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Re:Half of UK adults are financially vulnerable, City watchd... by lotsofpulp on Wednesday October 18, 2017 @08:14AM (#15498425)
In my experience, as long as you rent from small time owners who have day jobs, you can leverage being a good tenant into at least not raising rents for a few years. Sometimes even getting a discount, because that’s how much of a headache bad tenants are.

If you rent from a big rental company, then they can absorb that risk so you lose out on those savings.

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Re:Half of UK adults are financially vulnerable, City watchd... by zimpenfish on Wednesday October 18, 2017 @08:19AM (#15498469)
Can confirm - my rent has only gone up £150 in 19 years largely because I never bother my landlords.
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Re:Half of UK adults are financially vulnerable, City watchd... by Frye on Wednesday October 18, 2017 @08:25AM (#15498514)
Yes if you can make this work stick with it. 19 years is a long time you've probably paid off their mortgage by now!
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