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How to negotiate a rent decrease

KiKi III · 2020-05-18 21:05:23

My housemate and I moved into a house in Dublin 6 three years ago. At the time the rent was €1600, now increased to €1750. We accepted the two rental increases (max amount) because to move would have cost a lot more, which is no longer the case. There are currently a number of two bedroom properties in our area being…

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#52 31-05-2020 4:25pm

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Nothing ventured, nothing gained.
While it is disappointing, you have two choices to choose between.
Accept what he is saying- and continue to pay the same rent- or keep an eye out and choose a nice unit that you like and are happy with the price, when it suits you to move.

As for the 3 examples- while the location is excellent- I wouldn't be massively impressed with the units (which don't seem to be anything special). In addition one of them is a 3rd floor unit- presumably with a profusion of stairs to be navigated. They're not bad units- and they're in an exceptionally high demand area (I lived in Dublin 6 for 4 years myself)- but they're nothing I'd be writing home about either (and the one with all the carpet is a recipe for a disaster).

Keep an eye out and be prepared to move?

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