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Start the renewal conversation early

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A renewal handled in the last fortnight leaves little room for either side. Check the notice period your lease requires and contact your tenant well before it begins. Ask about their plans first: a tenant who intends to stay will often say so, and one who plans to leave gives you time to prepare the home and the next advert. When you propose terms, send them in writing and check ADREC's current position on rental measures before stating a figure. Use the same message to agree any repairs the tenant has raised during the year. For an apartment in Al Bateen, for example, a message sent well before the notice period keeps both of you free to plan, and decisions reached early tend to be calmer for everyone involved. Prepared by Masterpiece Property. AI-generated illustration, not a photograph of an actual property or project.

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