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User_gary Posted 18 years ago
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by/for
You could "let" your flat by the week, month, or year, but to "lease" it you would have to have to do it for a fixed period of time. In the U.S., a lease is often from six months to a year. The advantage for the lessor (the person putting the house out for lease) is a guaranteed income on the property for that period of time with penalties if the lease is broken. The advantage for the lessee (the person leasing and living in the house) is a fixed monthly rent for a period of time with no danger of the rent being raised during that period.
I would have written the highlighed parts as "You could 'let' your flat for a week, month, or year....."
Please explain to me why "by the" is used instead of "for a " in this context. Actually "by" does not make any sense to me.
I would have written the highlighed parts as "You could 'let' your flat for a week, month, or year....."
Please explain to me why "by the" is used instead of "for a " in this context. Actually "by" does not make any sense to me.
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If you let the flat for a week , that is the length of time that the tenant has to stay in the flat. If you let the flat by the week , you are charging the tenant a weekly sum of money and can give him/her a week's notice to quit. It is informing the tenant about the terms by which they can rent a property - weekly, monthly or annually.
- If you let the flat for a week , that is the length of time that the tenant has to stay in the flat.
- If you let the flat by the week , you are charging the tenant a weekly sum of money and can give him/her a week's notice to quit.
- It is informing the tenant about the terms by which they can rent a property - weekly, monthly or annually.
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If you let the flat for a week, that is the length of time that the tenant has to stay in the flat.
If you let the flat by the week, you are charging the tenant a weekly sum of money and can give him/her a week's notice to quit. It is informing the tenant about the terms by which they can rent a property - weekly, monthly or annually.
If you let the flat by the week, you are charging the tenant a weekly sum of money and can give him/her a week's notice to quit. It is informing the tenant about the terms by which they can rent a property - weekly, monthly or annually.
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