Move Out Cleaning in London: What It Includes and What It Costs

If you've been quoted for a 'move out clean', a 'checkout clean' and an 'end of tenancy clean' and wondered whether they're different services — they're not. They're three names for the same job: a top-to-bottom clean of an empty property so it passes its final inspection. Here's exactly what that includes in London, what it costs, and how to slot it into moving week.

What a move out clean includes

A proper move out clean covers the entire property against the standard your letting agent's inventory clerk will check — not a surface tidy-up:

• Every room cleaned top to bottom, from light fittings to skirting boards
• Kitchen degreased, including inside all cupboards and drawers
• Full bathroom descale — tiles, screens, taps and shower heads
• Internal doors, handles, switches and sockets wiped down
• Floors vacuumed and mopped throughout, including under furniture spaces
• Appliances (oven, fridge, washing machine and more) added individually so you only pay for what's there
• An itemised invoice you can show your agent — often what settles a deposit query on its own

If you're weighing this against a regular or deep clean, our guide to end of tenancy vs deep cleaning draws the line — the short version is that a weekly-style clean won't pass a checkout, because it doesn't touch grease build-up, limescale or appliance interiors.

What move out cleaning costs in London

Our fixed prices start at £100 for a studio, £120 for a one-bed, £140 for a two-bed, £160 for a three-bed and £180 for four bedrooms and up, with appliances from £10 each and carpets from £18 per room. The full breakdown — including how room-based pricing is calculated — is in our 2026 price list, or you can get a fixed figure for your exact flat with the instant quote calculator.

When to book it

1. 1Book 1–2 weeks ahead — end-of-month and weekend slots go first in London
2. 2Schedule the clean for after your furniture and boxes are out
3. 3Leave a buffer between the clean and your inventory check if you can
4. 4Defrost the freezer two days early — it can't be done on the day
5. 5Take dated photos of every room once the clean is finished

Where we cover

We provide move out cleaning across all London boroughs inside the M25, seven days a week — including Walthamstow, Hackney and Stratford in the east, Islington and Camden in the north, and Tooting, Balham, Clapham, Battersea, Brixton and Wandsworth south of the river. Wherever you are, the price is fixed before we arrive and the clean is backed by our 72-hour re-clean guarantee.

Planning the wider move? Our week-by-week moving out checklist lines everything up — notice, bills, van, clean and keys — so nothing lands on the wrong day.