Being a lodger, can I be turfed out?

[marlow]

I basically lodge in a 3 bed flat with the owner and another flatmate. There was no paperwork, no legal contracts signed, nothing but a receipt written out for my deposit. Now I've given landlady so to speak, one month notice that I will be moving out end of November, but said I'll take last month free rent as a deposit payback. Now I know this isn't how it should work, but I really don't trust her giving my deposit back as she is skint and in lots of debt. She's threatened to throw my stuff out if I haven't paid rent in a week, but can she do this? Is it not the law to give at least one month's notice? If I came home to find my stuff outside with changed locks, could I phone police for touching my possessions or something?

[MrShed]

As a lodger, you have no security of tenure. You can be thrown out at any time, without any warning, and without any reason.

[marlow]

And if she changed the locks keeping my stuff in there?

[ozzywizard]

Then you can report this to the police who will attend property with you to collect your belongings.

[MrShed]

If she throws your stuff outside, you can do nothing. However, if she throws your stuff outside and it is subsequently lost or stolen, you can sue her for damages.