End of Lease Cleaning in Romford (RM)

When you hand back an office, shop or commercial unit, the landlord’s surveyor will look at the dust on the skirting boards, the tea-stained sink and the marks around the light switches. Our end of lease cleaning in Romford gets premises across RM ready for handover. We degrease kitchens, descale washrooms and clean floors and fittings to an agreed checklist, so the cleaning items on your schedule are dealt with before the keys go back.

Send us your lease clause, the schedule of condition or a few photos, and we’ll come back with a free, no-obligation quote. Call 01708 204 312 or get a quote online.

What we clean before you hand back the keys

We build every lease-end clean around your premises and your lease. A two-room office above a shop needs a different checklist from a ground-floor unit with a stockroom and staff kitchen.

Offices and open-plan floors

• Desks, pedestals and fixed furniture you’re leaving behind, inside and out
• Crumbs, cable dust and paper debris where desks and server cabinets used to stand
• Skirting boards, door frames, door handles and light switches
• Internal glass, partition panels and fingerprints on meeting room doors
• Window sills, internal window glass and frames we can reach safely
• Radiators, vents and accessible light diffusers
• Vacuuming carpets, including edges and under where furniture stood
• Hard floors swept, then mopped with a product that suits the finish

Kitchens, tea points and washrooms

• Cupboards and drawers wiped inside and out, once they’re empty
• Worktops, splashbacks, sinks and taps degreased and descaled
• Fridge cleaned out and dried, door seals included
• Microwave inside and out, and the outside of any built-in appliances
• Toilets, urinals, basins and cubicle partitions
• Limescale on taps, shower screens and wall tiles
• Mirrors, hand dryers, dispensers and the floor behind the pan

Shops and commercial units

• Shopfront glass inside, plus entrance doors and push plates
• Shelving brackets, slatwall and fixtures being handed back
• Stockroom floors, where tape residue and cardboard dust tend to build up
• Back-of-house corridors, staff areas and fire exit routes

If you’re a household leaving a rented flat or house rather than a business, our end of tenancy cleaning service is the better fit. It works to the inventory checklist your agent uses.

Dilapidations: what cleaning covers and what it doesn’t

Dilapidations schedules often mix cleaning items with repair and reinstatement items. We take on the cleaning: soiled surfaces, grime, dust, limescale, grease, and debris left behind after a strip-out.

A clean won’t fix:

• Damaged or worn carpet, cracked tiles or chipped worktops
• Scuffed paintwork that needs redecorating rather than wiping
• Holes from fixings, missing ceiling tiles or broken blinds
• Damp, mould caused by a building fault, or water damage
• Asbestos or any suspected hazardous material. We won’t disturb it, and you’ll need a licensed specialist

If you send us the schedule, we’ll go through it and mark which lines are cleaning and which belong to a contractor or surveyor. Many outgoing tenants in Romford find this useful. It stops them paying a cleaner for something only a decorator can put right.

Extras and specialist requests

Some tasks need separate agreement and their own time on the quote:

• Carpet extraction. Vacuuming lifts loose dirt. Hot water extraction deals with ground-in soiling in heavy-traffic areas. Our carpet cleaning team can book this alongside your clean. Allow drying time before handover.
• Oven and hob deep cleaning in staff kitchens
• High-level dusting above a safe reach: tops of racking, high ledges, exposed ducting
• External windows and upper-floor glass
• Post-strip-out dust. If contractors have taken out partitions or ceilings, fine plaster dust settles on every ledge and drifts back after one pass. We’ll quote for an extra wipe-down once it has settled.

How a lease-end clean works

1. Tell us about the premises. Send the size, the type of space, your handover date and any lease or schedule wording. Photos help a lot. Larger offices and units anywhere in RM may need a quick walkthrough.
2. Agree the checklist and quote. We list the rooms, the tasks and any extras, and agree the price upfront before any work starts.
3. Sort access. We’ll agree keys, alarm codes, fob collection and the arrival time with you or your building manager in advance.
4. Clear out first. Furniture, stock and waste should be gone before we arrive. We clean the space you’re handing back. We don’t clear it.
5. We clean. We bring our own supplies and equipment unless we’ve agreed otherwise.
6. Final check. We go round against the agreed checklist before we leave. If anything in scope has been missed, tell us promptly and we’ll arrange to put it right. We’ll confirm the reporting window when you book.

