subject: When you should let the professionals make a clean sweep [print this page] When you should let the professionals make a clean sweep
If you're looking to have some house cleaning done there are a few things to consider first. If you have money to spare for professional one-off cleaning don't bother doing it yourself. Nobody likes cleaning, and leaving the job to those who do it for a living will give you better results in the end. There are dozens of companies working in London who provide cleaners for jobs of any size, and this goes for people interested in regular cleaning as well. Services range from dusting and ironing at an hourly rate to an intensive, top-to-bottom house cleaning assault. If you don't want to clean it, you don't have to if you're prepared to spend a few minutes finding a bargain from a reputable company. The credit crunch has made this easier if anything, as cleaners are happy for the work and will generally beat their competitor's prices. Call around for a few quotes, ask questions and you will be sure to find something to suits you.
I moved house recently and my lease said I had to have the place professionally cleaned before I left it. In this case I hadn't the choice, and wasn't particularly thrilled at the thought. I shopped around and was pleased to find I could have my 2 bed flat cleaned for less than 100, kitchen appliances, bathroom fixtures, carpets, ironing, everything. I spent the day shopping and running errands, getting ready for the move and was a great deal better off for it.
I mentioned it to some friends and found that, in the past, they had done this kind of cleaning themselves, or had gotten in arguments with their estate agents about the cost and quality of professional house cleaning. It seems like people are reluctant about it and don't know when to let the professionals go in and make a clean sweep. For carpet cleaning London companies will generally clean at evenings or weekends and don't require you to be there while the cleaning takes place. My cleaners went over an inspection with me, and they were insistent on my seeing the place spotless. It is never pleasant to part with money, but the results were spectacular and didn't involve me spending any time on the phone with my landlord, or on my hands and knees in the bathroom scrubbing away at mildew and limescale.
