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You 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

#landlord #rent #future
Dear Anthony, Hope you are well, the reason for writing
this
 letter is to request a slight delay in the
rent
 payment. I have been your tenant for more than a year now, and have been paying my
rent
 on the 30th of every
month
.
This
month
 there has been a little problem as I got into an accident and incurred some additional funds on
hospitilization
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hospitalisation
that
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which
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 does leave me
into
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in
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 a bit of
cash
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a cash
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 crunch. My monthly salary is due on
10th
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the 10th
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 of every
month
. So I am hoping to clear your
rent
 by
12th
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the 12th
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 of next
month
. I am very grateful to you for understanding. I will be coming
at
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to
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 your house to pay my
rent
 and we can have coffee together. I want to personally deliver the cheque to your house and
thankyou
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thank you
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 in person. Please let me know if you
are have
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have
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 any concerns, Thanks, Salman
Submitted by salman.saeed on

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coherence cohesion
Provide a clearer structure by breaking down the information into separate paragraphs for why you cannot pay the rent, when you will pay it, and how you will ensure future payments.
task achievement
Double-check for minor grammatical errors and spelling mistakes, such as 'hospitilization' which should be 'hospitalization', and 'that does leave me' should be 'which leaves me'.
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The tone of the letter is polite and appropriate, which helps in conveying the request effectively.
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You clearly state the reason for the delay and provide a specific date for future payment, which adds to the clarity of the response.

Use a variety of complex and simple sentences

You should use complex sentences in your writing, but it does not mean that you should try to make all of our sentences complex.

‘Complex’ sentences are not actually very complex; they are just two or more simple sentences put together. Putting them together makes the essay more coherent and cohesive.

Examples:

I really want to study but I’m too tired.

I wore a warm coat because the weather was cold.

If action is not taken soon on climate change, global warming will get worse.

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