I gave my son £30,000 so he could buy the bungalow we now live in, and I thought this would be my home until I die but he has now told me he wants me out. I don’t have any more money, and my son says my £30,000 was a gift so I can’t claim it back.
It’s just possible that a court might be prepared to set the gift aside if there was undue pressure put on you to finance the house purchase. It’s also possible that you could establish an interest in the property, so I suggest you see a solicitor. Generally speaking once you’ve given something away you have no right to ask for it back. I presume you have no documentary evidence showing that the cash was a loan, and didn’t register an interest in the property when it was bought.