End Of Tenancy Cleaning is often mistakenly compared with issues arising from the misunderstood fair wear and tear policy.
Allow me to clarify further by using an example I recently experienced when doing some end of tenancy cleaning at a property. The property was cleaned to our usual high standards and then inspected by an inventory clerk. The inventory clerk as you may know or not is the person that represents both the landlord and estate agent to give them an unbiased report on how the property has been maintained during your tenancy. Their job is twofold:
1. Make sure that all the contents of the property are in good order and accountable eg. crockery, cutlery, furniture, ornaments, lamps etc etc.
2. Make sure that the end of tenancy cleaning has been done to the required standard.
Now you may ask what this has to do with fair wear and tear and end of tenancy cleaning. Well, in this particular example the tenant was pulled aside about scratches and scuffs on walls, skirting boards, doors as well as residual marking on sofa covers and carpets.
It is incredible how a routine end of tenancy cleaning job can go all belly up with all parties including tenant, landlord, estate agent and cleaning company all having the hugest disagreements about end of tenancy cleaning and wear and tear in a property that has just been vacated.
This subject has so got under my skin that you must read this completely to appreciate how serious things have become when you end your tenancy and employ an end of tenancy cleaning company to do the professional cleaning of your property.
After nearly 9 years of doing end of tenancy cleaning it is clear that I still have a lot to learn about making sure that all parties involved in an end of tenancy transaction communicate with each other before , during and after an end of tenancy period. Sure, everything is cushy at the beginning of your tenancy but bad experiences start more than often at the end of a tenancy
….or does it??? What do I mean? Let me explain with the following key points you should consider:
Some people say that I am a bit of a workaholic, including my wife, saying that end of tenancy cleaning has taken over my life.
I disagree strongly and to prove it I have a short video as proof. The link is below for you all to watch.
Click here to See the Winning Pot and me bragging long before judging started
The "Cooking Cowboys" as we called ourselves entered a cooking competition which involves cooking a meal in cast iron 3 legged pot called a "Potjie" which is a way of life in South Africa alongside Barbecues and Rugby.
Jul 10
1
As the summer months kick into full swing tenants are now moving out by the hundreds which leaves landlords requiring end of tenancy cleaning along with carpet cleaning a lot of the time.
Some landlords have their properties rented by university/college students who have come to the end of writing exams and are now moving out to go off on their summer vacations. The nightmare is that a lot of house sharers and especially students(sorry but experience tells me this is true), do not take any responsibility in maintaining the cleanliness of the property and over the last 9 years I have seen this gross negligence before my very eyes over and over again.
The questions I have are:
1. Do the renters just not care about how they live?
2. Do they think that the property can be left in this diabolical state because "that's just how it is"?
3. Why should they clean, they are students and only study and party?
4. Mom and Dad will pay for the cleaning when we leave. Isn't that their job?
5. Why should I take responsibility for the cleaning when they have 4 other house mates that should do their bit too?
Jun 10
13
Phew, what a relief as a nation watched intensely to see whether their football team would make it to the next round after a streaky start. Finally a win against Slovenia and doing so keeping a nations hopes alive.
You may ask what this has to do with end of tenancy cleaning? Well the truth is that I am feeling absolutely elated and feel the need to express my happiness by offering all my customers a great chance of qualifying for a free carpet clean.
I can just see the skeptics saying, "OK, what's the catch". I promise there is no catch but you do have to do something really easy to qualify.