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French agency message: cancel the viewing but keep the search open
Cancel one French rental viewing politely, explain a floor-access mismatch and tell the agency which homes you still want to hear about.
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In short
Name the visit you are cancelling: Je souhaite annuler la visite du logement A17. Then keep the wider request active with Je cherche toujours un appartement au rez-de-chaussée. A short practical reason helps the agency understand which future suggestions would suit you.
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You booked a visit to property A17 for 14 h. The agency now confirms that it is on the third floor without a lift. Your search criterion is a ground-floor flat. The aim is to cancel this particular viewing and keep receiving relevant suggestions, so each message needs a clear scope.
- Bonjour, pour votre visite de 14 h : le logement A17 est au troisième étage, sans ascenseur.Hello, regarding your 2 p.m. viewing: property A17 is on the third floor without a lift.
Explain the practical mismatch using your stated search criterion.
- Souhaitez-vous maintenir la visite du logement A17 ?Would you like to keep the viewing of property A17?
Cancel that specific viewing clearly and politely.
- C’est noté, la visite est annulée. Souhaitez-vous recevoir d’autres propositions ?Noted, the viewing is cancelled. Would you like to receive other suggestions?
Keep the search open and restate your criterion.
One visit and the whole search are different requests
Annuler la visite du logement A17 targets a single appointment. Je ne cherche plus de logement means that you are no longer looking for housing at all. In this scenario that would give the agency the wrong instruction. Mentioning the property reference is especially useful when several homes have been discussed in the same thread.
La visite A17 est annulée, mais ma recherche continue.
The A17 viewing is cancelled, but my search continues.
Give the criterion that will help next time
Je cherche un appartement au rez-de-chaussée supplies the practical requirement. You do not need to invent a personal explanation for it. The present-tense phrase je cherche toujours makes clear that the requirement still applies after this viewing is cancelled. Vous and s’il vous plaît fit the agency exchange.
| Purpose | French |
|---|---|
| Acknowledge the update | Merci pour la précision. |
| Cancel the named appointment | Je souhaite annuler la visite du logement A17 à 14 h. |
| Keep relevant suggestions coming | Je cherche toujours un appartement au rez-de-chaussée. |
A final confirmation from the agency closes the appointment question. Save that confirmation with the property reference. Your next conversation can then focus on a different flat that fits the stated criterion, rather than leaving uncertainty about whether you will attend A17.