[Rosewater]

My lease will end soon and is anyone nice enough to give me some advice?

1. They are asking a 20% rent increase and they 'sound' very firm. Has anyone ever successfully negotiated a better price? How?

2. Can I move to a cheaper or another apartment? Apparently they claimed that there was nothing available right now but I'm pretty sure there are empty apartments. But how do I do it? Would they let me?

3. Any other advice?

Thank you in advance.

[caipiroska]

I have the same problem, can anyone give me advice as well? Thanks

[joey168]

Use another new name to register, they can give you the promotional price

[mini_jan]

I was an attendent there early this year and decided not to continue living there. First of all, I tried register with different names or even had a friend to do that. It doesn't work.

Word of advice, look for other places. It was difficult for me looking for a place back in Feb because everyone was trying to sell their property and resulting short of supply with renting apartment. Housing price is dropping slightly now and more owners are leasing their properties. So you will have more choices with better price.

Metro Harbour View at Tai Kok Tsui is only $8500/mth. Although is smaller than Harbourview Horizon Hotel, but beat the price and no bad managment that you have to put up with.

[apg]

I would suggest you are better to plan how long you want to continue to live in there as every time you renew the contract, they will increase the rent. This is really unacceptable and unrealistic.

I would like to share my experience in here. I renewed my contract in March. At that time, I accepted they increased the rent 20% from 14,000 to 16,800. As I choose a 6 months plan, so it is time to contact them to discuss about the contract renewal recently and they said they increase the rent again with another 20%. Do you think this is reasonable? It is totally unacceptable. Less than a year, but with a 40 increasment.

I asked why they need to increase the rent 20% everytime during the contract renewal. Base on what reasons? The sale can't answer properly.

They make me feel that they are so bad. I choose to live in harbourview at the beginning because I want to use a more reasonable/ budget price to rent a better suite. But now the price grows up to nearly 20k, I can have a lot of choices and no need to live in a place with such a bad management.

Be careful and take care.

[Kitty Mia]

I live in T2 and afraid the same that the rent may go up but suprised that w/ the current economic situation in HK they still insist on 20% increment. I thought if you sign up for a year lease the rent shld be a bit cheaper?

I wonder if there are still many ppl want to move here since there are so many serviced apt out in the mkt.