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If you were a landlord, would you consider this?

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TreatTreat · 04/08/2025 20:16

I viewed the most perfect property for me. I've now been told the landlord wants it to be let as furnished. I have all my own furniture and the furniture in the house isn't my style.

The agent is going to speak to the LL about potentially letting it out as unfurnished. If you were a LL would you consider this? I'm so desperate to secure this lovely property.

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Wolfpinkola · 04/08/2025 20:31

I was a tenant in this situation and removed everything I didn’t like, put in storage & returned it. She never even knew

Bitzee · 04/08/2025 20:29

workingcocker · 04/08/2025 20:17

It sounds as if the LL wants to return to live there so if you are looking for a long let you can probably forget it.

This was me. When I let my house furnished it’s because we were abroad on a 2 year stint and wanted the furniture on return and didn’t want to have to pay storage. If something got broken so be it, still cheaper than storage and could potentially come out of the deposit presuming that it was actual breakage not wear and tear. We ended up letting to a loose friend who was saving for a deposit also with a roughly 2 year timescale so worked out perfectly and they’d come from a houseshare so owned almost nothing. So no I wouldn’t have agreed to chuck or store my stuff and let it unfurnished and I agree it’s potentially a sign the LL doesn’t want a long term tenant.

BlackCatGreyWhiskers · 04/08/2025 20:26

It depends on who else had enquired and what type of property it was - it would be annoying having to furnish it again at the end of a short term if that’s what tenants in that area typically wanted.

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TreatTreat · 04/08/2025 20:26

Thank you. The furniture is really old fashioned, so I'm wondering if it may have belonged to an older family member and have sentimental value.

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IMissSparkling · 04/08/2025 20:25

They will say take the house as it is or leave it, probably. Although my previous landlord agreed to remove kitchen crockery from the property as I had all my own stuff. But that's very different to a house full of furniture.

musicforthesoul · 04/08/2025 20:20

Probably not, as it would end up meaning costs for me to store the other furniture, but it doesn't hurt to ask the question. Hopefully the landlord in your case won't mind.

whackamole666 · 04/08/2025 20:20

One of you will have to sell furniture or put it in storage.

I don't think the landlord will be bothered if you don't take the property, he'll find someone else who won't give him work to do .

Outnumbered2v3 · 04/08/2025 20:19

It’s a business.
Everything has a cost, and the cost is passed to the customer.

I would put it in storage but pass the fee to you in higher rent.
I would consider allowing you to put it in storage as long as I was given assurances the storage was good enough and you had adequate insurance.

Helpmefindmysoul · 04/08/2025 20:19

Unfurnished is much less hassle as if anything breaks etc the LL is responsible for replacing it.

Do you know if the agent will be managing the property because in our experience the agents dissuades the LL from letting the property furnished.

workingcocker · 04/08/2025 20:17

It sounds as if the LL wants to return to live there so if you are looking for a long let you can probably forget it.

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