Mystery of the disappearing White Goods

plane_boy2000

I had mixed information on this when I became a landlord - some agents told me I had to have a full new electricity safety certificate performed every year, and others told me that as the property in question was new that I did not need to bother. Something to do with the house being new the builder should be carrying the duty of care - at least initialy.

Anyway, back to white goods - depends on where you are letting. If the area is quite transient and you expect a new tennant every 6 months then I would include them, but in areas where people are residing as families and tend to stay for extended periods of time then I wouldnt.

Gorgeous_George

My BTL included a cooker, hob, dishwasher and fridge. All built-in to the kitchen units. My tenants reported the cooker not working - it was filthy so I bough a new one. They broke the fridge and dishwasher through mis-use.

The bond of £300 wouldn't have covered replacing any one of the things that they had broken and I would not include the items again - other than as a gesture of goodwill. I think if people buy things like this with their own hard-earned money, they might learn to treat them with a little more respect.

If my tenant chose to buy some white goods, I might offer to buy them from them when the tenancy expired.



GG

furndire

Totally agree with you Gorgeous George.

franklee

The other problem is what does a tenant do in a small property if their own white goods don't fit?

Say I've a freestanding washing machine that I can't install as the rented kitchen only has spaces for built in appliances. What do I do with my washing machine? Worst case I have to leave my washing machine taking up valuable space somewhere and buy another? I suppose I could install my machine in the gap if I chopped up the landlord's kickboard but somehow I don't think that would be appreciated

Then to install my fridge freezer (that has a fridge on top of the freezer) I'd have to cut a bit out of the kitchen counter...

So that means another appliance that can't be used taking up even more space...

I just gave all my white goods away to a charity. There isn't the space to store them here. Makes moving easier too.