Legal Question in Family Law in United Kingdom

Cohabitee rights

i moved in with my partner two and a half years ago at his request and under the impression that we would be getting married, at the time i was in full time employment and buying my own house(mortgaged). shortly after i moved in my partners daughter from a previous relationship came to live with us, after a while of my partner trying to juggle his work and running his daughter about it was agreed best solution was for me to care for her full time,i left my job,short while later tenant in my house left,after much thought and as my partner had promised marriage i sold my house and pt the proceeds of sale into his acct to pay towards his mortgage. his daughter shortly went home to her mum. leaving me with no job and no house (would not have sold house had i had means to carry on paying mort or time to find new tenant. marriage has not been forthecoming, i have consistently been chucked out of his house for no reason and promise of making me equal partner status never materialised. am now at the stage where i cannot carry on relationship, need to purchase new home and whereas i owned a large 3 bed home with mortgage i could easily afford at the time i am now struggling to afford a 2 bed flat. having to completly furnish. any rights?

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