Property Let Cleaning in East Sussex

What property let cleaning involves

Property let cleaning is the work that happens around a residential tenancy rather than during it. We clean rental properties across Eastbourne and East Sussex at the end of a tenancy, during a void period, and before a new tenant takes the keys, working to the standard an inventory clerk will actually sign off. The government How to Rent guide is a useful reference for what is expected at check out.

A full let clean covers every room, kitchen appliances including the oven, extractor and fridge freezer, the inside of every cupboard and wardrobe, bathrooms descaled and sanitised, internal windows, skirtings, door frames, light fittings and switches, and floors throughout. See End of Tenancy Cleaning for the detail.

Working to the inventory

Most disputes over a protected deposit come down to cleaning, and most of those come down to a handful of predictable items. Ovens, extractor filters, the seals on a washing machine, limescale in a shower, the tops of kitchen units and the backs of cupboards.

We clean to the check out report rather than to a general idea of tidy. If you send us the inventory or the clerk’s requirements, we will work from that document, and if there is something in the property that cleaning will not resolve, such as a stained carpet or a damaged worktop, we will tell you before the clerk does.

Void periods and turnarounds

An empty property costs a landlord money every week, so the gap between tenancies is worth keeping short. We can usually be in within a day or two of a tenant leaving, and for agents managing several properties we hold keys and let ourselves in rather than waiting on somebody to meet us.

If a property has been empty a while it will need more than a let clean. Dust settles, drains dry out and smell, and damp appears in properties that have not been heated. We deal with all of that as part of the turnaround rather than treating it as a surprise.

Landlords with more than one property

If you hold a portfolio, we will work to a schedule across it and invoice monthly rather than job by job. That covers end of tenancy cleans as they arise, the communal areas of any blocks you manage on a weekly or fortnightly rota, and periodic deep cleans on longer tenancies where the agreement allows.

See Communal Areas for the block work, and Student Let Cleaning if any of your properties are let to students, since those turnarounds run to a very different calendar.

Mid tenancy and periodic cleans

Not everything waits for a check out. Longer tenancies often include a periodic clean in the agreement, and it is worth using, because a property that is cleaned thoroughly once or twice during a three year let comes back in a far better state at the end of it.

We also get called in partway through a tenancy where an inspection has flagged something, or where a tenant has asked for help and the landlord has agreed to cover it. We will invoice whoever is arranging it and we are perfectly happy to work around a tenant who is still living there, which needs a slightly different approach to an empty property.

Carpets, clearance and repairs

Two things come up on almost every turnaround. Carpets that need extracting rather than vacuuming, and belongings a tenant has left behind.

We do both, and both are cheaper arranged alongside the clean than as separate visits. Have a look at Carpet Cleaning and House Clearance. We also handle the small repairs that hold up a relet, such as a blown bulb, a loose handle, a dripping tap or a bit of touching up, through our Maintenance service, which saves you arranging a separate trade for half an hour’s work.

Getting a property ready to market

The clean before the photographs matters more than most landlords expect, because a property is largely let or not let on a phone screen. Windows cleaned inside and out, carpets extracted rather than vacuumed, limescale off the taps and shower screen, and every surface clear.

We are happy to work to a date set by the agent’s photographer, and for empty properties we can usually turn the whole thing round inside a day. If the garden is part of what people will see, our Garden Clearance team can go in at the same time rather than on a separate visit.

What property let cleaning costs

We price per property rather than per hour, based on the number of bedrooms and bathrooms, whether it is furnished, and the condition it has been left in. You get a fixed figure before we start, and for portfolio clients we agree a standing rate by property size so there is nothing to negotiate each time.

If a property turns out to be considerably worse than described, we will ring you before carrying on rather than adding to the invoice afterwards.

Where we cover

We work for landlords and letting agents across Eastbourne, Hailsham, Polegate, Bexhill on Sea, Hastings, St Leonards on Sea, Lewes, Seaford and Brighton and Hove. There is more on Property Let Cleaning in Eastbourne and End Of Tenancy Cleaning In Eastbourne.

If you let short term to holidaymakers rather than on an assured shorthold tenancy, our Holiday Let Cleaning page covers that side. To arrange property let cleaning, ring 07539 635589 with the address and the check out date.