You share a house with three other students. The landlord has offered to replace the old washing machine, which is noisy but works, or to repaint the kitchen, which looks tired but functions perfectly well. He will do one, not both. Your housemates are divided and have asked you to write on behalf of the house.

In your email, do the following:

• Say which option the house would prefer and why.
• Acknowledge the argument for the other option.
• Ask a practical question about how the work would be carried out.

Write as much as you can, in complete sentences.