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My husband and I went to work away from home which left our house empty, my daughter and her partner and 4 children had to move due to rent arrears on their privately rented house 2weeks before Christmas so foolishly looking back at it now we agreed they could live in our house as it was empty for £100 a week ( real value on market £750 a month) we let them live there for 3 months rent free as there was some work needed doing they have fallen behind with their payments to the massive amount of £3500 despite promises to pay and catch up they haven't paid a penny since September and despite trying to contact them they will not pay or move out where do I stand, my husband is not in good health since suffering stroke and we may need to move home shortly and there is no room, she has recently informed me that she is pregnant with her 5th child and is causing me a great deal of upset as I'd like them to move

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Charley
I'd suggest you serve a section 21 notice and evict your daughter.  Ideally they would apply to the council to sponge some free housing (sadly becoming some other landlords problem) but it doesn't seem from your post she has enough decency to do even that.

The fact you most likely have no wrriten tenancy agreement (?) will mean you cannot use the accelerated procedure and a court hearing will require you explain the facts of the case.

You also have grounds to serve a section 8 notice (grounds 8 : unpaid rent, grounds 10 and 11 will apply also)

Sad case of affairs when a family treats each other with such disdain.

Best of luck

The warning bells perhaps should have rung when they were evicted from their first home due to non payment. I'm guessing there's nothing in writing as she's your daughter.  If she hasn't paid a penny to you it's unlikely she will move out with four ( soon to be five ) children and her partner just to allow you and your husband back into your home. Communication seems to have really broken down. Not sure of the solution but good luck.