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Knowing what tenants want could help when considering taking on a Buy-to-Let property Renters in the South East put unfurnished properties, pets allowed and access to a garden at the top of their wish-lists. King-sized beds, a dishwasher, and new properties rank at the bottom. The study conducted by Landbay, a buy-to-let focussed marketplace lender, delves into the psyche of 2,000 private renters in the UK, offering insight to landlords on the wants and needs of their tenants. The research found that in the South East, the most desirable property is unfurnished. Perhaps to be expected, renters aged 55 and above are five times more likely to consider an unfurnished property as crucially important comparted to those aged between 18 and 34 who may not have much furniture of their own. 14% of renters rated ‘pets being allowed in the property’ as their most important requirement. Interestingly, women are more than twice as likely as men to prioritise a pet-friendly property. Next in importance to those looking to rent in the south east is having access to a garden. Parents are more than twice as likely to prioritise a garden compared to non-parents. Having a dryer came bottom of the list of most desirable attributes in the UK with just 1% of renters considering it key to their home. In the South East, the bottom three were king-sized beds, a dishwasher, and a new build property. Deborah Mudway, Director, Landbay comments: “This will make interesting reading for landlords, who could be forgiven for believing little luxuries like a dishwasher, dryer and even a king-sized bed make all the difference for tenants. In fact, nothing could be further from the truth. Renters value two key attributes above all others that are fundamentally free to bring in. In short, they want to make their property feel like home by bringing both pets and their own furniture with them. The reality is, aside from a deeper clean at the end of a tenancy, this really isn’t hard for landlords to implement.” Top 5 rental property attributes in South East 1. Unfurnished - 16% 2. Pets Allowed - 14% 3. Garden - 12% 4. Off-street parking - 12% 5. Storage - 6% To view local properties for rent and for sale visit our portal at www.sussexlocal.net/property-search Helpful news for landlords Tenants in the South East reveal most desirable property attributes

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