What Is ‘End of Tenancy’ Cleaning?
End of tenancy cleaning is, literally, the cleaning carried out on a property when the tenancy agreement ends and the tenants wish to move out. It is usually more than the ‘spit and polish’ makeover the average person does to keep their home dust free though. Sometimes a decent general clean will suffice to prepare a property for re-letting. At other times a detailed deep clean carried out by professional cleaning contractors using the latest cleaning equipment and materials will be required.
Cleaners Leicester – Cleaner in Bristol – Office Cleaning
An end of tenancy cleaning can be potentially as thorough as needs be – this can include deep cleaning and deodorising of carpets, detailed wall/surface cleaning to remove grime, cooking grease, mould, water damage and staining. A clean can include appliance cleaning such as ovens, microwaves, fridges and freezers – even crockery and cutlery.
Cleaners Glasgow – Cleaner in Liverpool
To show how detailed a clean can be, here is part of the ‘cleaning checklist’ relating to just the toaster from a London-based cleaning company:
- Clean exterior
- Remove any leftover crumbs
- Wipe controls if sticky
An end of tenancy clean can serve either the tenant or the landlord:
Tenants
Some tenants will either thoroughly clean the rental property themselves, or engage the services of a professional company, in order to satisfy the terms of the tenancy agreement in respect of the cleanliness of the property. Sometimes a landlord, or a residential lettings agency, will withhold some or all of the deposit if the property is not left in an acceptable state of cleanliness. Therefore, the time spent cleaning a rental property – or the expense if a cleaning company is used – will ensure the deposit is returned.
Landlords/Letting Agents
Some landlords and lettings agents will have an end of tenancy cleaning carried out. Obviously they wish to start off the next tenant in a pleasant, clean property. Also, it helps them let out the property as quickly as possible. Similar to the way a professionally valeted car can enhance its saleability, a pristine, clean property will find a tenant all the more quickly. If the previous tenant was a smoker or kept certain pets, then specialist types of carpet/curtain cleaning involving deodorising may be required.
The landlord may decide to redecorate the property before letting it out again. A thorough cleaning job on the property will be necessary in this case as it is imperative to paint/hang paper on properly clean surfaces.
Costs for End of Tenancy Cleaning
Prices will vary from region to region, and most cleaning companies stress the need to ascertain the customer’s exact cleaning requirements and property type/size. Also, certain ‘add on’ cleaning services would be extra such as carpet cleans and cleaning a particularly dirty oven, for example.
As a guide, a typically cleaning company would quote the following sample prices for a ‘basic’ end of tenancy cleaning:
One bedroom house from: £107
Two bedroom house from: £127
Three bedroom house from: £157
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