From: Pollux 
Newsgroups: uk.finance
Subject: Re: Notice to Terminate Tenancy
Date: Sun, 18 Jan 2004 20:07:05 -0000

In article , me@home.com says...
> > > Interestingly, even using a prevailing interest rate of 5% per year
> would
> > > only give rise to a discount of **1%** off a pre-payment of 6 months
> rent
> >
> 
> "Pollux" wrote
> > 5% is the discount I had in mind and I don't think it is
> > an outrageous discount.
> 
> So, you are looking for an equivalent risk-free return of over 28.3%pa on
> the money - not bad if you can get it!   :-)
> 

I am not looking for a risk free return. I am looking to pay a fair 
price for the service that I want to acquire. The Landlord is free to 
refuse, but I have to question how many people would agree to pay 6 
months in advance without asking a sizable discount. Would you?
> 
> "Pollux" wrote
> >  From my point of view, there would be much more risks on my
> > side than on the Landlord's side so it is only fair that I get a
> > discount for it.
> 
> Which risks are there on your side, which are higher than the risk the
> Landlord has that you will trash the property??   :-(

The risk that he won't be coming to take care of his property because 
he's already got my money would be one.