Letting property- how furnished is 'furnished'?

Chick

Hello all,

I am about to let my 1-bed flat out & have almost decided on the letting agent to go with. I would prefer it to be rented out as furnished- mainly due to storage issues rather than wanting a higher rent with a furnished property.

The question is- how furnished are your furnished properties? Am leaving the obvious such as fridge/freezer, bed, sofa, washing machine. I am wondering about the smaller things such as kettle, microwave, toaster, plates, mugs & glasses.
I am prepared to leave these things but the letting agent strongly suggested that I don't as these items will have to be managed i.e. fix them when they break, get a replacement in.

I just wanted to know of people's experiences- how much did they leave in their properties, did this cause any problems down the line.
Also have to add that there are no sentimental attachments to these kitchen e.g. a broken plate/cup/glass will not be a disaster.

Thanks in advance,
Chick

silvercar

The problem is that you willhave to repair/ replace anything you leave. Leave a microwave and it breaks and you will have to replace it. For this reason letting agents suggest leaving as little as possible.

Tassotti

Its also worth speaking to a couple of letting agents to see what renters in your area actually wan't.

In my area, for 1 bed flats, renters expect a w machine, fridge freezer and cooker. They have their own furniture/beds, etc.

If you do insist on letting furnished, get all the cutlery and all that jazz from the pound shop.

continualdiamond

I rent fully furnished, so i'll give you a break down of what my landlord put in the place.

Kitchen - Fridge/freezer, oven (this was built in), kitchen table/chairs. No washing machine.

Lounge - 3 seater sofa, 2 chairs, coffee table, tv cabinet, floor standing light, storage unit (3 draws/tall cupboard, all attached)

Bedroom - double bed, 3 bedside draws, small wardrobe.

In my nearly 2 years here, i have needed the following fixed:

1 storage heater
1 bathroom heater
Tiles replaced in kitchen

As you can tell things like microwave, kettle etc, i had to buy, but i found this to the norm, actually it never crossed my mind that id find a place that would include these things.

lynzpower

Ive rented furnished before and the place has come with plates, pans, glasses etc.

We boxed them up and put them away ( luckily house had lots of storage) as I was bothered by the fact that the LL would have charged me for the breakages. Id rather accidentally break my own ikea stuff than break someone elses stuff.

as a renter I certainly wouldnt expect other peoples cutlery and I actually would never use them due to hygiene considerations.

Chick

Hi everyone,
Thanks for that...I think that because I've rented in house shares before with everything (TV, video, DVD, cutlery, microwave etc.) I kind of presumed that these things were the norm.

In a sense, I think it will reduce hassled if I don't leave things that need to be maintained...though I think I shall wait and see what the tenant requirements are & come to some sort of compromise.

Cheers, Chick