End of tenancy cleaning across London
Cleaned tothe inventory,not just the eye.
The check-out report measures your home against the check-in inventory. Our teams work through a fixed checklist, room by room, so you hand the property back ready for that comparison.
- Vetted, uniformed cleaning teams
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- Covering all of London
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- Optional extras
- Oven, fridge, carpets, cabinets
- Who cleans
- Vetted, uniformed team
- Where
- Every London borough
- The quote
- Free, no obligation
The paper trail
The deposit is decided on paper.
Two documents and one scheme sit behind every deposit. Knowing how they work shows you what a clean actually has to do.
Most people picture the end of a tenancy as handing over keys. It is closer to an audit. The check-in inventory records what the property looked like on day one. The check-out report records what it looks like on the last. Anything a landlord wants to deduct for has to be argued from the gap between the two.
Your deposit does not sit in the landlord's account while that happens. In England the landlord or agent has to protect it in a government-approved scheme (DPS, MyDeposits or TDS) within 30 days of receiving it. The amount is capped too: five weeks' rent, or six weeks if the annual rent is £50,000 or more. If the two sides disagree about a deduction, the scheme's dispute process weighs the evidence.
Cleanliness is not wear and tear
The most common misreading is that a bit of grime counts as ordinary ageing. It does not. Fair wear and tear covers what reasonable use and the passing of time do to a home: a faded carpet, a scuffed paint edge. Dirt is a different category, and the Tenancy Deposit Scheme says so in plain terms.
Cleanliness is not subject to fair wear and tear – while an item can be worn and aged, it should still be clean.
The standard is day one, not better
The benchmark is the state the property was in when you moved in, not a show-home finish. If the inventory says the oven was clean, a clean oven is the standard. If it says the property was cleaned to a professional standard, the scheme's guidance is that you return it to that same standard, as though you had hired a cleaning service. That is why a detailed inventory matters, and why it is worth reading yours before you book anything.
What a clean can and cannot do
A clean deals with cleanliness. It does not repair damage, replace what has gone missing or settle unpaid rent, and nobody can honestly promise you a particular deposit outcome. What it does is remove the one category of deduction that sits entirely within your control: making sure the property is as clean as the paperwork says it started. We clean to a fixed checklist, so what gets done does not depend on who turns up or how the day is going.
The check-out report
Every line, cleared.
The check-out report sets the property against the check-in inventory, line by line. These are the lines a clean has to answer. Scroll, and watch them clear.
By the end of the clean, every line below is cleared.
Kitchen worktops and sink
Wiped down and dried, with no grease film, crumbs or water marks left behind.
Hob and appliance exteriors
Cooker, hob and other appliance exteriors cleaned, handles and controls included.
Bathroom fittings
Toilet, basin and bath or shower cleaned, with limescale worked on at taps, screens and tiles.
Wardrobes and drawers
Inside and out, because the report covers what is behind the doors as well as what is on show.
Skirting boards and doors
Skirting boards, door frames and door faces wiped, where the marks of daily use collect.
Switches, sockets and handles
The touch points that carry the most fingerprints, wiped and checked.
Windowsills and glass
Sills wiped and the inside of the windows cleaned.
Floors
Hard floors vacuumed and mopped; carpets vacuumed. Carpet cleaning is an optional extra.
Optional extras you can add on the quote form: Oven, Fridge, Carpets, Kitchen Cabinets.
The ready moment
Same room. Different handover.
Pull the handle across, or just scroll. This is the kind of before and after a ReadySpace clean is for.
The 2026 rules
What changed on 1 May 2026.
The Renters' Rights Act changed how tenancies end. Here is what that means for the last weeks of one.
On 1 May 2026 the main tenancy reforms in the Renters' Rights Act came into force in England. Section 21 "no fault" evictions ended. Existing assured shorthold tenancies became assured periodic tenancies, and new tenancies start as periodic ones, with no fixed end date.
For a tenant leaving, that changes the sequence. With no fixed term running out on a known date, the end of a tenancy is set by notice. For an assured periodic tenancy a tenant gives two months' written notice, and GOV.UK says tenant and landlord can agree a shorter period in writing. Your last day is therefore known early, which makes it the natural moment to fix the clean, not the week before. Tenancies that began before 1 May 2026 have their own rules, so check the guide for your own situation.
What stayed the same
Deposits remain protected under the new rules. GOV.UK's landlord guidance says a court will only grant a possession order where the deposit was protected and the requirements met, or where it was returned in full or with agreed deductions.
What the Act does not do is set a cleaning standard. That still comes from your inventory, your tenancy agreement and the deposit scheme's guidance, as above.
Timing the clean
An empty property is the easiest to clean well, because nothing is in the way: furniture gone, cupboards empty, floors clear. If your move-out date is fixed, work back from it. Book the clean for the gap between the removal van and the check-out, and keep your inventory to hand for it.
This is general information, not legal advice. For your own tenancy, read the GOV.UK guides below or speak to Shelter or Citizens Advice.
How it works
Work back from check-out day.
Tell us about the property
Postcode, size and any extras, through the quote form. Add your check-out date in the details box so we know what we are working back from.
Get your price
A real price back, with no obligation. The quote spells out what is included and which extras you have asked for.
Choose your date
Book it for after the furniture has gone and before the check-out. We confirm the date, the details and the team.
Hand back ready
A vetted, uniformed team works through the checklist, room by room, so the property is ready for the comparison.
Your part
The bit only you can do.
What to put in the quote notes.
- Access. Keys, a concierge or porter, lift bookings, anything that affects when we can get in.
- Parking. Permits, time limits and loading bays near the property.
- The deadline. Your check-out time, and whether an inventory clerk is coming the same day.
Also from ReadySpace
Before, after, or in between.
Moving out is one moment. These are the cleans that come before it, alongside it, and after you have settled in somewhere new.
Questions
Move-out questions, answered.
Can't see yours here? Call us or use the quote form and we'll come back to you.
Every room is cleaned to a fixed checklist: kitchen surfaces, bathroom, floors, doors and skirting boards, sills, and the touch points people forget. The oven, fridge, carpets and the inside of kitchen cabinets can be added as optional extras on the quote form. Say what you want covered and the quote will spell out what's included.
No cleaner can promise that, and we won't. A deposit decision rests on your check-in inventory and the check-out report, and on things a clean doesn't touch, such as damage or unpaid rent. What a clean can do is bring the property's cleanliness back to what the inventory records.
No. Fair wear and tear is the ordinary ageing of a home through reasonable use. The Tenancy Deposit Scheme is clear that cleanliness is not part of it: an item can be worn and aged, but it should still be clean.
Your tenancy agreement and your check-in inventory decide that, so read both before you book. If the inventory says the property was professionally cleaned at the start, the Tenancy Deposit Scheme's guidance is that you return it to that same standard.
In England a deposit is capped at five weeks' rent, or six weeks if the annual rent is £50,000 or more. The landlord or agent must protect it in a government-approved scheme (DPS, MyDeposits or TDS) within 30 days of receiving it. The GOV.UK tenancy deposit guidance has the detail.
An empty property is the easiest to clean properly, because nothing is in the way. If you can, book for after the furniture has gone and before the check-out. Add your preferred date to the quote form and we'll confirm it.
Yes. Oven, fridge, carpets and kitchen cabinets are optional extras on the quote form. Tick what you need and it goes into the quote.
Every London borough, and the City of London. Add your postcode to the quote form and we'll confirm.
Ready when you are
Ready to hand back the keys?
Tell us about the property and your check-out date. A real price back, no obligation.
- Vetted, uniformed cleaning teams
- £2 million insurance cover
- Covering all of London
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