My employer would then be free to decide if my services are worth it. Even though I am seeking rents by asking for a raise, this is not what economists mean by “rent seeking.”

若我要求加薪，我便是在寻租，但雇我的人可以自由地决定我提供的服务是不是值这个价钱。

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Our clients have stopped asking, ‘Is this the lowest rent? ’ and ‘Are the rents going down? ’ but they’re trying to rationalize the transaction by putting on other safety valves.

客户不再关心，‘这房租是最低的吗’或者‘房租还会再下降吗’，他们都希望找到字的的合理方式来确保交易的成功。

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I love the apartment, but the rent is slightly over my budget. Would you consider including Internet and cable in the asking price?

我爱这间公寓，但租金有点超出我的预算。你可以考虑让租金包含网路和电缆的费用吗？

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"In January 2007, my then landlord increased the rent of the London flat and he also wrote to me asking for the rent to be paid a month in advance, " she said.

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Kelly Kaur from Midland Housing said Birmingham City Council was in regular touch with her asking her to rent to vulnerable people, but she had been stung by rent-dodgers before.

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That way, we can calculate the average rent and asking price for an identical set of properties in a metro area , for a direct apples-to-apples comparison.

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