Hi,
I am hoping to re-negotiate our residential rent. It's a lovely house, we have just had a baby and are not ready to buy for another year. However, when we rented this house we were under pressure and knew it was a bit expensive....but signed up for Euros 1500 per year anyway. We live in Dublin.
I have put together a letter for the agency, and wonder if it is ok. All comments greatly appreciated:
Dear AGENCY,
We are writing to you regarding the renewal of our lease at
XXXXXXXXXXX
On 1 August 2008 we [Mr & Mrs Alli] moved into the aforementioned property and have been paying a monthly rent of €1,500.00 per month. We are interested in renting the property for another 12 months from 1 August 2008 – can you let us know if the landlord is willing to rent the property for another twelve months?
If so, we would like to discuss rental prices. Since August 2008, property rental values in Dublin have declined. As of April 2009 rental asking prices were down 16.4% year-on-year as the supply of properties has outstripped demand. (The Daft.ie Rental Report, 2009 Q1). This report lists the average current rent for a 4 bedroomed property in Dublin X to be down 15% on a year ago. Economists and estate agents seem to predict this decline to continue through 2009-2010.
We can confirm that houses in our development nearly identical to ours are in recent months renting at prices from €1,200.00 - €1,300.00 a month for a one-year lease. We ask that our lease, at the very least, should match that. This would satisfy your interest in keeping this property occupied and our interest in staying in the property at a reasonable rate. Ideally, a discount would be lowering our rent to €1, 250 a month for a further one-year lease.
We look forward to hearing from you shortly.
Sincerely,
Mr & Mrs Alli
All comments welcome - thanks! I have printed off from www.daft.ie houses like ours for rent in the development for the prices listed above - was going to include them in the letter, or is this pushing it too far?
I am hoping to re-negotiate our residential rent. It's a lovely house, we have just had a baby and are not ready to buy for another year. However, when we rented this house we were under pressure and knew it was a bit expensive....but signed up for Euros 1500 per year anyway. We live in Dublin.
I have put together a letter for the agency, and wonder if it is ok. All comments greatly appreciated:
Dear AGENCY,
We are writing to you regarding the renewal of our lease at
XXXXXXXXXXX
On 1 August 2008 we [Mr & Mrs Alli] moved into the aforementioned property and have been paying a monthly rent of €1,500.00 per month. We are interested in renting the property for another 12 months from 1 August 2008 – can you let us know if the landlord is willing to rent the property for another twelve months?
If so, we would like to discuss rental prices. Since August 2008, property rental values in Dublin have declined. As of April 2009 rental asking prices were down 16.4% year-on-year as the supply of properties has outstripped demand. (The Daft.ie Rental Report, 2009 Q1). This report lists the average current rent for a 4 bedroomed property in Dublin X to be down 15% on a year ago. Economists and estate agents seem to predict this decline to continue through 2009-2010.
We can confirm that houses in our development nearly identical to ours are in recent months renting at prices from €1,200.00 - €1,300.00 a month for a one-year lease. We ask that our lease, at the very least, should match that. This would satisfy your interest in keeping this property occupied and our interest in staying in the property at a reasonable rate. Ideally, a discount would be lowering our rent to €1, 250 a month for a further one-year lease.
We look forward to hearing from you shortly.
Sincerely,
Mr & Mrs Alli
All comments welcome - thanks! I have printed off from www.daft.ie houses like ours for rent in the development for the prices listed above - was going to include them in the letter, or is this pushing it too far?