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04 February 2011
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Whether you are renting or selling a property, help is at hand to make it look its best
As the buy-to-let market springs back to life, so a whole new industry is springing up to serve it. New landlords who dont fancy a day trip to Ikea, followed by a frustrating day trying to assemble their purchases can call in the pros, who will kit out a one bedroom flat for as little as £699. David Phillips Furniture, the UKs largest nationwide supplier of furniture to landlords can deliver neutral designer look to your door within 24 hours. Full article below
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Whether you are renting or selling a property, help is at hand to make it look its best.
As the buy-to-let market springs back to life, so a whole new industry is springing up to serve it. New landlords who dont fancy a day trip to Ikea followed by a frustrating day trying to assemble their purchases can call in the pros, who will kit out a one-bedroom flat for as little as £699. David Phillips Furniture which claims to be the UKs largest nationwide supplier of furniture to landlords can deliver a neutral designer look to your door within 24 hours.
With the number of buy-to-let mortgages sold in the third quarter of 2010 up 15 per cent, year on year, according to the Council of Mortgage Lenders, and the number of tenants increased by thwarted first-time buyers, the firm and its rivals are likely to have a busy 2011.
David Phillips (davidphillips.com), which also offers a dress-to-sell service to vendors, has 12,000 clients from single landlords to housing associations and developers. Its bronze package for a one-bedroom flat costs £699, plus VAT, and includes a table and chairs, sofa, armchair and coffee table for the living room, plus double bed, wardrobe, bedside table and chest of drawers for the bedroom.
David Phillips main competitors in the dress-to-let market are Loft Interiors, In:Style Direct and The Think Tank Group. They will also provide full room sets for landlords without the time or inclination to scour the shops themselves. Loft Interiors even offers a student survival package of household accessories such as kettles and bed linen.
All three brands divide their services into simple and more sophisticated service packages from cash-and-carry basics to designer pieces and bespoke furniture. They also offer design consultation and dressing services, coming up with mood boards and floor-plan designs for customers at the higher end of the market.
Ed Grant, the head of rental furnishings at David Phillips Furniture, says that many clients opt to rent furniture for their rental property and then buy it later, sometimes at a discounted rate. Those looking to sell often make a profit by unloading the furniture on to the new owners, who can move into a ready-made home.
Top-end clients may opt for a fabulous designer look that includes handmade furniture. These clients are often part-time landlords; people who own a holiday home that they rent out for part of the year.
