Why renting your apartment furnished is the way to go
South Africa is experiencing growing demand for furnished properties, with top-end investors seeking to attract corporate tenants.
In fact, in some areas demand for furnished apartments is higher than that for unfurnished living. This, say the experts, is putting pressure on rentals achieved on unfurnished flats as more short-term lets start entering the long-term rental market.
And, it is not only corporate tenants seeking an easy-style rental who want a fully furnished pad. Mobile living is seeing people less committed to setting up home, so expats, students and young business professionals are increasingly looking for furnished rental properties. But, what constitutes "furnished" depends on who is looking.
"For high-end or luxury rentals, crockery, cutlery, linen and all furnishings are a must," says Lisa Hendricks, Atlantic seaboard rental specialist for Lew Geffen Sothebys International Realty.
"However, a standard furnished property should include bedroom furniture, soft furnishings such as rugs, cushions, curtains/blinds, couches and kitchen appliances including stove, fridge and washing machine.
08 Oct 2018
Author Lew Geffen Sotheby's International Realty