I am have been in this situation many times as I am also a resident Landlord.
It's quite clear he's taking you for ride so I'd put an end to it straight away. Give the standard notice of termination on tenancy as he appears to of broken the tenancy agreement. ( Provided in this you have specified he must pay rent )
Hopefully you will of taken a deposit as well which should cover any rent arrears or unpaid bills, although you must supply him with the receipts for this.
I also read somewhere that you can obtain certain items as payment, but this is a very grey area so read up on any literature.
To help your situation resident Landlords have much more rights than non-resident so the law will be on your side.
Hope you manage to sort it, its no fun people taking the p***.
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