could you not buy the freehold on the open market, so you become his landlord? Or does that just get you into a bidding war?
If you have misgivings about him being your landlord, then I'd say get back to the negotiating table to get a result you can live with.
We could, but it'd be 6k for something we don't even really want. It's a long enough lease so we don't need to think about extending it. Half, 3k, was already annoying to pay just to stop him becoming our landlord outright.
could you not buy the freehold on the open market, so you become his landlord? Or does that just get you into a bidding war?
If you have misgivings about him being your landlord, then I'd say get back to the negotiating table to get a result you can live with.