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I need my brother-in-law out of my house but it will impact on his children

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MebraZebra · 09/05/2024 16:40

Sorry guys but this is going to be an emotional dump. I live with my partner in a tiny 2 bed house and it's barely big enough for us. We're moving for a fresh start in a few months but there's one problem, his brother. He's been living with us rent free for 7 months now due to a relationship breakdown. He's unemployed, in debt and has just made a lot of stupid decisions. He never asked to move in, just showed up one day and never left and somehow even got a key cut! I told my partner I did not want his brother living with us but alas more and more of his stuff started showing up. Realistically I would have thrown him out months ago but there's a spanner in the works, he has 2 toddlers who are at my house constantly. They are here 4/7 days a week at least as their mother works (obviously he's unemployed so expected to do the child care? Idk and don't want to interfere in their system). They're messy, noisy and are displaying behaviour problems due to the awful situation they're in with their parents. They all live together in my spare bedroom which unfortunately was being used as storage prior to their arrival, I have nowhere else to put my stuff. It's not a good environment for the children, they have ruined my property, eating my food and my bills have sky rocketed. I've told my partner time and time again his brother is not moving house with us but he won't back me up because of the children, he doesn't want to make his brother homeless and the children's lives worse.

This whole situation has impacted my mental and physical health so much. I don't want to leave our bedroom on my days off work because I feel my privacy is non existent and I work nights so never get any sleep in the day due to the shouting kids. What on earth do I do?

AIBU if I tell him he has 6 weeks to go? This isn't my responsibility

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caringcarer · 11/05/2024 09:05

I'd make an ultimatum either the BiL moves out by next weekend or you do and the new house purchase does not go ahead. Sell your current home, move into a shared room somewhere whilst you save up a larger deposit to buy on your own. Be firm and tell your DH you don't feel comfortable in your own home. Write an eviction notice to BiL put the date he must leave by next weekend. Your BiL and his kids need to go to council with the dated eviction letter and they will likely be placed in emergency accommodation.

BusyMum47 · 11/05/2024 09:31

I agree with everyone else- tell them BOTH, firmly & bluntly, that he WILL move out. If not, then you're finished with them both. I couldn't stay with a partner who would put me through this & not back me up. No way. Your MH is suffering!!

MoveOnTheCards · 11/05/2024 12:25

If your DP is clearly supporting his brother over you wanting your home back, I would take that as a clear signal tbh and cut my losses.

You don’t say how far your house purchase has progressed, if you’ve not exchanged yet I would be moving out and setting-up myself.

Kjpt140v · 11/05/2024 12:40

Inform your council that you are evicting him from your home. Tell them he has cuckooed you by moving in by stealth.
Get him to contact the council to report the position, and tell them he will be homeless with children.

Unexpectedlysinglemum · 11/05/2024 20:31

Why can't you afford to live alone, if you can afford half of a one bed surely half of a two bed is ok?

Why can't he look after his kids in their own /his exes home?

If he has them four nights a week why isn't he getting child maintenance from his ex who works?

Why isn't he getting universal credit to pay rent to you?

Havinganamechange · 13/05/2024 08:05

If your partner isn’t listening, I suggest you tell his brother directly he needs to make other arrangements as he won’t be moving with you. If that causes a huge argument, so be it. If partner has to go also, maybe that’s not a bad thing. I would not be putting up with this kind of shit. Your partner does not care how you feel as he isn’t listening, so you need to put yourself first.

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