Instructions
WRITING TASK 1
You should spend about 20 minutes on this task.
You had rented a three-bedroom house, which you have shared with three other students until now. However, one of them is moving to another house. Also, there are some problems with the house that need fixing.
Write a letter to the estate agency. In your letter
• explain your situation
• describe the problems with the house
• ask for help to find another tenant
Write at least 150 words.
You do NOT need to write any addresses.
Begin your letter as follows:
Dear Sir or Madam,
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Band 6-7
IELTS Learner
1 month 1 day ago
Band 6-7
IELTS Learner
1 month 1 day ago
Dear Sir or Madam, I am living in one of your properties on Alex drive beating number Q123. I am in a three bedroom house number 345. I am writing to inform you that one of our roommate is leaving and moving to another house. Also, there are few things which need to be repaired in the house. One of the taps is leaking and this need to fixed. Additionally, there is some issue with heating system of house, it is taking a lot of time to reach to desired temperature. Winter is coming in few days and this needs to be fixed on utmost priority basis. Maintenance staff can come and repair at anytime between 9AM to 6PM on weekends with advance information. As you know that one of our roommate is moving, so we need your support in finding a new housemate, preferably a student. Otherwise rent is going to be too much for two of us. Hoping for early and amicable resolution. Yours sincerely, John Doe
Band 6-7
IELTS Learner
1 month 28 days ago
Band 6-7
IELTS Learner
1 month 28 days ago
Dear Sir or Madam, I am Nandini.L from flat no. 143, I am writing this letter to request you for help to find a housemate. As you were already aware that we were four members sharing the flat. However one of our flatmate is shifting to another house as her parents have decided to live with her. Hence we are having a vacancy in the flat which might become a burden on rest of us if we do not find a housemate as accomodation price would be too high for 3 members alone. Finding a tenant is very crucial for us, furthermore there are some problems with the house. First and foremost, I would request you to fix the tap in the bathroom that is leaking from quite a few days. second, Please fix a generator, as we all are working in hybrid mode, It has become difficult to work from home given the power cuts are more frequent these days. Consequently our work life is getting affected. I would request you to fix the problems with the house and also to extend your hand in finding a tenant to our house. It would be of great help as we are struggling to find a roomate as well as dealing with difficulty of paying the rent of four members by ourselves. Hoping for your response. Yours sincerely, Nandini.L
Band 6-7
IELTS Learner
2 months ago
Band 6-7
IELTS Learner
2 months ago
Dear Sir or Madam, I, Puneet Sharma am pursuing my post graduation in ophthalmology from government medical college, chandigarh. I am staying in a rented apartment with three bedroom set in sector 32, which is close proximity to my college. I had started paying you the rent two months ago. My two other class mates are staying in the other two bedrooms individually. I am writing this letter to bring to your kind notice, that one of my classmates is shifting to his house in sector 34, which was under construction since one year. We would request you to find another tenant, so that the overall rent of the apartment can be divided into three students. We are facing many problems in the house, which needs your kind attention. The door locks of all the three bedrooms needs to be repaired, as they are not working properly. The water heater geyser is also not working properly, due to which we are not getting enough hot water for bathing and washing clothes. The refrigerator in the kitchen also needs to be repaired, as it is not in working order, due to which our food items are affected with fungal infection. A full time maid is also required for regular of our apartment. As per the rental agreement signed by us with you, all the amenities repair and replacement were covered by the estate agency. We are looking forward for an eager response from your side. Yours faithfully, Puneet Sharma
Band 6-7
IELTS Learner
2 months 4 days ago
Band 6-7
IELTS Learner
2 months 4 days ago
Dear Sir or Madam, I am writing this letter to inform the agency about the moving out of one of my flatmates on the ground floor or Vans Apartment run by your agency. There are also minor issues that need to be resolved, which will be enumerated herein. Firstly, Ankita, who occupies the room in the south-eastern corner of the house is moving out by the end of this month. I would request you to arrange a replacement at the earliest, since the bills are split amongst the residents and not doing so may overburden the remainder of us. Secondly, there is a problem with the geyser. The heating element also known as the thermostat has stopped functioning since a couple of days, preventing us from obtaining hot water. Although I have raised complaints on the helpline several times, no action has been taken and i would request you to fix the same. Kindly arrange a tenant and resolve the issue with the geyser as soon as possible. Thanking you, Yours faithfully, Geetika
Band 6-7
IELTS Learner
2 months 10 days ago
Band 6-7
IELTS Learner
2 months 10 days ago
Dear Sir, I am writing to convey a couple of issues we are currently facing in regards to the three bed room house that we have rented from your agency. The legal contract that we have signed with you is in the name of Ajay Ameer. You should be able to identify the house through that. Firstly, I would like to notify that one of the three inmates of our house is vacating and moving with his freinds by the end of this month. I am sure he would have notified the same to you formally. As per the agreement, your agency is supposed to help us with providing alternate tenants in case of a place being vacated. This is very important to us, me and my other house-mate, because without a third member in the house, the rent share increases considerably for the both of us. So please help us with a replacement for the vacating tenant. Secondly, I would want to bring to your attention that there is a water seepage issue that persists in the building for quite sometime now. This is the third reminder I am sending to you in this regard. There seems to be no urgency shown by your support team in repairing the faulty pipelines. Please look into both these requests as quickly as possible. Yours sincerely, Ajay Ameer
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