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letting unfurnished house - appliances?
nat38
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hello, we are trying to let our house (yes, we'll be accidental LL, sorry!). It will be let unfurnished. There is a built in fridge and we could leave the washing machine and chest freezer. Do we actually have to provide appliances? Would it be possible to leave them if the tenant wanted them but not to have to replace them if they broke later on? (apologies if this is not correct English grammar! 
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Many thanks
ps - werdnal, yes, another question...I got all the books from the library etc etc but I couldnot find the answer to this!
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ps - werdnal, yes, another question...I got all the books from the library etc etc but I couldnot find the answer to this!
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You don't have to provide them. Personally I would rather an unfurnished rental came as exactly that. But if you want to offer them as part of the deal, some tenents may see a benefit in this - jsut be clear about what you are providing and what happens if it breaks down.0
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There is a built in fridge and we could leave the washing machine and chest freezer. Do we actually have to provide appliances? Would it be possible to leave them if the tenant wanted them but not to have to replace them if they broke later on?
You don't have to provide them at all - if you choose to but don't want liability for replacement you need to make that quite clear in the tenancy agreement and ensure that the tenant signs to show that they understand that.0 -
If you leave them you must ensure they are safe, if they are mentioned anywhere in the particulars they will need to be repaired or replaced if they break down. You might leave them but have it in writing that they do not form part of the contract and will not be repaired or replaced, and be sure the agent also tells every prospective tenant they show around. You might be best leaving the washing machine, if the tenant plumbs their own in and it leaks you will have wrangling over who pays for the damage.Declutterbug-in-progress.⭐️⭐️⭐️ ⭐️⭐️0
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We didn't provide a fridge or a washing machine, but did advertise that we could provide one if required. As it turned out, the tenants that moved in had their own and so we didn't need to fork out for them.
Some councils (not all I believe) give grants to the tenants to pay for white goods if they claim HB, and that is what happened with my tenant.
To be honest, in my long ago days of flat renting, I bought my own fridge and washing machine after a friends nasty experience. On the day he moved in he opened the fridge to put his milk away and there was a large poo on one of the shelves!You had me at your proper use of "you're".0 -
Lovelyjoolz wrote: »We didn't provide a fridge or a washing machine, but did advertise that we could provide one if required. As it turned out, the tenants that moved in had their own and so we didn't need to fork out for them.
Some councils (not all I believe) give grants to the tenants to pay for white goods if they claim HB, and that is what happened with my tenant.
To be honest, in my long ago days of flat renting, I bought my own fridge and washing machine after a friends nasty experience. On the day he moved in he opened the fridge to put his milk away and there was a large poo on one of the shelves!
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We had this dilemma and in the end opted to just remove everything that wasn't part of the fitted kitchen to ensure that we wouldn't have any issues with anything breaking down. Our tenants don't seem to have a problem with that.current debt as at 10/01/11- £12500
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when we got a new kitchen and sold old appliances there was a queue wanting to buy.:jLovelyjoolz wrote: »...
Some councils (not all I believe) give grants to the tenants to pay for white goods if they claim HB, and ...!"A nation's greatness is measured by how it treats its weakest members." ~ Mahatma Gandhi
Ride hard or stay home :iloveyou:0
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