A decree of July 31, 2015 sets the list of mandatory equipment that furnished accommodation must have at least.
These are bedding (including a duvet or blanket), a table and seats, a refrigerator, a hob, crockery, kitchen utensils, etc.
The tenant only has to put his suitcases in the accommodation. This equipment has a cost for the lessor.
How much is it? How long does it take to amortize it? A study by SeLoger, an online real estate ad platform, answers these questions.
A cost between € 4,300 and € 5,600
Nationally, the average rent for a furnished rental, all properties combined, is higher (€ 756 per month) than an empty rental (€ 707 per month), according to SeLoger.
In Paris, the rent differential between these two types of rental for a 2-room apartment is € 228, in Lyon € 189 and in Strasbourg € 152.
But a furnished rental requires investing in a certain number of equipment (furniture, appliances, linens, dishes, etc.).
The SeLoger study estimates the amount of these costs at € 4,300 for a 24 m2 studio and € 5,600 for a 42 m2 2-room apartment.
For a studio, this budget includes 1,700 € of furniture, 1,700 € of household appliances, 400 € of household linen (bath, table, tablecloth, sheets, duvet or blanket, tea towels…) and 500 € of dishes , kitchen accessories and lighting.
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Cities where the purchase of furniture pays for itself quickly
The greater the difference in rent between a bare rental and a furnished rental, the faster the purchase of equipment is amortized.
In Angers, it takes less than two years (22 months) for the furniture in a studio to pay for itself.
For T2, it takes 25 months for a Parisian owner for the rent differential he will benefit to finance the purchase of his furniture. It takes two years and a month in Paris, two years and six months in Lyon, two years and eight months in Bordeaux and three years and a month in Strasbourg.
A little (a lot) of patience in some cities …
When rent differentials are small, it takes longer to pay off the cost of purchasing equipment, SeLoger says.
In Clermont-Ferrand, where the rent gap between furnished rental and empty rental is € 36 for a studio, it takes 10 years to amortize the additional cost of furniture …
In Mulhouse, where the rent difference observed between a T2 rented bare and a furnished T2 is limited to € 9 per month because it takes 54 years and a month to financially compensate for the purchase of furniture!
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