How Much Does End of Tenancy Cleaning Plus Rubbish Removal Cost in London?

Short answer: End-of-tenancy cleaning combined with rubbish removal in London costs £260–£360 for a 1-bed flat, £320–£440 for 2 beds, and £420–£540 for 3 beds. Booking them together saves £40–£90 compared to separate firms, and almost all packages include a 48-hour re-clean guarantee.

End of tenancy bundle pricing by London borough and property size

Combined EOT cleaning and rubbish removal pricing tracks three main variables: number of bedrooms, number of bathrooms, and borough. For a standard 1-bedroom, 1-bathroom flat in outer London boroughs such as Bromley, Croydon, Kingston, Sutton and Bexley, expect to pay £260–£320 all-in. The same property in inner city areas including Camden, Islington, Westminster, Wandsworth and Southwark pushes up to £290–£360 because of higher labour rates, congestion charge and parking costs. For a 2-bed, 1-bath flat the price bracket moves to £320–£390 outer, £350–£440 inner. For a 3-bed, 2-bath terraced or semi-detached house with a small garden, the total sits in the £420–£480 band across most suburbs, rising to £460–£540 in the central boroughs and for top-floor flats without lift access. Bathrooms add roughly £20–£40 each if they are over standard because of limescale, mould or silicone resealing work, and a separate kitchen deep clean or oven clean usually adds £30–£60 if not already built into the package. To make sure you are comparing like-for-like quotes, always check whether VAT is included, how many bin bags or volume of rubbish is covered in the price, and the exact terms of the re-clean guarantee.

Separate vs combined bookings: cost and deposit return

The temptation with end-of-tenancy work is often to book the cheapest individual cleaning company you can find on Google, then order a separate cheap man and van for the rubbish separately. In practice this is a false economy for two reasons. First, financially, combining the two usually saves £40–£90 because the same team, same van and same administrative overheads handle both jobs; there are no separate booking fees or minimum charges. Second, and more importantly, it is the single biggest cause of deposit deductions because of scheduling gaps. If the cleaners finish at 2pm and the rubbish team are not booked until the following morning, you are leaving black bags, loose packaging, old pillows and broken kitchenware in the property overnight. If the inventory clerk turns up at 8am next morning before the waste crew, every one of those items goes on the checkout report and the agent will use them to deduct from your deposit. By booking a combined team, the crew loads the rubbish directly onto the same van after cleaning, vacates the property, and the place is left completely empty and sanitised for check-in. This is particularly important in high-turnover student areas like Lewisham, Newham, Tower Hamlets and N1 Islington where clerks can turn up for inspection as early as 7:30am on moving day.

Inventory standards, the 48-hour re-clean and deposit deductions

The standard of cleaning required to pass an end-of-tenancy check is far higher than a regular domestic clean, because the independent inventory clerk is comparing every single detail against the original check-in report from when you moved in. This means inside the oven (back plates, fan blades, door glass, extractor filter), inside every kitchen cupboard including the top of wall cabinets, behind the toilet bowl and under the rim, inside every window track and sill, every skirting board, every light switch and plug socket, all internal glass including inside the front door letterbox plate, and any shower screens, tile grout and silicone seals. Most tenants fail not because the place looks dirty, but because of one or two of these hidden details. This is where the 48-hour re-clean guarantee in your contract comes in. Reputable EOT cleaners will return free of charge within 48 hours to correct any items that the agent lists on the report—provided they are genuinely cleaning-related, not damage, missing items or decoration issues. If you booked a separate cheap cleaning company without a written guarantee, you are on your own and the agent will deduct the cost of their own contractor at roughly £40–£60 per hour from your deposit. The Tenancy Deposit Scheme (TDS, DPS and MyDeposits) data for 2025 shows that 37% of disputed tenancies in London involved cleaning and rubbish removal deductions, with the average disputed amount sitting at £320, so it is worth spending a bit extra upfront to get the guarantee. Note that the guarantee does not apply if you ask the cleaner to skip a room or save time on specific tasks—always sign off the full scope in writing.

What rubbish is included and what costs extra

Standard bundled end-of-tenancy rubbish removal covers roughly 10–15 black bin bags equivalent of general household waste, plus small loose items, empty cardboard moving boxes, leftover food, clothes, shoes, bedding, curtains, kitchenware, and small broken furniture like chairs, shelves and bedside tables. Anything outside this band is charged extra, and the top culprits for unforeseen add-ons are: mattresses and divan bases (£40–£80 each extra because of POPs rules), sofas and sofa beds (£60–£120 extra), wardrobes, chest of drawers and flat-pack furniture (£30–£70 per item), white goods like fridge freezers and washing machines (£60–£110 each), rolled-up carpets and underlay (£40–£90 per roll), plasterboard and DIY residue, rubble, soil, and any leftover paint or chemicals which cannot be taken on a standard van and require specialist disposal. If you are doing a full furniture turnover or a complete strip-out because the landlord is refurbishing, it is almost always cheaper to book a separate house clearance alongside the EOT package, or a combined wait and load slot for the heavy items. For large waste volumes, check our house clearance service for bulk discounts. Always send over photos of everything that is staying and everything that is going at the quote stage, not a day before the job. A 2-minute WhatsApp video walk-through of every room, the hallway and the garden is the best way to get a truly fixed quote with no hidden extras.

Book a combined end-of-tenancy clean and rubbish removal

To book a fixed-price, guaranteed combined end-of-tenancy clean and rubbish removal anywhere in London, submit your property address, bedroom and bathroom count, and a couple of photos of the waste through our end of tenancy quote form. We include inventory-level cleaning, up to the agreed volume of rubbish, and a full 48-hour re-clean guarantee as standard on every booking.