Shifting Flats Within Bengaluru? Here's What Happens to Your Rented Appliances

In Bengaluru, nobody stays in one flat for long. The lease ends at eleven months, the owner wants a 10% hike, or your team moves from an ORR tech park to Whitefield, and suddenly you're house-hunting again.

If you own your fridge, washing machine and sofa, that move means a packers-and-movers quote, a tempo, two helpers and a nervous hour watching your fridge go down three flights of stairs. If you rent them from Turnkey Living, it means one message.

Relocation within Bengaluru is included

When you shift flats anywhere in the city during your tenure, we move your rented items for you. Tell us the new address, and our team collects from the old flat and sets everything up in the new one. There's no separate shifting charge for rented items.

That covers the moves Bengaluru renters make all the time:

• HSR Layout or BTM Layout to Whitefield or Marathahalli, when the office moves east

• Koramangala to Bellandur or Sarjapur Road, for more space at the same rent

• Electronic City to JP Nagar or Jayanagar, to be closer to family or the metro

• Indiranagar to Hebbal or Yelahanka, when a north Bengaluru job comes through

What actually happens on moving day

1. Tell us early. Share your new address and preferred date from your dashboard or on WhatsApp. A week's notice makes scheduling easy, especially at month-end when half the city is moving.

2. We check the new pincode. Most of Bengaluru is covered, and we confirm before we lock the date.

3. We collect and reinstall. The washing machine is reconnected, the fridge is placed and given time to settle before it's switched on, and furniture is reassembled.

4. Your rent carries on as normal. Same plan, same monthly amount, no new paperwork.

Why this matters more in Bengaluru than anywhere else

Most flats here come unfurnished, and most leases run eleven months. Over three or four years in the city, many people move three or four times. Each move with owned appliances costs money, a day off work, and some risk to things that were never designed to be carried down stairs.

There's also the slow damage. Fridges get dented, washing machine drums get knocked out of alignment, and sofa legs crack. With a rental, repairs from normal use are covered for the whole tenure, so a bumpy move isn't your problem to fix.

Moving out of Bengaluru instead?

If the move is to another city, or you're simply done, request a return from your dashboard once you're past the three-month minimum. We collect the items, inspect them for damage beyond normal wear and tear, and refund your deposit within 5 to 7 business days. Billing stops from the date we collect. Nothing to sell on OLX, no buyer haggling over your fridge.

A quick checklist before you shift

• Empty and defrost the fridge the night before

• Run the washing machine's drain cycle and leave the drum door open

• Clear drawers, wardrobes and the dressing table

• Check your new flat has a working plug point near where the washing machine and fridge will sit

Planning a move this month? Message us on WhatsApp with your new address, or browse what's available in Bengaluru if the new flat needs a few more pieces.