UK Landlord Forum / Life

Hi,

I'm planning to let a nice house in a sensible area furnished.

Would you provide mattress protectors only, or bedding too, to finish it off for adverts and letting? (Quits, covers, pillows, etc)

Or the mattresses with the new mattress protector sealed in its bag on the bed?

Mattresses are good/new.

At change of tenancy would they be liable to replace the bedding or would I just have to write it off?

Many thanks.

Why bother providing bedding? I always put a new  sealed mattress protector out,but don't expect tenants to replace or pay when they leave. 

Quote from: EDINB on November 12, 2022, 12:18:53 PMI'm planning to let a nice house in a sensible area furnished.

Can we read into that - I'm planning on letting a property full of my unwanted tat? Furnished properties aren't a good thing. They are a headache, from start to finish. Compare just the Inventory and Schedule of Condition alone vs. an empty property. Ensuring everything has appropriate fire labels... making sure you fully document what you will replace in case it "stops working" vs. what you won't entertain. Somehow finding it really inconvenient and bemusing that a Tenant doesn't care about all your 'stuff' the same way you do. Unless it's a targeted type of property - often executive short-term, or student or something that fits that kind of bill - unfurnished is definitely the way to go.

Bedding is not.

And, yes, I speak from experience... one property that did fit that bill once had a Dyson in it... the Dyson broke... after that it had a slinky Bosch Athlet in it... that strangely disappeared and, somehow, a clunky Vax was there when the tenancy ended... despite pictures the Chinese student denied all knowledge of ever seeing a Bosch Athlet and the discussion was simply too hard. I took a deduction that made sense. Now, there's a Titan... £45.99 jobbie from Screwfix (works a treat). This kind of headache is just multiplied by the number of things you have placed in there.

Of course, you can tell I immediately suspect that it's all just old tat that you have no need for and don't want to store. Opportunistic? Opportunity for a headache. 

And, finally, what on earth is a sensible area? What are you trying to say?

Many, thanks for the replies.

No old tat.

Yes, I guess new bedding would be sacrificial and doesn't merit the outlay. I just thought it might help market the property, but reflecting, and with your wisdom I realise it's a bad idea.