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Would these features affect what tenants would pay for a rental?

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ILookLikeAPinkBlancmange · 01/05/2026 22:22

I'm buying a house to rent out (it will be my only property and may become my home later). I'd appreciate opinions from people who live in private rented accommodation. Which of these would affect how much you'd pay/whether you'd be willing to live there at all?

  1. Laminate flooring instead of carpets
  2. Bathroom which has walk-in shower but no bath
  3. Small kitchen
  4. Bathroom and kitchen need updating but landlord won't do it
  5. Parking for 2 cars
  6. 2 dogs or 2 cats allowed

Thanks very much for your help.

OP posts:
rainbowunicorn22 · Yesterday 14:40

laminate good we have just left a house with cheap nasty carpets which were a nightmare to keep clean and tidy if it is hardwearing laminate fine
a lot of people do not mind shower only but a bath is much better even if the shower is over the bath
the size of the kitchen is not important if it is fitted out well space for washer or utility area
no kitchen and bathroom need doing up we have just spent 8 years in a 1980s old kitchen where the doors dropped off, cupboard carasol kept jamming usually with my fingers in it etc clean tidy worktops too not scored and chipped
parking is a real neccesity
yes to pets

BadBones60 · Yesterday 20:12

I'd think very carefully before buying a buy-to-let. Very difficult to make decent (any?) money now especially if you will need the rent to pay a mortgage. Speak to some landlords irl.

SalmonOnFinnCrisp · Yesterday 20:21

1 and 2 donr care.

3 and 4 annoying but wouldnt expect a meaningful decrease unless they were dire

5 and 6 someone would potentially pay more for BUT when renting i had neither cars nor pets so would not have paid more for...

thecatneuterer · Yesterday 21:33

Have a serious rethink. Landlords are selling up in droves. If I could possibly make it work to completely change my retirement plans I'd be doing the same right now. The risks to landlords from bad tenants are now huge. Compliance costs are huge. Fines for getting the tiniest thing wrong are huge. Really, don't even think about it.

dizzydizzydizzy · Yesterday 21:37

Every single one of those points is either negative or irrelevant to me.

Youshouldbestrongerthanme · Yesterday 23:19

I wouldn't personally consider becoming a landlord if I had the means to, despite my husband and I being long-term renters (for about a decade now). I think there is too much risk involved because realistically, how do you know that your tenants are going to be good tenants?
Having said that, I am incredibly grateful to our landlady because the reality is that, despite us both working, we could never realistically ever afford to buy the house we live in (large 3-bed detached, village location). She has a large portfolio of properties.
She keeps the rent at a good rate as she knows we are excellent tenants who will never miss a payment and we treat the house with the same respect we would if it was our own. There is a sort of mutual arrangement that we will rectify any little issues that crop up and I've been happy to pay for things like a couple of replacement extractor fans, a new loo seat, a new kitchen blind etc. I do like the house to look nice because it is our family home, even though we don't own it. My little girl says she never wants to move ever!!
But it is a lovely property and we do feel very fortunate as it's way out of price range in terms of buying.

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