Daughter being Evicted, Needs to come Home

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I really don't know what to do about this, so would appreciate your thoughts. DD(21) rang me earlier to say she is being evicted from her flat (north London) as the landlord now needs it. She's only been in it a month and has a 6 month tenancy contract. The landlord let it when he went to live in a religious commune (yes really), and now with Covid-19 the commune has closed and he wants his flat back.

I've told her he can't do this, but she said he's given them a month's notice. Complicating matters is she's freelance (film) and currently laid off, so paying the rent is causing issues (she flat shares and they pay £600 per month each). DD, while prepared to sit it out and keep paying the rent using savings with the assumption her job will recommence in June/July, doesn't want to pay another month if it means she'll be kicked out of the flat before work resumes anyway.

Her flatmate has said she'll move out next week so she doesn't have to pay another month's rent. DD wants to come home, from London to the countryside. I really don't want her to, but what choice does she/do we have? There's no way she can go flat hunting now! I've told her if she comes home she'll be in self isolation for 14 days. She has a large room here with a TV, sofa and ensuite and I can put a fridge in the room.

I've said I'll consider all options and get back to her, and she's going to do the same. What would you do?

Legally, she can’t be evicted just yet but I wouldn’t want to worry her at this time and would have no problems bringing her home.

Bring her home OP and have her self isolate if you’re worried.

But don’t leave her worrying

Unless there’s something horrendous backstory where she’s repeatedly threatened to kill you, I can’t see why you “need to consider all options and get back to her”. Why TF would you not just let her come home?

I'd have her home. I'd have any of my family home.

I dont think he can evict her. He needs to give notice for when the 6 month is up. My tenants are on a rolling monthly contract so even i need to give two months clear. But right now there is a three months ban on section 21s.

Me and dh live in a tied house, face three months of no rent and possibly loosing this home. I cant get my house back until the law changes back.

I'm going to sell up or let the bank repossess it if this goes on indefinitely. Not have rent for over five months with no option to sell is beyond my buffer fund if we are also out of work.

But bottom.line is he cant do this. Private rentals are basically now under the government control for the foreseeable. But they cany stop forclosure

I would bring her home too if she was my daughter. However, I do find it hilarious that we do feel everyone should comply with the rules and then, when it affects us, we all want to flout them.

Are you not desperate to get her out of London? It's about to implode.

But yes, I would isolate her for 14 days on arrival.

Bloody hell OP, you’re taking the “rules” to the extreme!! Let her come back for gods sake, you’ve said you’ve got the facilities for her to isolate so let her do that.

She’ll already be stressed about money, if/when she’ll be able to work again without eating into her savings and paying some morally lacking landlord, you’re her mum!

Let her come home. By the sounds of it you have a good set up there for isolation so let her come.

You lot make me laugh. Someone says 'can I drive locally to a quiet place to walk?' or 'can I visit a grave?'and everyone piles on saying how irresponsible, I say my daughter wants to come home from the UK's hotspot and everyone says 'yes of course she should come home. what a cow of a mother you are'. Unbelievable.

You've said she clearly can't go flat hunting now so what else is she supposed to do?
Of course let her home and take precautions!!
She's your daughter ...

Yes, because in the list of 'crimes', having no-where to live is worse than sensibly once making your way home and then self-isolating.

Walking the dog near others 60 times a month and going to a grave in the car or whatever really are unnecessary. Having a roof over her head is necessary- I'm amazed you are amazed. She can then not walk the dog 100s of times or visit any graves once she has somewhere to live.

She's your daughter, for heaven's sake. Not some random acquaintance. Why on earth wouldn't you want her to come home?

Where else can she go?

Sleep in her car?

Do you love her? Or even like her?
She’s only 21, homeless in a pandemic and you aren’t sure what to do?
Fuck.

Op. Your child being turfed out and becoming homeless falls under ‘essential’ travel to me. Who’s going to tell anyone off under the circumstances you’ve outlined? I have friends children who have landed back from foreign universities and will be heading to their families to self isolate. Where else do children with no base go?

She self isolates and you let her come home.
What else do you actually expect her to do? You said yourself she has nowhere to go!

No, don't let her home - she can sleep in her car for the next few months. The weather's improving.

Bring her home obviously.

The landlord can't actually evict her at the moment, she should contact shelter for current advice.
Is she liable to make the whole rent payment if the other person leaves?
She can also request a rent holiday.
She can just refuse to leave and the landlord can't do anything for months currently.

Bring her home.

That is the only option you should be considering. Work out the logistics and get her home.

The other option is that she is evicted and becomes homeless so obviously you have to bring her home?

You lot make me laugh. Someone says 'can I drive locally to a quiet place to walk?' or 'can I visit a grave?'and everyone piles on saying how irresponsible, I say my daughter wants to come home from the UK's hotspot and everyone says 'yes of course she should come home. what a cow of a mother you are'.

None of those things are even remotely in the same ball park as a homeless child. I'm really finding this thread quite baffling tbh. Where does she go if you say no? Or is that not your problem?

This would be essential travel surely. 2 households can become 1 however the need to stay that way for the duration.I would make her isolate but I would definitely bring her home.

She's your daughter get her home and isolated. No way would I leave any of my children to fend for themselves adult or not. It's a mum thing

Let her come home, set her up in her room with a fridge and be rigorous about hygiene.
She’s your daughter ffs!