You and your family are living in rented accommodation in an English speaking country. You are not satisfied with the condition of some of the furniture. Write a letter to your landlord. In your letter • introduce yourself • explain what is wrong with the furniture • say what action you would like the landlord to take

Dear Mr Johnson, My name is Olakunle Ashade, I am one of your
tenant
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who occupied the 3bed-room flat at No 3, Thomas Benson Street. I moved into the
apartment
in October
,
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2018. If you remembered in some months ago I placed a call to you concerning the issue I’m experiencing with the
furniture
in my
apartment
. I will like to call your attention to it again as the
furniture
is not in good condition to use. I have observed that the leather is pilling and the 2 legs
has
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broken. The condition of the
furniture
is bad that we have condemned it as it is so embarrassing to use when visitors come visiting. I will appreciate
if
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all the
furniture
can be replaced with a new one as the agreement we both had was that the
furniture
to be supplied in the
apartment
will be new and with a guarantee of 1year. Not only will I appreciate it been replaced
,
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I will
also
be glad if
this
can be done within the week as I will be hosting a family party in the
apartment
soon. Thank you. Olakunle Ashade

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The Closing

The style of the letter determine how you have to close it.

Check out the suggested closing sentences for each type of letter in the General IELTS Test. The closing sentence should be the last sentence of your letter.

Formal style (To someone you have not met, whose name you don’t know)

  • Yours faithfully,

Semi-formal (To someone you may or may not have met, whose last name you know)

  • Yours sincerely,

Informal (To someone you know well, whose first name you know and use)

  • Best regards,
  • Warm wishes,

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