You are renting a flat from an agency. Your contract was for one year but you need to leave the flat two months early. Write a letter to the agency. In your letter introduce yourself ask to leave the flat before the contract finishes explain why you need to break the contract.

Dear Sir or Madam, I am writing to ask for
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permission to finish my contract two months
ealier
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earlier
due to
a family emergency. My name is Kate Smith and I have been renting an
aprtment
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apartment
on Unit 401, 118 Martin Street in Brighton since
last
August. As the property is well
maintenanced
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maintenance
, nice and
cozy
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, I have been so
greatful
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grateful
to live here. I
have
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heard from my parents
last
night and they told me that my father is going to be hospitalised next Friday and having an operation the following week. I have decided to return home
parmanently
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permanently
to support my family
,
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so
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I have to leave Australia
earky
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early
next week. Because of
this
situation, I have to leave the apartment before the contract finishes
unfortunately
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. I am aware that
this
is very inconvenient for you but I would like to request to finish my contract next Monday. Thank you very much in advance for your consideration and hope you
undestand
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understand
my situation. I look forward to hearing from you. Yours faithfully, Kate Smith
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Structure your letter

A letter needs to be written using a proper format, including the following:

  • A greeting (Dear sir/madam, Dear John, Dear Mr. Smith)
  • The main body (consisting of paragraphs for each part of the letter)
  • A closing (Yours sincerely, Yours faithfully, Best wishes, Kind regards, Love)

When writing a letter as part of the IELTS General Training Writing Task 1, it is important to include the bullet points presented to you in the question.

All three bullet points need to be presented. And remember that some bullet points contain more than one element. So, make sure to watch for ‘and’ and plurals.

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