Renting unfurnished

saver2000

I'm looking at a flat or one bed house to rent, but 99% of the places I look at are unfurnished, and when I phone up for more details this always means no white goods as well.

I'm just wondering how other people have managed to go about moving into an unfurnished place? I'm living with family now so I don't have any white goods I own and only have a small hatchback car.

The only option I can think is to go to some local electrical places and try to get some cheap second hand stuff delivered as soon as I move in, while living off takeaways in the meantime..

How have other people gone about this?

hairdye

beg steal and borrow! ok maybe not steal, but ask family and friends and see if they have anything, also check out freecycle, gum tree and charity furniture shops like British Heart Foundation, they would be my starting point

vyvyan_2

I had this when I left my ex and had to start with nothing (but that's another story)

Put the word around to everyone you know. You 'll be amazed what folk will want to off-load free to a good home as an excuse to get rid of their old-but-too-good-to -throw-away stuff.

Before you know it you'll have a second hand tv, microwave that's been in a loft, someone's spare kettle, random bits of crockery, mugs, cutlery, other kitchen bits, a mixture of towels and bed linen, some random furniture and a sofa as someone's getting a new 3 piece suite....

You get the idea

Good luck

VickyA_2

When we rented (a number of different properties) we only had unfurnished properties. It's amazing what friends and family found that they no longer needed, but were perfectly happy for us to take it off their hands for very close to no money.... sofas, microwaves etc. In moving, we always rented a van which cost about £100 for a day and we got muscle power from various friends and brothers!

mrcol1000

Charity shops and discount shops. When I first moved into my own place I slept on an air bed for a week and then managed to get a bed and matress for £100. Then wadrobe, chest draws, sofa, bedside cabinet and coffee table for £90 from a charity shop. All solid wood, no assembly needed and still going strong over 10 years later. Just get your basics and then you can slowly add to it. Just remember if you move to another rented place your not have to worry again. Plus if you buy a place your have a headstart as with all the costs of buying you don't want have to buy too much furniture too.

tbs624

You could also try Freecycle

tbs624

saver2000 wrote: »

....I'm just wondering how other people have managed to go about moving into an unfurnished place? I'm living with family now so I don't have any white goods I own and only have a small hatchback car.

The only option I can think is to go to some local electrical places and try to get some cheap second hand stuff delivered as soon as I move in, while living off takeaways in the meantime..

Buy a basic microwave oven as a start and check where the local launderette is ? Get a work colleague/ mate/family member to help transport larger items? Use a "man with a van" from the yellow pages. It's not that complex a problem

brightonman123

freecycle as above (the main site, also check if any left on yahoo groups..)

gumtree (freebie section?)

friday ad

local charity shops..

Mischa

Although this may not seem ideal, head to bootsales and second hand shops and rummage! Also, hit www.eBay.co.uk as you can find some wholesale price white goods, TVs and more on there! Put the word round, people will be happy to off-load many things!! Also, take a look in newsagents windows, you may luck out with bedroom furniture, sofa's, chests of drawers etc that people are selling or simply wish to get rid of! Ask if any friends have a put-up bed you could use temporarily, do they have any furntiure in their garages? Attend garage sales, house clearances etc. Good Luck! let us know what treasures you find!

Wee_Willy_Harris

I must admit, the one thing I wouldn't get second hand when I first moved was a bed. But you can get a brand new, double bed, with mattress for less than £100. The rest? Just follow the advice given. Buy cheap and second hand then replace/upgrade as funds allow. Today, people replace things for reasons of fashion, not funtionality, so there are plenty of perfectly servicable second hand items out there with almost no intrinsic value at all. Things like fridges, for example, are notoriously difficult to get rid of. We aren't far from the time when people will pay YOU to take them away.

Oh, and you'd be surprised what even the smallest of hatchback cars can swallow.

NEH

It's amazing what you can get cheaply as well as free from kind relatives...

The internet is your friend

Things like a mattress for example, look around the furniture stores, see if there is one you like and then go home and look on the internet.....We did that and sliced a bit off the retail price. Our mattress we also found out had had an exculisve name for one particular shop so we rang up the manuafcturer and got the generic name and found it much cheaper on the internet....Bit of a hassle but it saved a fair bit.

We also found our dining set £200 cheaper online.

Ebay is another good site and freecycle is pretty good as well....We got rid of our old microwave this way as charity shops obviously can't take electricals...

Ask everyone you know, you'd be surprised how many people have been longing to have a clear out but ahven't had the time to go the cahrity shop or something and will be only too happy to give it to a loving home....


Gumtree is also good and check out your local paper and the noticeboards in local shops...