General kitchen utensils not supplied despite promised, speak to LL?

Bogof_Babe

Expand your horizons a bit and try charity shops in nearby towns. My favourite one sells beautiful bone china dinner plates for 20p or 50p each, the sort that were originally about £10 each in Debenhams etc.

It also has a box of cutlery and utensils, which if you rummage through can yield some great bargains, and all for 10p each.

It's an independent one-off local charity, but I bet places like the Salvation Army shops would have similar. Anywhere that is more "rummage" than "Mary Portas" lol.

I agree about making sure the inventory doesn't itemise things that aren't there, so do check this out.

chipwatch

marliepanda wrote: »

Did you specifically ask about pots and pans or did you say 'kitchen stuff'

I've never known a student house have plates or pans.

Kitchen stuff to me is a kettle and microwave.

I am a mature student, I studied 3 years away from home when younger all 3 places had pots and pans, even bedsits when working or unemployed had pots and pans the only places I have ever stayed where they were not included were the unfurnished properties and when I studied at university in my mid twenties I lived in about 9 properties over 3 years and again each one had pots and pans.

And I viewed 2 other properties before this one that had pots and pans, I didn't take them as thought bills included was better but they both had internet included and £10 a week less rent so would of been cheaper unless another student didn't pay their share of bills.

But me asking if I needed to bring anything for bedroom or kitchen and being told no should imply that things needed were there.

marliepanda

If you have nothing specific stating pots and pans then I wouldn't expect them...

LittleMax

Student properties do not usually include kitchen utensils, hence why student starter packs are such big business for companies such as UniKitOut The University Accommodation team that I worked for looked into schemes like this and eventually did offer this service but it was mainly taken up by overseas students, home students realised you could buy things far more cheaply at local shops. Some brought things with them, others headed out to IKea, Wilkos and Pound Shops on their first day at Uni.

Depending on who you are sharing with, you may find it better to go on a joint shopping spree, otherwise you could end up with multiple kettles and can openers when you only need one of each between you.

chipwatch

LittleMax wrote: »

Student properties do not usually include kitchen utensils, hence why student starter packs are such big business for companies such as unikitout The University Accommodation team that I worked for looked into schemes like this and eventually did offer this service but it was mainly taken up by overseas students, home students realised you could buy things far more cheaply at local shops. Some brought things with them, others headed out to IKea, Wilkos and Pound Shops on their first day at Uni.

Depending on who you are sharing with, you may find it better to go on a joint shopping spree, otherwise you could end up with multiple kettles and can openers when you only need one of each between you.

Must depend on where you live as I have lived in at least 13 student properties over the years in different parts of the uk since leaving home and all have had inclusive basics for kitchen but none have been in big city areas so may play a part.

Its not to say students didn't get their own stuff as things went walkabout or the shared stuff was dumped in sink due to some students being lazy but it was more that at least they were included.

And actual utensils varied but they at least had basic knives forks, can opener, other things weren't always included like spatulas, pasta drainer, corkscrew (though it often was) cheese graters

To be clear there is a microwave and kettle and toast even a draining board and a cutlery tray.

Hey theres even a dishwasher.

But things may of also changed, in the properties I used to stay things may of been years old and students these days want new stuff and i'd rather have old reliable stuff than new cheap stuff.

And I also do remember my parents thinking they might not be included when I lived at first few properties but they were.

seven-day-weekend

I personally would never think that any rented property would include cutlery, crockery or pots and pans. Perhaps I am wrong in making this assumption.

camptownraces

You've got a much bigger problem with no internet provision. It could involve signing up to an 18 month contract, or spending all your evenings in the university library.

As others have said, put a Wanted ad on your local free cycle site for kitchen utensils.

TBagpuss

chipwatch wrote: »

I got it through a website and it has a list of things and ticks beside what is included i.e washing machine, dishwasher, internet

And the advert says "includes all bills"

And when I emailed I asked LL is I needed to bring anything for bedroom or kitchen such as bedding and plates and was told I needed own bedding but things were in kitchen.

I am not 18 I am a mature student, I don't have much room to store crockery nor money, I am not getting a loan I am doing a college course and staying on disability benefits and cheap pots and pans end up useless quickly, I know its a small outright cost but I can't afford it.

Check with the landlord - you need a record that they were not there, so you don't get charged for taking your own with you when you move out.

The landlord may buy a cheap set to go in the property.

If not try charity shops - you may well be able to find crockery and pans.
So far as the internet is concerned I'd suggest that you raise this with the landlord to negotiate either that they pay this bill, or that they reduce your rent.

LittleMax

chipwatch wrote: »

But things may of also changed, in the properties I used to stay things may of been years old and students these days want new stuff and i'd rather have old reliable stuff than new cheap stuff.

Yes, students have become very demanding in terms of the quality of accommodation. Some of the properties I managed were better than I lived in with really high quality modern kitchens and bathrooms. That said at the rents they were paying they should have high quality!

The reason we asked landlords not to provide any utensils was the issue of trying to maintain a standard and update the inventory. It was easier all round to not provide. What I found disheartening was at the end of the tenancy stuff got left by students, thinking they would be useful for the next tenants, but all got thrown away

PeterLWilson

Amazon is pretty good for cheap kitchen utensils. Honestly I would just call the landlord up and point out that there are no utensils. He might offer to cover your costs for buying them (or agree to if you ask him). It may be an oversight, or a previous tenant could have taken the utensils when they moved out, probably not worth threatening the landlord with legal recourse until you know for sure whats going on.