Dad may be made homeless! Advice please.

[TightPants]

Please can someone advise.
My dad is 74 and has lived with his partner for 40-odd years.
To my surprise, apparently their relationship has deteriorated to the extent that she wants him to leave. This is all over an issue that she can’t forget or forgive him for (he didn’t stand up to my mum about something 40 years ago )

Anyway, it’s her house, she bought it outright many years ago.
However he’s paid rent, paid for new windows and contributed in many ways over 40 years.

Can she just throw him out?
I hasten to add, he’s not abusive in any way.
Please help!

A court would make a short term occupation order to stop her throwing him out, but that's not a long term solution.

He needs advice from a family solicitor about the money he has paid for work on the house.

He may well have tenants rights but im no lawyer, he could contact citizens advice but if their relationship has broken down this badly does he want to stay there anyway. Is he financially able to rent somewhere, the council housing officer might be able to advise him of his options.

He’d definitely move out, but I doubt he could afford to rent privately. Neither my sister or myself have space although we’d both take him temporarily.

Thanks for your replies. I suppose he thought that they’d be together for life, as did everyone!

Pretty bleak for him tbh ... are you definitely full? Could you not move somewhere bigger if he contributed?

Poor man, can he stay with your and your sister over Christmas, Shelter have a lot of info on their website.,

Both my DSis and I are lone parents with no spare room at all in our homes, both in flats. But of course neither of us would see him homeless, it would just not be ideal due to space.

I am hoping to move in the next year though, so I’d definitely factor him in/build a grandad annex as I want to buy to a house in a cheaper area.
I’ll check the Shelter website too.
We’re all in shock I think

Thanks for your replies.