House Clearance in East Sussex

What house clearance involves

A house clearance is the emptying of a property, from one room to the whole building, including the loft, the garage, the shed and the garden if that is what is needed. We take out furniture, appliances, carpets, bedding, boxes and everything that has quietly gathered over the years, then sort it for reuse, recycling or disposal. Across Eastbourne and East Sussex we handle the lifting, the loading and the paperwork, so you are not hiring a van and a skip and spending your weekend on it.

Most clearances take a day. A larger property, or one that has been lived in for decades, may take two. We will tell you which when we look round, and the price we give you is the price you pay.

When people usually call us

After a bereavement. Clearing a parent’s home is not really a practical job at all, and we try to treat it accordingly. We work at whatever pace suits the family, set aside anything you want kept rather than assuming, and are very happy for someone to be there throughout or for nobody to be there at all. If probate is still going through, we can wait.

Downsizing or moving on. Moving into something smaller, or into care, usually means a house full of things that will not fit. We clear what is going and leave what is coming with you.

Landlords and agents. Tenants leave belongings behind more often than anyone would like. We clear the property, then clean it ready for the next let, which is usually quicker and cheaper than arranging the two separately.

Properties that have got on top of somebody. We do this work regularly and we do it without comment or judgement. If a home has become difficult to manage, we would simply rather help than have anyone feel awkward about asking.

Where everything ends up

Very little of a house clearance actually needs to go to landfill, and we would rather it did not. Furniture and household goods in usable condition go to reuse wherever we can arrange it. Metal, wood, cardboard, textiles and electricals are separated for recycling. Anything left is taken to a licensed transfer station, and you can check any carrier, including ours, on the Environment Agency public register.

We carry waste under the appropriate waste carrier registration and can provide a waste transfer note for the load, which matters if you are a landlord, an agent or an executor and need a record of where things went.

Smaller jobs, single rooms, a garage or one van load are often better suited to our Waste Removal & Clearance service, and we will happily point you to whichever works out better value.

What house clearance costs

Price depends on volume rather than floor area, so a sparse four bedroom house can cost less than a crowded two bedroom flat. We look at how much there is, how much of it is heavy, whether there are stairs or parking restrictions, and how much can be reused rather than disposed of.

We always come and look first for a full property, free and with no obligation, because pricing a clearance over the phone helps nobody. You get a fixed figure before we start, and if we find rather less than expected we will say so and adjust it down.

Cleaning the property afterwards

An empty house is rarely a clean one. Carpets that have had a wardrobe standing on them for twenty years, kitchens that have not been reachable, windows nobody could get to. Because we are a cleaning company first, we can clear the property and then clean it in the same booking.

That usually means a deep clean throughout, the oven, the bathrooms, the insides of cupboards, and carpets where they are staying. If the property is being sold or relet, this is the point where it starts looking like somewhere people want to be. Have a look at Deep Cleans and End of Tenancy Cleaning for what that includes.

What we need from you on the day

Very little, in truth. If you can tell us in advance about parking, whether there is a permit zone, and how close we can get a van to the door, that saves the most time. Terraced streets around Eastbourne Old Town and central Hastings often mean carrying further, and we would rather plan for it than discover it.

If there are things you want kept, the simplest approach is to mark the room or put them together before we arrive. If you cannot face going through it, tell us what to look out for, whether that is paperwork, photographs, jewellery or anything with a name on it, and we will set it aside and hand it to you rather than make the decision for you.

Things we cannot take

There are a few items nobody can put in a general load, and it saves everyone time to know in advance. Asbestos, gas bottles, clinical waste, oils, solvents and paint all need specialist hazardous waste disposal, and we will tell you who to call rather than leave you guessing. Fridges, freezers and tyres we can take, though they are charged separately because of how they have to be processed.

If you are not sure about something, send us a photograph. It is far easier than describing it.

Where we cover

We carry out house clearance across Eastbourne, Hailsham, Polegate, Bexhill on Sea, Hastings, St Leonards on Sea, Lewes, Seaford and Brighton and Hove, and we will travel further into East Sussex for a full property. Where the garden needs regular attention afterwards, our Gardening team can pick it up.

Everyone who turns up works for the business and is known to the office, which tends to matter a great deal when you are handing over the keys to an empty house. To arrange a house clearance, ring 07539 635589 or send us a few photographs and we will come and look.