Rent, rent, rent...

[VectraMan]

My Landlords haven't put the rent up at all in 7 years. I feel a little guilty about it.

[ZARDOZ]

This place is turning into the Citizens Advice Bureau.

[AtW]

This place is turning into the Citizens Advice Bureau.

WHS

Can't get through to somebody who'd give useful advice!

[sasguru]

This place is turning into the Daily Wail Agony Aunt.

FTFY

[d000hg]

If OP is in London, LL will tell him to bugger orf.

He should also check rental prices in similar properties first, I suppose.

[Platypus]

Develop a long list of remedial work that needs doing. Agree to the rent rise if he agrees to do the necessary works. If he says no, stop paying rent and wait for months while he tries to chuck you out.

[OwlHoot]

So I rent (e not a. occasionally a, as I do now). Year after year my landlord uses the following [extortionate] tactics. What's my best response?

Here's their tactics:
1. Serve a notice to vacate the premises in 2 months.
2. Tell me that the notice will be revoked if I agree to a 10% increase in rent no later than within next 30 days, else the notice is enforced.

I kind of like the area. My best move is [...fill in the blank...]

Option 3 - Get a mortgage on a freehold property, and never have to worry about rapacious landlords or freeholders again

[doodab]

Option 3 - Get a mortgage on a freehold property, and never have to worry about rapacious landlords or freeholders again

Or invest in a VW camper...

[AtW]

Option 3 - Get a mortgage on a freehold property, and never have to worry about rapacious landlords or freeholders again

Worry about squatters instead

[DimPrawn]

Mortgage debt is cheap, landlords are chunts.

Do the math.