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?

I am surprised you even have to ask Op.
Your daughter should be at home with you

Is this thread a "gotcha" or something ?

It's a poor one, if so

She’s your bloody dd, she’s driving herself so not sat with anyone else
She as her own room etc
What exactly is your problem. Now
You you not get on?
You so so cold

Leave her there.

The landlord can't legally evict her. So I would go with whatever she would rather do. Stay in flat or come home and isolate.
Given her particular circumstances it might make more sense for her ( money wise and peace of mind) to do the latter.

This can't be real.

Lots of young adults are in the process of getting back to the family home at the moment, as universities shut down. This doesn't seem significantly different, except that you don't have to fetch her.

Unless I was very high risk I'd welcome her with open arms. Her landlord is acting illegally though.

I'd bring my child home under those circumstances, absolutely.

Just out of interest, what is it you would prefer she does?

Get her home.

Then sort out the legality surrounding her LL.

Not sure I’d want to move back in with you if you were my mum!
Of course you should have her back, put her in isolation for 14 days and then perhaps you should work on your relationship!

As everyone has said, he can't evict your daughter. I'd negotiate payment for "voluntarily" surrendering the tenancy. Your daughter, however, may feel that would be immoral in the circumstances but I'd argue that her landlord hasn't given any thought to the legalities or the difficult position it puts his tenants in.
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OP you're getting a hard time here.

I understand why you are asking the question.

I've been a poster whose very strongly saying stay home.

That said I think you have a very specific set of circumstances and also a very good solution.

On the basis (as you've said) she can get home in her car, take precautions getting petrol and self isolate in a room with an en-suite and fridge then I'd absolutely have her home.

As long as the rules are clear and you know she won't flaunt them them you don't risk infecting the local community or yourselves.

When she gets home she needs to go straight to her room, touching nothing and stay there.

I am sure this is a test. There is no way you can be seriously asking everyone's opinion. I think you just wanted to see how insane everyone had gone. Answer, yes insane but not quite insane enough to advise you to abandon a human you created. Thank fuck eh?

I would bring her home, but all of you isolate for 7 or 14 days just in case, so get supplies you need beforehand. Also if she has almost a self contained little room then she should try and limit contact within the household and use her own towel etc and all other guidance, just in case. Best to be over careful.

Sod Coronavirus, if that was my daughter she d be on her way back home already, I would isolate the whole family for 14 days though.

She’s your daughter.

Thank fuck I don’t have such stupid family members.

The point Is op, ensures the alt? Yes she could sit it out and tell him to take her to court, but if he turns up, throws her stuff out and changed the locks she's going to struggle to get much help atm.

Get her home sooner rather than later, in the door nearest to the bedroom and they're she stays. Meals on a tray drapes at the door. You have them on a tray, she takes them off the tray and puts them back onto the tray, she doesn't take it into her room. Kettle, microwave, supply of bin bags for rubbish. Diary washing sorted into bags so you just empty it a washing machine.

If 50% of the UK really is infected, like that Oxford study says, then I am pretty sure one of the symptoms must be a behaving like a nasty bully - because half the people on mn have abandoned any pretence at being polite and just gone for out and out arsehole.

I belong to RLA & I can tell you website it STATES that you cannot evict tenant at this time & he cant evict anyway within the 6 month let (need to read more but wouldn't HE have to PAY her?

I’d AS you if I could be bothered. I’m not sure if I hope you are or aren’t a wind up.

If you aren’t. She’s your daughter how can you treat her like that? FFS I don’t even know her, I’m vulnerable and I want to go and pick the poor kid up!

Legally she can’t be evicted. But if her flat mate is moving out, getting out is probably the wisest thing to do and the most considerate too given the LL has been made homeless.

Where has she been this past week/fortnight? Using PT/shopping loads it?!

People flooding to holiday homes is not the same as an young adult going to the family home when she’s been made homeless. And it’s not the same as driving to the seaside for the day.

Honest to god - she’s your daughter start treating her like it!

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

It’s not flouting the rules. She’s going home & I’m sure will stay there once she gets there. You’re allowed to go home.

If Boris wanted to stop this CV faster he’d do something about non essential businesses still operating from premises (not WFH) and insist all solicitors/accountants etc WFH (ot not st all) he doesn't & therefor one homeless kid moving home is not going to get her shot FFS

oh wow - id bring her home..right now!

selfisolate her for 14 days in that set up!

oh wow - id bring her home..right now!

selfisolate her for 14 days in that set up!

I thought evictions had been suspended under emergency legislation.

Regardless, I would want her home anyway.