Thank you for your responses. I’m nowhere near ready to leave yet. I need to get the income flowing so that I can afford to rent my own place. At which point I will pack up the essentials and hire a van.

I’m not sure that I will have any legal rights at all. I’ve been cohabiting with this man without any legal status. It’s his house. All I own is my bike and my laptop (and lots of books, clothes and gym equipment…)

Anyway, I will keep seeking information until I’m ready to leave.