If you are having difficulty renting a house or an apartment, consider seriously furnishing it.
This is the advice of Tony Clarke, MD of Rawson Properties, but, he adds, although he can testify from personal experience that furnishing can quickly lead to the unit being let, it is essential to avoid the danger of overstocking the home.
'Furnishing a home,' he says, 'should not result in its being cluttered'
Stocking a home with the necessary furniture, he says, need not be expensive.
'Most families and their next of kin have three or four items of furniture that they do not need and are only too willing to hand it over. Many an attractive rented property has been fully furnished from family stock'
An interior that is already furnished, says Clarke, will lose its bare, uninviting look and will draw in tenants, many of whom these days do not have the spare cash to buy furniture, especially if they are young married couples.
Furnishing a home for rental, says Clarke, often enables the landlord to charge 15% more than would be acceptable for a bare home and it gives the home a feeling of comfort and welcome which enhances its chances of being let.
For further information contact Tony Clarke on 021 658 7100 or email tony@rawsonproperties.com.
