James

Hi Athena, Just a short note before you agree to anything unfurnished. I was a lettings manager for some years and don't want to put a spanner in the works but i just don't like seeing people cutting off options that may prevent good tenants for them. The best advice i can give anyone who wants to let is don't make any decision until an offer comes forward. There are always four things to an offer 1/The price - remember they might not always offer the asking price 2/Move in Date - again it might not always be ideal as there may be a small void period 3/Furniture requirements - they may request furniture or ask you to remove some. i would always recommend any potential landlord to be flexible with this as it opens up more options 4/The tenants themselves - there could be a whole range of potential tenant from Student to professional relocation all wanting and requesting different things. Each of these four things will constitute an offer which have to be weighed up to see whether you will take the tenants or not. Myself and my wife have two rental flats and both are fully furnished (although i also never leave electrical goods like TV or video). Because of the level of furnishing that we have (or have supplied at their request and not at a great standard i must add) we have been able to secure corporate tenants in one and a, so far, two year let in the other. Anyway i am going on a bit but my best advice is make the decision when the offer gets put forward. This way you will get the best and hopefully happy tenants. Enjoy your new life! James