For Estate Agencies & Landlords
Setting Up an Ongoing Cleaning Arrangement for Your Rental Portfolio
Booking a one-off clean every time a tenancy ends works fine for a single property. Once you're managing several, re-explaining your standards and chasing availability for every turnover starts costing more time than it should. Here's what an ongoing arrangement actually looks like, and why it tends to work out cheaper too.
One-off booking vs an ongoing arrangement
A one-off booking is exactly that — you describe the property, get a quote, and the relationship ends once the job's done. That's perfectly fine for a single flat. It starts to strain once you're coordinating turnovers across five, ten, or fifty properties, because every booking means re-explaining the same standards, checking availability from scratch, and hoping the quality is consistent from one job to the next.
There's also a scheduling cost that's easy to underestimate. Each one-off enquiry gets slotted in wherever there's space that week, which is fine occasionally but adds friction when turnovers are happening across your portfolio on a rolling basis. You end up managing a series of separate transactions rather than one relationship that already understands how you work.
An ongoing arrangement flips that. Instead of treating every turnover as a fresh enquiry, you set the terms once — standards, invoicing, priority scheduling — and every booking after that runs on rails.
What this looks like in practice
An agency managing eight flats across three buildings might have two or three tenancies ending in any given month. Booked one-off, that's two or three separate quote requests, two or three conversations about what needs covering, and no guarantee the same standard applies each time. Set up as an ongoing arrangement, it's a message with the addresses and dates — the standard, pricing and invoicing are already agreed, so there's nothing left to negotiate each time a turnover comes up.
What an ongoing arrangement includes
A single point of contact who knows your properties
No re-explaining your expectations each time. One contact who already understands your portfolio, your standards, and how you like things handled.
Priority scheduling
Regular accounts get booked ahead of one-off enquiries, which matters when a turnaround date moves and you need a slot confirmed quickly rather than joining a general queue.
Consistent invoicing
One invoicing arrangement across every property, rather than chasing separate receipts for every individual booking — simpler for your own accounts and easier to reference if a query comes up later.
The same checklist, every property, every time
A studio and a four-bedroom house across different buildings get cleaned to the same fixed standard, so quality doesn't depend on which team happens to be on site that week.
Why it tends to cost less per visit
This isn't a discount for its own sake — it comes down to logistics. Scheduling several properties in advance lets a cleaning team plan routes and staffing efficiently, rather than slotting a single unplanned job into an already-full week at a premium rate. One-off bookings carry the cost of that unpredictability; regular ones don't.
There's a second saving that's easy to miss: properties cleaned consistently between tenancies rarely build up the kind of grease, limescale or grime that turns a standard clean into a longer, more expensive job. Skipping cleans between lets, or relying on inconsistent providers, is often what causes that build-up in the first place.
What happens after you get in touch
There's no lengthy sign-up process. Once you've told us roughly how many properties you manage and where they are, we typically confirm pricing and terms within a day or two — not weeks of back and forth.
A short call or email to understand your portfolio
Roughly how many properties, where they're located, and how often turnovers tend to come up. Exact figures aren't needed at this stage — a reasonable estimate is enough to work out pricing.
Agreeing standards and pricing once
This is the only time you'll need to discuss what's included — oven cleaning, the checklist, the re-clean guarantee — since it applies consistently to every property afterwards.
A single contact for every future booking
From here, sending a turnover date is as simple as an email or message with the address — no repeat quote requests, no re-explaining what's needed.
How to set one up
Getting started is simpler than it might sound. Tell us roughly how many properties you manage and how often turnovers typically come up — there's no need for exact figures upfront. We'll agree standards and pricing that reflect the volume, set up a single point of contact for bookings, and you're ready to send us turnover dates as they come in rather than requesting a fresh quote each time.
No long-term commitment required to start. If the arrangement isn't working for you, you're free to step away — we'd rather earn repeat bookings by being reliable than lock anyone into terms that don't suit them.
Let's set up your portfolio
Tell us about your properties and typical turnover volume, and we'll put together pricing and a point of contact suited to your portfolio. Oven cleaning included on every job, with a 72-hour re-clean guarantee.
Frequently Asked Questions
Do I need to commit to a fixed number of cleans per month?
No. We work around your actual turnover volume rather than a fixed quota — some months might mean two properties, others might mean ten. The arrangement just means you're not starting from scratch with a new quote every time.
Is pricing genuinely lower than booking one-off each time?
Usually yes, since regular, plannable bookings are cheaper to schedule than last-minute one-off jobs. Get in touch with your typical volume and we'll put together pricing that reflects it.
Can I use this for a small number of properties, or only large portfolios?
Any number. The core benefit — one contact, consistent standards, simpler invoicing — applies whether you're managing three properties or thirty.
What if my properties are spread across different parts of London?
Not a problem. Let us know the locations when you get in touch and we'll confirm coverage and scheduling for each.
Is there a long-term contract I need to sign?
No fixed term is required to get started. We'd rather keep your business by being reliable on every job than lock you into terms — you're free to step away at any point if it's not working for you.
How long does it take to get set up?
Usually a day or two from first getting in touch to having pricing and terms confirmed — there's no lengthy onboarding process before you can start sending turnover dates.
Do I need to know exact numbers before I get in touch?
No. A reasonable estimate of property count and typical turnover frequency is enough to put together pricing — exact figures aren't required upfront.