ex girlfriend has got to leave

wanttosave

hi all . can anyone help me .

my girlfriend moved in with me 3 months ago , but now we have split up .and i have asked her to leave by oct 1st . what rights do i have if she says she will not leave ?

Butlers1982

do you own those house?
is she paying you any rent?
do you have anything in writting saying that she can live there??

if not then she has no rights!

wanttosave

Butlers1982 wrote:

do you own those house?
is she paying you any rent?
do you have anything in writting saying that she can live there??

if not then she has no rights!

hi Butlers1982 .

no the house is in my sole name . all she gave me was £400 and that was four weeks ago . but it was given cos at the time i had a bit of a cash flow prob .
and nothing is written down to say she can live there .

but last night she got mad so i gave her till the 1st october to get out . then i will change the locks . am i in my rights to do this ?

lynzpower

yes, effectively she is a lodger, and lodgers have no rights whatsoever. You have no written contract, she has given you a small bit of money which has not been contractually agreed, and its your house.

http://england.shelter.org.uk/advice/advice-3132.cfm

good luck

wanttosave

hi lynzpower . thank you i will have a good look at site .

please dont get me wrong all . But is 2 weeks a fair time for her to leave my house ?

davsidipp

yes more than enough time change the locks!

wanttosave

davsidipp wrote:

yes more than enough time change the locks!

thank you will go get them today so i am ready . yes i know it is a bit harsh to change the locks . but then the question is what do i do with her stuff if i change them , she has loads and loads of boxes in the house .

funky-footprints

put it on the door step on october 1st !

Dumbledore55

Has she got somewhere to go?

wanttosave

Dumbledore55 wrote:

Has she got somewhere to go?

dont know . Its will be 3 weeks on the 1st of oct that i told her it was over . but i rang a letting agent and if all was ok with the ref's she could rent a house in a week . but i know they will as she has just come out of a rented property .

Dumbledore55

wanttosave wrote:

dont know . Its will be 3 weeks on the 1st of oct that i told her it was over . but i rang a letting agent and if all was ok with the ref's she could rent a house in a week . but i know they will as she has just come out of a rented property .

Was just going to say that if she can go to her parents or move in with a friend or go back where she came from, then 3 weeks is too generous.

I'd just say, softly, softly to get her out or she might dig in her heels but once she's gone, change the locks.

There's a lesson in all this about thinking very seriously before moving anyone in with you.