Co-living furniture from Turkey covers both halves of the building: rooms let furnished, one after another, and shared spaces that take more traffic than any home. The Turkish factories that make hotel bedrooms, kitchens and contract seating build both. Rovers prices the private units per type and the amenity spaces per room, approves a sample unit before production, and hands the building over floor by floor.
Two schedules: private units and shared spaces
| Schedule | Unit or space | Lines |
|---|---|---|
| Private | Co-living room or studio | Bed with storage, mattress, wardrobe, desk and chair, shelving, bedside, kitchenette units where the room has one, lounge chair |
| Private | Build-to-rent apartment (studio, one-bed, two-bed) | Kitchen units and worktop, wardrobes, vanity; for furnished lets also bed, mattress, sofa, dining set, coffee table, TV unit |
| Shared | Kitchens and dining | Kitchen islands and units, long dining tables, chairs and stools |
| Shared | Lounges and lobby | Sofas, lounge chairs, coffee tables, reception desk, parcel-room shelving |
| Shared | Work and study | Work tables, task chairs, phone booths, meeting table |
| Shared | Gym, cinema, roof terrace | Benches, lockers, cinema seating, outdoor tables and chairs (equipment by others) |
Build-to-rent landlords often let the same apartment furnished or unfurnished. The schedule shows furnished lines in their own column, so the landlord can price both and change the mix per floor.
Standards by space
Private rooms are let as homes. Shared spaces are used like a hotel lobby. The test level follows the space.
| Space | United Kingdom | European Union | United States |
|---|---|---|---|
| Private room or apartment, let furnished | Furniture supplied in lets falls under the Furniture and Furnishings (Fire) (Safety) Regulations 1988, as amended in 2025 | EN 1021-1 and -2 for upholstery; mattresses to EN 597 | TB 117-2013 for upholstery; 16 CFR 1632 and 1633 for mattresses |
| Shared lounges, dining and work rooms | Specified to BS 7176 medium hazard, as in hotels | EN 1021 plus national classes for public spaces (France M1/M2, Germany DIN 4102 B1) | TB 117-2013; owner’s code consultant for assembly spaces |
| All seating and tables in shared spaces | EN 16139 seating, EN 15372 tables | Same | BIFMA as the designer specifies |
| Storage and wardrobes | EN 16121 | Same | Owner’s specification |
Wear between tenancies
Residents in co-living and build-to-rent move on more often than owners do. Between tenancies the unit is cleaned, repaired and let again. The package is drawn for that:
- HPL or melamine on surfaces that get wiped and knocked; veneer kept to places hands don’t reach.
- Wardrobes and tall units fixed to the wall or fitted with anti-tip fittings.
- Removable, replaceable covers on sofas and lounge chairs in shared spaces.
- Standard sizes for mattresses and cushions, so replacements arrive off the approved spec.
- Spare door fronts, drawer fronts and fabric from the same batch, held for repairs.
Rovers keeps the approved codes, finishes and shop drawings on file, so a sofa or mattress re-ordered later matches the floor it goes into.
Sample unit and handover
The sample unit is built from production materials and reviewed by the developer, the operator and the designer. Comments go back into the shop drawings, and the signed unit becomes the reference every later unit is checked against. Packing follows building, floor and unit, with one label per box. Outside the US, Rovers installs floor by floor and closes a snag list per unit before handover. In the US, Rovers manufactures and delivers, and the owner’s installer fits the units.
What to send us
Send the unit-type drawings with the count of each type, the amenity-floor layouts, which units are let furnished, the city and the handover date per phase. A unit mix and the operator’s brand book are enough to start a first priced schedule.
- legislation.gov.uk: The Furniture and Furnishings (Fire) (Safety) Regulations 1988 · accessed 2026-10-04
- GOV.UK: Furniture and Furnishings (Fire) (Safety) (Amendment) Regulations 2025, in force 30 October 2025 · accessed 2026-10-04
- Rosehill: what fire safety regulations apply to contract furniture (BS 7176 hazard levels) · accessed 2026-10-04
- Rosehill: contract furniture strength and durability standards (EN 16139, EN 15372, EN 16121) · accessed 2026-10-04
- SATRA: fire testing of furniture for European markets (EN 1021 and national add-ons) · accessed 2026-10-04
- Knight Frank: co-living report (UK operators, private rooms with shared amenity space) · accessed 2026-10-04
- British Property Federation: build-to-rent report Q2 2025 · accessed 2026-10-04