Can anyone please advise

Hi,
I have been living with my partner for over a year. He does not contribute to anything I own my house outright.
I am worried he might be trying to get something from the house if we split up. Do I need to see a solicitor about this...?
He has no assets and is struggling with money. He has own business not doing well. He won't get a job.
I am on a nurses wage supporting us both
Thanks

Treat him as a tenant in the same way a Landlord would. The only difference is that on occasion you might accept goods (shopping) or other items (e.g. your contribution to a joint holiday) in lieu of payment of rent.

You should remain responsible for the mortgage (if you have one) and any other expenses on the house. Any payment from him should be for rent which he would have to pay if he were a tenant in another property.

Do not let him carry out any purported improvements on the property unless this saves you from paying someone else to do it in which case agree the saving and deduct it from rent.

It all sounds rather strict but in the absence of a living together agreement and in light of the number of spurious claims to properties it would be wise to keep things at arms length.

If everything goes pear-shaped, you can ask him to leave. He is there under a license which you have granted and which you can revoke at any time. He is not a formal tenant as in a Landlord/tenant situation.

Charles