I understand what you mean by rent in advance Dee but because he was my son he did not ask for it. If he had have known, he would have. And am definitely going to pay DoH rent first.
If my son were desperate for money, or needed it badly it would be different but it is just going to go into his bank account to add another zero to the rest of the mega bucks. He's living rent free himself, owns this property outright, and is about to buy another.
I have thought about the Tenants' Union but it feels terrible to have to resort to such lengths with my own son.