. However, I have refused to pay the boarding up costs, on the grounds that it was the police who called them & despite having my contact details made no attempt to contact me.
The boarding up companies initially sent invioces to the tenant, who didn't pay them & then left, so they then invoiced me.
Can you tell me what the legal position is?