[Frye]

Over here in the States your rent increases just about every time you renew your lease.

[lotsofpulp]

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.

[zimpenfish]

Can confirm - my rent has only gone up £150 in 19 years largely because I never bother my landlords.

[Frye]

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!