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Received rent increase letter, can't afford it

snowgal · 2016-08-15 15:30:18

Hi there. My OH and I have been renting a house for just short of 6 years now. A few months ago the landlord came around to say hello (check the house I guess) and then on Friday we got a letter saying that the rent is going up by €200 in October. In reality we were expecting an increase of some kind as there has been none…

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#62 16-08-2016 5:31pm
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Cyrus wrote: »

the simple thing to do is negotiate,

not sure what your monthly charge is, but take that and if you move out the LL will be out of pocket by that much at least as he will have a vacant period, probably need to paint the place etc

you can easily figure out what the monthly value of that is

if you cant afford the 200 and cant come to an agreement then find somewhere else

While this would be something to consider a few years ago, he will probably have a queue of people outside the door with a deposit in cash looking to move in immediately if he advertises it, regardless of condition. I would be surprised if he lost any rent in the current climate.

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