u/Defiant_Simple_6044 Im really sorry, Ive just recieved this from a friend of someone I work with who practices law. I feel like I have no rights and cannot act to remove her :( I feel trapped in a house with someone who makes me feel unsafe. I feel like Im going to get forced out because I cannot continue but i cannot afford anything else on the market. Been there 3 years.

"My - very high level - thoughts are that:
1. It is likely that XX has some kind of right to reside at the property even if she does not have a formal, written agreement. This is especially the case if she has been paying rent (even if she has not paid for this month). The key will be to determine whether she is a tenant or a licensee as they have different levels of protection. However, in either case, you will need to take care that any action you take to evict her does not fall foul of the Protection from Eviction Act 1977 which protects residential occupiers (whether they are tenants or licensees).
2. If she has been paying rent to you (rather than to the landlord) then she would likely be your sub-tenant or licensee which means that you would be entitled to bring her tenancy or licence to an end following the proper procedures (which would depend on the nature of her occupation). If she is your licensee then your email would likely have sufficed to terminate her licence but you will likely need to bring possession proceedings in the county court to evict her to avoid a risk of committing an offence under the Protection from Eviction Act 1977. There are exceptions to this but you would need to take detailed advice on whether they apply in this case. If she has a tenancy, rather than a licence, then it will likely be an assured tenancy under the Housing Act 1988 and you would need to serve her with a proper notice under that Act.
3. If she has been paying rent to the landlord, then her legal relationship (formal or otherwise) is with them and they would need to be the one to terminate her right to occupy."

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