letting out a studio flat; furnished or unfurnished? or how much furnishing?

tucbiscuit

Hi, any advice appreciated.


I'm buying a studio flat to rent out and am unsure whether to rent unfurnished or furnished, I am 90% decided on furnished.

So far there will be a bed, a sofa, 2 chairs, oven, dryer, washer, fridge, freezer, chests of drawers, wardrobes and a desk.....I suppose furniture really.

Do you need to provide stuff like bedding? kitchen items like plates, glasses, cutlery?

what is normal with studios?

the studio is a non city-centre one in the North-West if that makes any difference, thanks

poppy10_2

Try these:
http://www.englishcottagerental.com/How_to_present_a_property.htm
http://www.letzone.com/setbuytolet.htm

SquatNow

You're joining the BTL market at the worst possible time.

You are about to loose more money than you have ever had in your entire life.

The days of houses "earning" more money than their owners are over. properties now loose money faster than you can earn it.

Pull out of the purchase while you still can.

tucbiscuit

SquatNow wrote: »

You're joining the BTL market at the worst possible time.

You are about to loose more money than you have ever had in your entire life.

The days of houses "earning" more money than their owners are over. properties now loose money faster than you can earn it.

Pull out of the purchase while you still can.

your opinion and you know what they say about opinions; they're like !!!!!holes, everyone has one and most of them stink


feel free to add something constructive, if not, do one

tucbiscuit

poppy10 wrote: »

Try these:
http://www.englishcottagerental.com/How_to_present_a_property.htm
http://www.letzone.com/setbuytolet.htm

thanks, very helpful links.....seems there is a difference between 'furnished' and 'fully furnished'

PasturesNew

tucbiscuit wrote: »

Hi, any advice appreciated.


I'm buying a studio flat to rent out and am unsure whether to rent unfurnished or furnished, I am 90% decided on furnished.

So far there will be a bed, a sofa, 2 chairs, oven, dryer, washer, fridge, freezer, chests of drawers, wardrobes and a desk.....I suppose furniture really.

Do you need to provide stuff like bedding? kitchen items like plates, glasses, cutlery?

what is normal with studios?

the studio is a non city-centre one in the North-West if that makes any difference, thanks

My studio has the following
Kitchen: oven, microwave, fridge. kettle, couple of odd plates, couple of mugs, set of 3 saucepans, cutlery, vacuum, iron, ironing board, toaster.

Living/Sleeping: Sofabed, folding table, typist chair, blanket box, modern 2-door sideboard

There is also a dressing room which has a built in double cupboard and a set of 3 drawers.

It also came with curtains.

No bedding, towels etc were provided, nor would most people expect them.
No cookware collection to speak of was provided, nor would most people really expect them

It was really the bare basics to be able to live/heat up food and make a drink.

What size is your studio? It must be twice the size of this one to fit all that in.

brit1234

tucbiscuit wrote: »

your opinion and you know what they say about opinions; they're like !!!!!holes, everyone has one and most of them stink


feel free to add something constructive, if not, do one

He is just being wise and trying to save you a lot of money. I would call that very constructive.

*PS Don't studio flats tend to be the hardest thing to sell during a crash?

:rolleyes:

motch

tucbiscuit wrote: »

your opinion and you know what they say about opinions; they're like !!!!!holes, everyone has one and most of them stink


feel free to add something constructive, if not, do one

actually i thought his four points were constructive. Just my opinion