Cost of Furnishing a Rental Property UK 2026: Landlord Basket Index

Furniture in Fashion reports that the cost of furnishing a rental property in the United Kingdom is governed by replacement frequency rather than purchase specification, and publishes no prices or index values because no verifiable public price series exists for the items concerned. Our analysis defines the basket itself: beds and mattresses, clothes storage, seating, a dining surface and lighting account for almost all of a furnished let, with the basket shaped by the flats, shared houses and city centre properties where furnished lettings concentrate. Mattresses, dining chairs and sofa upholstery emerge as the three items most often replaced between tenancies. The report sets out the fire safety labelling requirement for upholstered furniture supplied in lets, explains why access constraints in upper floor flats favour modular and flat packed items, and argues that standardising specification across a portfolio is the single most effective cost control available to landlords....