Start fresh in your new home
Even when a previous tenant or owner has cleaned, a new home rarely feels truly clean. A move-in clean gives you a hygienic, fresh start before your furniture and boxes arrive, while the rooms are empty and every corner is easy to reach.
What a move-in clean includes
We focus on the places you will use first and the places that are hard to reach once you unpack:
- Kitchen cupboards, drawers and shelves cleaned inside and out before you fill them.
- Oven, hob, fridge and other appliances wiped inside and out.
- Bathrooms sanitised, with limescale removed from taps, tiles and screens.
- Wardrobes and built-in storage cleaned inside.
- Skirting boards, doors, frames, handles, switches and sockets wiped.
- Windows, sills and frames wiped inside.
- Floors vacuumed and mopped throughout.
Timing your clean
The best time for a move-in clean is after you get the keys and before the removal van arrives. If your move is tight, we can clean early on moving day or the day before. Larger homes are cleaned by a team so everything is ready in one visit.
Move-in cleaning across Southwark's neighbourhoods
In Bermondsey, homes are mostly warehouse and loft conversions. Loft flats often fail check-out on high ledges, window frames and kitchen islands, so we bring tall ladders and poles.
In Borough, Canada Water, Elephant and Castle, London Bridge, Rotherhithe and nearby, homes are mostly modern apartments and new-build blocks. Agents for new-build flats check glass showers, extractor filters, integrated appliances and balcony doors, so we clean all of these as standard.
In Camberwell, Denmark Hill, East Dulwich, Nunhead, Peckham and nearby, homes are mostly Victorian and Edwardian terraces, many split into flats. Letting agents in period conversions check skirting boards, sash window runners, fireplace surrounds and the kitchen extractor, so these are on our checklist as standard.
In Dulwich, homes are mostly large detached and period family homes. In larger homes we split the team by floor, so every bathroom, hallway and window sill is checked against the inventory before we leave.
Tips for booking move-in cleaning in Southwark
- Book the clean for after you collect the keys and before your furniture arrives.
- Ask the agent or seller for appliance manuals so you know how to use them once they are clean.
- Check parking and access in Southwark for moving day and for our team.
- Line kitchen drawers and shelves after the clean if you like, as everything will be dry and fresh.
- Add carpet cleaning if the previous occupant had pets.
Who we help in Southwark
Across Southwark we clean for new homeowners, tenants moving into a rented flat or house, landlords preparing a property for new tenants and families relocating to the area. Southwark is a busy rental borough, especially with young professionals in SE1, SE15 and SE16. Most of the borough is a controlled parking zone, so we arrange parking or travel by public transport.