Help & FAQs for owners
Detailed Equipment Checklist
It can be hard to know where to begin when furnishing a self-catering holiday let. We have put together a room-by-room list of what is essential for your property and what other items to consider buying.
Please note all beds, pillows and upholstered furniture including chairs must comply with fire safety regulations.
Sitting room
Essential
- Sofas/armchairs in good condition
- TV
- Instructions folder
Recommended
- Lamps
- Pictures
- Coffee table
- DVD player
- Local information and books
Not essential
- Rug
- Occasional tables
- The odd game is a good touch
Bedrooms
Essential
- Good quality bed
- Mattress protector
- Duvet and pillows
- 3 sets of bedding per bed (our housekeeping teams supply)
- 3 sets of bath towels and hand towels per person (our housekeeping teams supply)
- Adequate hanging and drawer space
- Mirror
Recommended
- Valance
- Headboard
- Bedspread and cushions
- Bedside table and reading lamp per person
- 6 wooden coat hangers per person
- Pictures
- Chair
- Non-flammable waste paper basket
Kitchen
Essential
- Full sized cooker
- Refrigerator Freezer
- Electric kettle
- Toaster
Recommended
- Coffee percolator/cafetiere/filter machine
- Automatic washing machine
- Microwave
Not essential
- Tumble dryer
- Dishwasher
Bathroom
Essential
- Waste bin with lid
- Toilet rolls (our housekeeping team supply)
- Mirror
- W.C. brush
- Bath mat (our housekeeping teams supply)
- Clean shower curtain
- Door lock/bolt
Recommended
- Bathroom cabinet
- Toothbrush mug
- Soapdish
- Toilet roll holder
- Hook on the back of the door
Not essential
- Towel rail, preferably heated
- Shaver point
Tableware
- Quantities supplied should be double the sleeping capacity for properties sleeping up to four people, and one and a half times the sleeping capacity for properties sleeping in excess of four people.
Cutlery
- Large knife and fork
- Dessert spoon and fork
- Teaspoon
- Tablespoon (3 or more)
Glass
- Tumbler Wine glass (decent size)
- Champagne glass (optional)
- Water jug
Crockery
- Soup/cereal bowl
- Dinner plate
- Side plate
- Cup and saucer
- Mug
- Egg cup
- Milk jug
- Sugar bowl
- Butter dish
- Oval meat dish (1 large, 1 small)
- Covered vegetable dish
- Teapot (1)
- Salt and pepper
- Wooden salad bowl and servers
- Cheese board
- Table mats
Cookware
- Milk pan
- Saucepans and lids (small, medium and large)
- Large frying pan
- Small frying pan
- Casserole dish with lid
- Roasting tins Cake tin
- Microwave ware (where applicable)
Utensils
- Small kitchen knife
- Large all-purpose kitchen knife
- Bread knife
- Wooden spoon (2)
- Carving knife and fork
- Knife sharpener
- Colander
- Spatula
- Potato masher
- Sieve
- Kitchen scissors
- Tin opener
- Potato peeler
- Rolling pin
- Bottle opener
- Corkscrew
- Large ladle
- Fish slice
- Cheese grater
- Rotary whisk
- Tea strainer
- Fruit squeezer
- Garlic press
Kitchen equipment
Essential
- Tea towels (our housekeeping team supply)
- Oven gloves
- Pedal/swing bin
Recommended
- Table cloth
- Tray
- Mixing bowls
- Plastic washing up bowl
- Breadboard
- Chopping board
- Bread bin
- Measuring jug
- Kitchen scales
- Toast rack
- Plastic containers with lids
Not essential
- Storage jars
Cleaning equipment
- Plastic bucket
- Pot scourer/washing up brush
- Scrubbing brush
- Floor cloth
- Soft brush/broom
- Mop
- W.C. cleaner
- Washing up liquid
- Basin/sink cleaner
- Floor cleaner
- Carpet cleaner
- J cloths
- Duster
- Furniture polish
Other
Essential
- Iron / Ironing board
- Doormat
- Spare light bulbs
- Vacuum cleaner (good quality)
- Emergency lighting
Recommended
- Clothes horse
- Flower vases
- Stepladder
General supplies
Essential
- Fire blanket
- Fire extinguisher
- Smoke alarm in the kitchen and in each hallway if your property is over more than one floor
- Wireless broadband router
- Tea
- Coffee
- Sugar
- Biscuits
- Salt and pepper
- Loo roll
- Liquid soap
- Cleaning products and cloths/dusters
- Dustpan & brush
- Broom
- Tin foil
- Hoover bags
- Bin bags
Recommended
- Basic tool kit
- First aid kit
Visit our Help for Owners section to find out a range of useful info for property owners or head to our homepage to see how we can work with you.
