Hi
I have a dilemma, I have been renting the same property for 13 years. the rent has been increased every year, there is now a £215.00 per month difference. I have friends who have lived in rental properties for similar lengths of time and there rent hasn't been increased at all. I asked the landlord to come round to the property last April and last November but he has avoided me ever since. His wife now has sole ownership. There are things which need doing to the property before I will want to sign the lease which is due in November.
Last year I checked other rental properties in the area to compare rents, this year I have done the same and there is a property similar to mine at £65 less per month. do I tell my landlord this when they call to discuss an increase, if you were a landlord would it prevent you increasing the rent ? knowing that there were similar, cheaper properties in the area ?