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Own a DusterBunny franchise in the North East
Run a cleaning business in Newcastle upon Tyne, Sunderland, Durham or anywhere else in the North East with a protected postcode territory, customers from our website and payments straight into your own Stripe and bank account. 5 of the 5 postcode areas here have districts available.
Check a postcode in the North East
Type a postcode or the start of one, such as LS1, M14 or CF10 1AA.
Why the North East is a good place for a cleaning business
Newcastle is the heart of the North East, with two universities, a lively city centre and a large rental market. Durham adds a world-famous university and a busy student lettings season, while Sunderland and Gateshead have a mix of family homes and rented properties.
Teesside, including Middlesbrough, Stockton and Hartlepool, has seen new investment and housebuilding, which brings after builders and move-in cleaning alongside regular homes. Coastal towns such as Tynemouth and South Shields add holiday lets and second homes.
Lower operating costs make the North East attractive for a new franchise. Territories are compact and well connected, so a small team can cover a lot of ground efficiently.
Towns we are looking for partners in
- Newcastle upon Tyne
- Sunderland
- Durham
- Middlesbrough
- Gateshead
- Darlington
- Stockton-on-Tees
- Hartlepool
- South Shields
- Tynemouth
- Washington
- Hexham
Do not see your town? Territories are agreed postcode by postcode, so tell us where you live and we will check which districts nearby are free.
Services you will offer in the North East
Every partner sells the full DusterBunny range, with the same checklists and online prices, so customers in Newcastle upon Tyne get exactly what customers in London get.
End of tenancy cleaning
Deposit-back checklist cleaning for tenants, landlords and letting agents, with a free re-clean if anything is flagged.
Deep cleaning
A top-to-bottom reset for homes that need more than a regular clean.
Regular home cleaning
Weekly, fortnightly or monthly visits from the same trusted cleaner.
After builders cleaning
Fine dust, paint splashes and debris removed so your new space is ready to live in.
Carpet and upholstery cleaning
Hot water extraction that lifts stains, allergens and odours from carpets, rugs and sofas.
Oven cleaning
Racks, trays, glass and hob stripped of grease and polished.
Move-in cleaning
Start fresh in your new home before the boxes arrive.
Airbnb and holiday let cleaning
Guest-ready turnovers between stays, with linen changed and checks done.
Office and commercial cleaning
Early morning or evening cleans that fit around your working day.
Postcode areas in the North East
Live availability. A partner can take a whole postcode area, a group of districts or a single town.
Postcode areas in the North East
5 of 5 availableWhat every partner gets
- Protected territory. Enquiries from your postcodes come only to you, routed automatically.
- Local pages for your towns. Service pages with instant online prices for Newcastle upon Tyne, Sunderland and the other towns you cover.
- Franchise panel and apps. Leads, quotes, bookings, schedules, invoices and statements, plus a cleaner app with photo checklists.
- Your own payments. Card payments into your own Stripe, and your bank details on every invoice, with a pay-by-transfer pop-up.
- Training and support. Cleaning methods, pricing, recruiting and winning letting agents, with a head office team behind you.
Fees, simply
Fees are based on completed jobs and shown on a clear monthly statement. Read the full details, an earnings example and the launch steps on our franchise opportunities page.
Questions about the North East
The postcode areas on this page show live availability. Areas marked available have no partner yet. Where some districts are taken, the rest can still be offered. Use the postcode checker or send us the town you want and we will confirm within two working days.
No. Many partners come from management, sales, hospitality or the forces. What matters is that you care about doing a job properly, can lead a small team and are happy talking to customers. We train you in our cleaning methods, checklists, pricing and the DusterBunny system before you launch.
The initial investment is discussed on your discovery call. It covers your territory, training, launch marketing and access to the full system. Ongoing fees are a royalty of 8% and a marketing contribution of 2% of your completed job revenue, shown clearly on a monthly statement. We go through every figure on your discovery call before you commit to anything.
Customers pay by card, Apple Pay or Google Pay through your own Stripe account, or by bank transfer to your own bank account, which is printed on every invoice. The money goes straight to you, not to head office. Each month you receive a statement of your fees.
Yes. Your territory is agreed postcode by postcode, from whole postcode areas down to individual districts. Every enquiry from those postcodes is routed to you automatically, and no other partner can be given your postcodes while you are active.
From the DusterBunny website, where we set up local service pages for the towns and districts in your territory, the same way our London pages work; from Google; from letting agents and landlords you build relationships with; and from repeat and referred customers. You can also add customers you win yourself into the system.
A franchise panel for leads, quotes, bookings, scheduling, customers, invoices, payments and statements; a cleaner app with job details, checklists and before and after photos; and a customer account where your customers book, pay and message you. It all works on a phone.
Some partners start part-time as manager-operators while they recruit their first team, then go full-time once the diary is full. We will talk honestly about the time you can commit and what that means for growth.
Request the franchise pack
No cost and no commitment. We reply within two working days.