subject: End Of Tenancy Cleaning And Domestic Cleaning [print this page] End of tenancy cleaning in Clapham over the past 3 years is rapidly becoming more and more popular. With the introduction of the tenant deposit scheme its imperative for all tenants to have their rental property professionally cleaned.
Although end of tenancy cleaning is very important, equally important are Inventories for properties which are carried out by an Inventory Clerk.
Damage to a landlords property during a tenancy agreement is very rare, however to cover any damages and make sure their property is clean an Inventory will take place.
Like end of tenancy cleaning companies, recently there has been a sharp rise in the number inventory clerks entering the lucrative end of tenancy services market.
There's no formal qualification to have in order to become an Inventory Clerk. One days training at an approved training centre and you are good to go. The price for an Inventory in London is between 100-150, on average an Inventory will take 1-2 hours to note. As you can see the hourly rate for a clerk is very attractive.
Successful clerks can take down up to 3 inventories per day, with out burning themselves out a realistic total of 12 inventories can be compiled without breaking your back so to speak.
Getting back to the subject of end of tenancy cleaning the main difference to regular domestic cleaning is that every inch of the property is cleaned using professional grade cleaning chemicals which are concentrates diluted with water.
After any concentrate is used, every item is dried and polished using a paper based product.
Every item needs to be wiped dry, no water marks or cleaning fluid marks can be left. Especially the windows, a good tip when cleaning windows is polish them using newspaper. Newspaper is great at absorbing moisture from the windows.
Remember also that professional carpet cleaning will also be required should the property have carpets on the floor. There's only way to clean carpets and that is using very expensive machines and specific cleaning chemicals dependant on the carpet materials.
The ideal way for a professional to clean carpets is by using either dry carpet cleaning or hot water extraction carpet cleaning. Which ever method is deployed will be based on the carpet fibres and the backing. Without experience and knowledge it's very easy to create browning and possibly shrink the carpet.
