White goods for a rental - where would you buy?

mandi

scrappee wrote: »

Hi

I am just about to put in a fridge freezer and a washer/drier into a rental property, oh and some light fittings.

Would you go direct to a retail store or is there some other way of saving money on this?

Thanks

I've been a tenant for 12 years now. It really irks me that some LL always want to find the cheapest appliances which in the long run turn out to be pretty hopless and need replacing more often .

My cheap hob for example was fitted earlier this year and has already had 3 engineers to solve the problems with it with a 4th on the way ..

may_fair

Definitely check out John Lewis especially extended warranty deals. Not always the cheapest but their after-sales customer service is exemplary and may save money in the long term.

jjlandlord

G_M wrote: »

JYes, you can explicitly exclude it in terms of maintenance/repair (see section 11 of Landlord and tenant act 1985), but you cannot abrigate your H&S liability.

Just to add that repairs are implicitly excluded, so it'd be for LL to explicitly include them.

theartfullodger

may_fair wrote: »

Definitely check out John Lewis especially extended warranty deals. Not always the cheapest but their after-sales customer service is exemplary and may save money in the long term.

I (& the wife, more importantly) agree JLP are fantastic and with great socialist/liberal tendencies but always thought such warranties/guarantees (from any supplier) were only for "personal" use not by a business/commercial operation like renting ..

see..
http://www.johnlewis.com/Help/Help.aspx?HelpId=17

in .pdf terms & conditions...

Excluded...

Use other than domestic by you or your resident family.

What white goods?? Me, I almost always buy the 2nd cheapest "decent brand" off t'InterWeb from whoever is offering the cheapest deal that day/that time... (Prices keep changing...).

Cheers!

Artful

jjlandlord

theartfullodger wrote: »

only for "personal" use not by a business/commercial operation like renting ..

I would think that white goods purchased for use in a rented residential property are still for domestic use and not for business/commercial use.

scrappee

Thanks for your ideas.

Mandi - I am not trying to buy the cheapest possible for my tenants but trying to get the best as cheap as possible - I intend to look after my tenants but there is no harm in moneysaving whilst you are about it!

theartfullodger

jjlandlord wrote: »

I would think that white goods purchased for use in a rented residential property are still for domestic use and not for business/commercial use.

But note John Lewis' terms not covering...

Use other than domestic by you or your resident family.

I believe this applies to most guarantees & warranties.

jjlandlord

theartfullodger wrote: »

But note John Lewis' terms not covering...

I believe this applies to most guarantees & warranties.

Which is still OK, imo: Normal domestic use by normal number of residents...

Graham_Devon

jjlandlord wrote: »

Which is still OK, imo: Normal domestic use by normal number of residents...

Is it used by YOU, the buyer?

No.

jjlandlord

Graham_Devon wrote: »

Is it used by YOU, the buyer?

No.

"or your resident family".

Are you also claiming that the extended warranty would not apply if residents were not all from the same family?