ou are experiencing financial problems and want to ask your landlord if you can pay your rent late. Write a letter to your landlord. In your letter explain: • Why you cannot pay the rent • When you will pay the rent. • How you will ensure you can pay your rent in the future

Dear
Mr.
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Khan, I am sorry to ask you if you can allow me a couple of weeks to pay my rent, which is due today because of some issues with my finances. Let me explain to you in detail why I am not able to clear the rent invoice for
this
month
on an agreed date. More than fifty employees in my office are laid off because the employer lost most of the clients recently, and it is not possible for my company to pay wages to
such
a huge amount of staff. Unfortunately, I am one of those who lost their job
last
month
, and even
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attending various interviews, I have not secured a new job. Though I have some savings, I need it to pay insurance on my car and for my daily needs.
However
, I have hope for a new position at one of the renowned IT companies in
this
city. My owner himself recommended me to the manager of that company, and I have a formal interview with him the early next week. I am definitely sure that I will get work there since my boss himself has provided positive reviews to him about me.
Moreover
, they give a weekly pay cheque so I can be able to pay you in the very first week of the coming
month
. I have learnt a great lesson
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this
downtime, and I am going to start some freelance work after my working hours
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so that in the future, I can pay all my bills on time if unforeseen circumstances like
this
arise. I promise you that you will get your money on time from the next
month
. I would appreciate it if you could please provide me with a positive answer to
this
letter. I look forward to receiving your response. Yours sincerely, Sohel
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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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