Sell or give it all away
Quick, but he’d lose furniture he wanted to keep, and rushing a sale before the move-in date rarely gets a good price.
Customer story · Renting a furnished home
Storing a Clerkenwell flat’s furniture for a 2-year tenancy, and delivering a sold armchair to Bath
James’s new tenants signed a two-year lease on his Clerkenwell flat and only wanted to keep some of his furniture. We collected the rest and stored it. When he sold one of his orange armchairs, he picked it in his online photo inventory and we delivered it to the buyer in Bath.
James, Clerkenwell
In short
James owns a flat in Clerkenwell, London. His tenants signed a two-year rental agreement and wanted to keep some of his furniture, but not all of it. We collected the 36 items they didn’t need, 50 sq ft in all, and stored them for the tenancy. Every item was photographed for his online inventory. When he sold one of his orange armchairs, he chose it in the app, gave us the buyer’s address in Bath, and we delivered it on a bespoke quote.
The situation
Tenants who wanted the flat unfurnished
James owns a flat in Clerkenwell, London. He found tenants who wanted to move in and signed a two-year rental agreement. They were happy to keep some of his furniture, but not all of it.
That left him with the rest of the furniture to clear before the tenants moved in, and nowhere to keep it for two years. He wanted a company that would take everything away, look after it for the whole tenancy, and let him get at it if he needed to.
In pictures
His flat, Clerkenwell and our crew
The options
Why he chose storage with collection
Clearing a flat for a tenant usually means one of three things.
Rent a self storage unit
Hire a van, carry everything out of the flat, drive it to a unit, and go back to the unit every time he needed something over the two years.
JamStorage
We collect from the flat, store everything for the tenancy, and photograph every item so he can see it all online and send any of it anywhere.
How it worked
From Clerkenwell to storage, and on to Bath
- 01
Collected before move-in
Our crew wrapped and loaded the 36 items the tenants didn’t want, leaving the rest in place for them.
- 02
Every item photographed
Each piece was photographed and added to his online inventory within an hour of arriving at our depot.
- 03
Stored for the tenancy
Everything is kept in sealed Jam Pods for the length of the two-year rental agreement.
- 04
Sold from the app
When he sold an orange armchair, he logged in, picked it from his photos and gave us the buyer’s address in Bath.
- 05
Delivered to Bath
We sent him a bespoke quote, then delivered the armchair to the property in Bath. The other 35 items stayed in storage.
The journey
From Clerkenwell to Bath
We collected from James’s flat in Clerkenwell, London, and stored everything at our depot. When he sold an orange armchair, we took it on to the buyer in Bath.
- Clerkenwell, London. 36 items collected (50 sq ft): everything the tenants didn’t need.
- Our storage depot. Every item photographed and stored in sealed Jam Pods.
- Bath. The orange armchair he sold, delivered to the buyer about 115 miles away.
Selling from storage
James sold an armchair without going near the depot
Because every item was photographed at collection, James could see exactly what he had in storage from his phone. He used the photo of one of his orange armchairs to sell it, then chose it in the app and entered the buyer’s address.
Bath is outside our standard delivery area, so we gave him a bespoke quote. Once he’d agreed it, we took the armchair straight from storage to the buyer. He didn’t need to hire a van, meet the buyer or unpack anything else.
★★★★★
“Great experience from start to finish. Polite and professional team, well organised, excellent care taken with all packing. One step up from any other removal company I have used previously.”
James, Clerkenwell · 5 stars on Trustpilot, November 2025
The result
A let flat, and furniture he can still see and sell
The tenants moved in with just the furniture they wanted. James’s furniture is safe in storage for the tenancy, and anything he sells goes straight from our depot to the buyer, wherever they are.
2 yearsin storage for the length of the tenancy
London to Bathorange armchair delivered from storage to the buyer
5 starsJames’s review on Trustpilot
Is this you?
Renting out a furnished home?
If your tenants don’t want all of your furniture, we’ll collect what they don’t need and store it for as long as the tenancy runs. Every item is photographed, so you can see it, sell it or send it anywhere from the app.
Book around the move-in date
Tell us when the tenants arrive and we’ll collect in time to leave the property ready for them.
Store for as long as the tenancy runs
After the 4-week minimum you pay week by week. If the tenants extend, your things simply stay in storage.
Sell straight from storage
Use the photos in your online inventory to sell pieces, then send them to the buyer’s address.
Delivery anywhere
Standard prices across London, the M25 and surrounding areas. Anywhere else in the UK gets a bespoke quote.
Renting a furnished home: storage questions
Can I store my furniture while my property is let?
Yes. We collect from the property before your tenants move in and store everything for as long as the tenancy runs. The minimum is 4 weeks and there’s no maximum.
Can you deliver items I’ve sold to the buyer?
Yes. Choose the items in your online inventory and give us the buyer’s address. We deliver just those pieces and the rest stays in storage.
Do you deliver outside London?
Yes. Deliveries across London, the M25 and surrounding areas are at our standard prices. Anywhere else in the UK, like Bath, gets a bespoke quote. For overseas, our sister company Williams & Yates can help.
How do I know what I have in storage?
Every item is photographed at collection and added to your online inventory within an hour of arriving at our depot. Log in from your phone or laptop to see it all.
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