Household items needed when renting furnished accomadation

loulou2702

Furnished maisonettes.
My family are lloking to rent out 2 x furnished maisonettes.
Is there a list of items that the land lord is required to provide or a list that can help me get the items together as at the moment I am confused about what I need to provide and what not!
Thanks

Red_Cat

When I have rented a furnished place I was provided:

Bed, wardrobe, desk and chair. The lounge had a sofa, coffee table and tv. The kitchen had a cooker, fridge, freezer and microwave. there were other things like pots, pans cleaning materials, kettle, toaster etc. but if they fail you may be responsible to replace them.

PasturesNew

No there isn't.
Every one is different.
Completely and utterly different.

Your list of what you need will depend on:
1] What the place you rent provides
2] What you personally need

The way I did it was simply: see what I needed as it arose and go out and buy it.

PasturesNew

Following from previous poster's list, I'll show you how mine compares:

Red_Cat wrote: »

Bed - not relevant (sofa bed/bedsit)
wardrobe - built in cupboard, no wardrobe
desk and chair - folding table/chairs + inadequate small typing chair

sofa - yes
coffee table - no
tv - no

cooker - yes
fridge - yes
freezer - no
microwave - yes

pots - 3 saucepans
pans - no, none
cleaning materials - dustpan/brush/vacuum
kettle - yes
toaster - yes.

I also got:
2 odd plates, no glasses, random assorted cutlery, non-working tin opener, iron/ironing board

I've had to buy/provide:
cutlery, tin opener, mugs, glasses, baking tray, pyrex dishes, 2 plates, 2 bowls, frying pan, spatula, TV, phone, net curtains, bedding (pillows/quilt/covers).

Red_Cat wrote: »

but if they fail you may be responsible to replace them.

I think if the landlord provides it they have to replace it unless you actually BROKE it, as opposed to it giving up the ghost

Lavendyr

Depending on the place, if I was renting furnished I would expect as an absolute minimum:

Bedroom:
- Bed (double bed if room described as double bedroom)
- Wardrobe (or other clothing storage space which is large/versatile enough to store all clothes for those living in the bedroom)
- Bedside table

Living room:
- Sofa/chairs

Dining room:
- Dining table & 4 chairs (2 chairs if 1-bed house/flat)

Kitchen:
- Oven w/ hobs
- Microwave
- Washing machine
- Fridge
- Freezer

In previous furnished rentals we've also had kettles, toasters, full set of cutlery/plates/cups/glasses/saucepans and a coffee table (I think this is quite a nice thing to include, and they are so cheap second-hand).

Greentea

I think if the landlord provides it they have to replace it unless you actually BROKE it, as opposed to it giving up the ghost[/quote]

this is correct ... so from a Landlords point of view, the less you can get away with the better.

Some people want the place furnished others have their own furniture, so it may be a waste furnishing the pace at all.

loulou2702

OK - I just thought there was a list that all landlords got - we have bought far too much! Thank you all very much for your time in replying to me.