Do you frequently find that when a tenant moves out you are left with an unholy mess to clean up?
Well you are not alone. With the rental market growing on a daily basis, increasing numbers of landlords have to deal with the mess and rubbish left behind from tenants who couldn’t be bothered to clean their house. Indeed, some 40% of landlords surveyed in a web poll claimed that their property was left in such a shocking condition they were forced to undertake a complete programme of refurbishment in order to put it back into a marketable condition once again—in some cases, the repair and cleaning bill came in at more than £2,500!
Of course it is not surprising that many tenants do not treat their rental home with the same respect they might if they actually owned the property, but many still feel aggrieved when their landlord withholds the deposit because of the cost of cleaning the property, which is why cleaning bills cause more arguments than any other issue at the end of a tenancy.
Even professional cleaning services can cost hundreds of pounds and tenants should be made aware of the fact the cost of cleaning beyond normal wear and tear is billable when presented with an immaculate property during check-in at the beginning of a tenancy. Hopefully it might encourage them to clean the oven regularly. But despite the numbers of disgruntled landlords faced with cleaning bills, 27% did say they were handed back properties in good condition.
