Can my friends ex legally bar her from picking up her stuff?
Hi, first time poster so apologies if this has been labelled incorrectly or if enough information has not been provided.
My friend has just left her partner of 7 years after a messy breakup. We have organised a group of people with trailers this weekend to come pick up all of her stuff.
The property is owned by her ex’s mother. On this property there are 2 hired office containers under my friend’s name, that she has been solely responsible for paying for, that her and her ex were living in (which have to be cleaned out to get picked up next week)
My friend has now been told that she is not allowed to pick her things up this weekend by her ex and ex’s mother. A reason has not yet been provided.
The ex is the type that will make things difficult on purpose. She has already been harassed by both her ex and ex’s mother the previous times she has gone over to collect some clothes for herself and her daughter. We are nervous for her to be there alone due to verbal abuse, but don’t foresee a physical violence risk.
My questions are – are they legally allowed to stop her from collecting her things from the containers that are hired under her name, that she is still currently paying for?
Are they legally allowed to stop us (the moving crew) from assisting with that collection?
Thank you in advance for any advice you can provide.