How to Rent an Apartment in English

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• 00:00Your landlord says deposit
• 00:09Your mind goes blank
• 00:17By the end of this video
• 00:27The first sentence
• 00:34Welcome to Polyglot English
• 00:38Today: renting a flat
• 00:45Four moves
• 00:57Word Tour and Say It Better
• 01:06Ask first, sign second
• 01:16A viewing is asking
• 01:23The right questions
• 01:31Agents expect questions
• 01:45Remember the hotel
• 02:01Move one: the search
• 02:12Leo learned the hard way
• 02:19The flat with beautiful light
• 02:31What did you ask
• 02:34I asked nothing
• 02:42And then
• 02:44Noisy pipes, cold water
• 02:59The worst part
• 03:16He paid for a lesson
• 03:23Say what you want
• 03:31Start with rooms
• 03:39Then place
• 03:47Then money
• 03:56Then furniture
• 04:11Must have, nice to have
• 04:27Where do you search
• 04:37Say your search
• 04:48Move two: the viewing
• 04:57Money questions
• 05:05Utilities included
• 05:17Time questions
• 05:31Home questions
• 05:47Eyes open questions
• 06:01Phone signal and internet
• 06:14Three questions at every viewing
• 06:26Visit twice
• 06:39Talk to a neighbour
• 06:49Trap: cheap rent, high total
• 07:01Trap: pressure
• 07:17Watch a viewing
• 07:26Good morning, is it available
• 07:33A lovely flat
• 07:41Rent and deposit, please
• 07:47Eight hundred, one month
• 07:53Utilities included
• 07:55Water yes, the rest no
• 08:00Lease and notice
• 08:04One year, two months
• 08:08Notice is time, not money
• 08:21Washing machine and parking
• 08:26Parking on the street
• 08:33One day to think
• 08:38Money, time, and home
• 08:47Can I take photos
• 09:03Move three: the lease
• 09:12Read every line
• 09:23Five parts: rent and deposit
• 09:35Length, notice, who fixes what
• 09:46Rules: pets, guests, walls
• 10:00Renewal and breaking the lease
• 10:14Building rules
• 10:27The deposit trap
• 10:41No photos, no proof
• 10:49Read this lease line
• 11:08Deposit back in thirty days
• 11:25Move four: problems
• 11:34Report early, in writing
• 11:45The tap is leaking
• 11:55Follow up politely
• 12:08Keep copies
• 12:20If the problem is big
• 12:33Landlord for a woman
• 12:47Flat or apartment
• 13:02What is a guarantor
• 13:14Ask for a lower rent
• 13:30Say that again, slowly
• 13:46Remember the pipes
• 14:00One more scene: a year later
• 14:09This time Leo asks
• 14:17Four questions at once
• 14:27The agent answers
• 14:57A polite no
• 15:06Yes to the second flat
• 15:19The nine word checklist
• 15:36This flat is not right for me
• 15:48Saying no is a skill
• 15:59Word Tour with Nina: seven words
• 16:06Landlord
• 16:12Tenant
• 16:17Lease
• 16:22Deposit
• 16:31Furnished
• 16:38Utilities
• 16:46Viewing
• 16:52Seven words, say them again
• 17:02Use them in one story
• 17:17Say It Better: eight mistakes
• 17:30House owner, pay to the landlord
• 17:41With furniture, deposit is one month
• 17:57How long is the lease, move into
• 18:11Must fix it
• 18:21Eight upgrades
• 18:29Practice tonight
• 18:41The whole episode in one minute
• 18:52Move two, recap
• 19:05Move three, recap
• 19:20Move four, recap
• 19:29Ask first, sign second
• 19:36The flat, replayed
• 19:49Not just a key
• 19:59Remember the order
• 20:11Your turn: what do you look for
• 20:22Practise this week
• 20:33One last drill
• 20:43This was Polyglot English
• 20:50See you in the next episode

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