END OF TENANCY
End of Tenancy Clean checklist
A comprehensive, inventory-ready clean for a professionally presented property.
For vacant properties being handed back to a landlord or letting agent.
WRITTEN SPECIFICATIONNO SURPRISES ON THE DAY£1M PUBLIC LIABILITY
The clean, room by room
⌂ Kitchen
- Cupboards cleaned inside and out
- Handles disinfected
- Worktops and splashbacks sanitised
- Sink and taps descaled and polished
- Single oven cleaned with standard products
- Hob and extractor exterior degreased
- Extractor fan filter and grill cleaned
- Appliance exteriors cleaned
- Microwave cleaned inside and out
- Fridge and freezer cleaned if defrosted
- Kettle and toaster wiped
- Skirting and door frames cleaned
- Bins emptied and sanitised
- Floors vacuumed and mopped
✦ Bathrooms
- Toilet deep-cleaned and disinfected
- Sink and taps descaled and polished
- Bath and shower descaled
- Shower screen polished
- Tiles and accessible grout cleaned
- Mirrors polished
- Cupboards cleaned if emptied
- Extractor fan grill cleaned
- Skirting and door frames cleaned
- Switches and handles disinfected
- Bins emptied and sanitised
- Floors cleaned
- Accessible drain areas cleaned
- Surface mould treated where possible
◇ Bedrooms
- All accessible surfaces dusted
- Skirting boards cleaned
- Mirrors polished
- Wardrobes inside and out if empty
- Interior windows fully detailed
- Frames, sills, tracks and edges cleaned
- Blinds dusted and curtain rails wiped
- Light fittings and lampshades cleaned where reachable
- Doors and handles cleaned
- Switches and sockets wiped
- Cobwebs removed
- Carpets thoroughly vacuumed
- Hard floors vacuumed and mopped
- Beds neatly made
✧ Living areas
- Surfaces, furniture and décor dusted
- Skirting boards cleaned
- TV and media units wiped
- Interior windows fully detailed
- Blinds dusted and curtain rails wiped
- Light fittings and lampshades cleaned where reachable
- Doors, handles and switches cleaned
- Mirrors and internal glass polished
- Sofas vacuumed where accessible
- Carpets thoroughly vacuumed; hard floors mopped
✓ Throughout the property
- High dusting completed where reachable
- Accessible radiators dusted
- Stair banisters cleaned
- Finger marks removed where possible
- Internal glass and windows polished
- General bins emptied
- Front and back doors cleaned
- Final finishing check completed
Upgrades — add any of these
Specialist oven cleaning
A detailed clean using specialist products and equipment
- Oven interior thoroughly degreased
- Door and internal glass detailed
- Removable racks and trays cleaned separately
- Hob and accessible extractor exterior degreased
Specialist carpet cleaning
A professional machine clean, not simply vacuuming
- Fitted carpets professionally machine-cleaned
- Accessible carpeted stairs included
- Stains and high-traffic areas pre-treated where suitable
- Edges and accessible corners carefully treated
Upholstery refresh
Sofas, armchairs and fabric furniture cleaned properly, not just vacuumed
- Fabric upholstery machine-cleaned with an upholstery hand tool
- Cushions and covers treated on both faces where removable
- Arms, backs and headrests detailed
- Marks and high-use areas pre-treated where suitable
Pet hair removal
A dedicated pass for embedded hair that vacuuming alone will not lift
- Embedded hair lifted from carpets, rugs and stair edges
- Upholstery and fabric furniture treated
- Skirtings, corners and under-furniture edges cleared
- Soft furnishings and pet bedding areas de-haired where accessible
Property to be vacant · cupboards and appliances emptied · fridge and freezer defrosted · water and electricity available · reasonable access and parking · property clear of builder's or post-renovation debris.
A single oven is cleaned with standard products as part of the clean. Double ovens and range cookers are quoted separately.
Ovens are the item inventory clerks look at hardest. Where an oven is heavily soiled, a standard clean may not bring it back to check-out standard — the specialist oven clean above is the one that will, and we will say so when we quote if we think it is needed.
Results depend on age, material, staining and existing condition.
What is not included
Unless agreed and quoted separately beforehand:
- Washing, drying or putting away crockery, cookware or other items stored in the property
- Removal or disposal of rubbish, belongings or furniture left in the property
- Garden, garage, shed, loft interior or outbuildings
- Exterior window cleaning
- Mould remediation beyond surface cleaning, and any damp, structural or ventilation fault
- Marks, scuffs or damage to walls needing filling or repainting
- Moving heavy furniture or appliances that cannot be moved safely by one person
- Pest infestation, biohazard or hoarding conditions
- Any work at height needing more than a standard two-step
Reliable care. Straightforward service. Quality results.
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07894 251683 · Monday to Saturday, 7am–9pm
07894 251683 · Monday to Saturday, 7am–9pm
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