Proof of clean for outgoing tenants

Ask when you book and we’ll photograph each area once we’ve finished and send you the completed checklist. Dated photos of a clean kitchen, washroom and floor give you a clear record to hold next to your schedule of condition if questions come up later.

That record shows the cleaning was done. Whether the landlord accepts the premises is still down to the lease and the inspection, and no cleaning company can promise how that goes.

What changes the price of end of lease cleaning

There’s no flat rate, because no two units are the same. The quote depends on:

• Size and layout: floor area, number of rooms, kitchens and washrooms
• Condition: a tidy office after a short lease takes far less time than a unit after ten years of trading
• Task list: whether the schedule asks for specific items such as blinds, light fittings or a deep clean of the kitchen
• Specialist methods: carpet extraction, oven cleaning, high-level access
• Access and timing: evening or weekend work, restricted loading bays, lift booking

Our pricing page explains how we put quotes together. For an accurate figure, photos and a copy of the schedule are the quickest route.

Working around your move-out

Timing matters more than anything on a lease-end job. Book us for after the removals team and any strip-out contractors have finished. If they’re still carrying furniture down the stairs, dust and scuffs come straight back.

A few practical points:

• Parking and loading. Many units around Romford town centre have restricted parking or shared service yards. Tell us where we can unload and whether a permit is needed.
• Shared buildings. Let the building manager know we’re coming, especially if access is by fob or the lift needs booking.
• Utilities on. We need running water and power. If the supply is being cut off at handover, schedule the clean before that happens.
• Carpet drying. After extraction, carpets can stay damp for several hours. Leave a gap before the inspection.

Cleaning it properly, surface by surface

We check what a surface is before we choose the product. Commercial fit-outs mix laminate, sealed and unsealed hard floors, painted MDF, stainless steel and natural stone. Each reacts differently. Acidic descalers etch marble and some stone, and abrasive pads leave marks on brushed steel.

Where we’re unsure about a finish, we test a small, hidden patch first. We keep washroom cloths and kitchen cloths separate. We follow the product instructions on dilution and contact time, and we rinse food-prep surfaces so they’re ready to use. If you’d prefer eco-friendly products, ask when you book and we’ll check they suit each surface.

What customers said

“We’d been in our office on South Street for six years and the kitchen showed it. They emptied the fridge, degreased everything and sorted out the carpet edges that the hoover never reached. The checklist and photos came through the same evening, which my landlord’s agent asked for.” Daniel O., Romford, end of lease cleaning

“Small unit, lots of tape residue on the floor from old display stands. They got it up without damaging the vinyl.” Sunita K., Harold Wood, commercial move out cleaning

“Useful that they went through our dilapidations schedule first and told us which items needed a decorator instead. Saved us booking the wrong people. Keys were left with the building manager as agreed.” Mark T., Hornchurch, dilapidations cleaning

End of lease cleaning FAQs

Will your clean satisfy my dilapidations schedule?

It covers the cleaning items. Repairs, redecoration and reinstatement are separate, and the landlord’s surveyor decides whether the premises meet the lease. If you send us the schedule, we’ll tell you which lines we can deal with.

Can you clean an office while we’re still moving out?

Usually not in the same areas. We can clean cleared rooms first and come back for the rest, but a final pass after the removals team has left gives the best result.

Do you clean commercial units as well as offices?

Yes. That includes shops, light industrial units, studios and clinics across RM, each with a checklist matched to the space.

Do I need to be there?

No. Most outgoing tenants in Romford arrange key or fob handover with us beforehand. We’ll confirm how keys are returned when we agree the booking.

Can you clean at evenings or weekends?

Often, yes, depending on availability and building access. Short-notice slots aren’t guaranteed, so book as soon as you know your handover date.

Do you remove rubbish and furniture?

No. Clearance needs to be finished before we start. We’ll bag up small amounts of general debris from the clean itself.

What do I need to send for a quote?

Send the address, a rough floor area, the number of kitchens and washrooms, your handover date and photos. A copy of the schedule helps if you have one.

Book your end of lease clean in Romford

Tell us your handover date and send over the schedule or a few photos. We’ll agree a checklist that matches what your lease asks for and give you a clear quote before any work is booked.

Call 01708 204 312 or Email us to arrange your clean.