I realise this post may cause some forumites to gasp at my decadence, but I want to hire a cleaner for 3-4 hours a week. I used to pay someone but she has moved on to other things and the house is a terrible mess despite my best efforts. I contacted one of those cleaning companies who quoted £44 + VAT for 4 hours. My house isn't huge (Edwardian 3 bed semi)but this did seem a bit steep to me. What do you think? (I paid the previous lady £30 for 3 hours).
Thanks!!
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Beebs, we have London wages, too!
Just looked for a website but couldn't Google it. I'll look up the details when I get home.
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'H', where is your cleaner based?
i know it doesn't make sense
but those are the going rates
Spooky! I've got the man from "Time for you" coming to give me a quote tomorrow. Do you find them reliable?
KK I know. It is madness.
Thanks
Jiggi
P.S. Nicko. thanks, but I can't afford 15pph no matter what the added extras might be!!
They seem to expect a professional, reliable, safe service for peanuts.
I used to pay £18 per clean, for a three bedroom house (in Essex rather than London), but that was three years ago.
I don't know how long it took, as I was never in when the cleaner came.
A p/t worker who turns up to your house for a few hours will have additional expenses like transport.
Not cider?
You crazy rebel you, Moomoo.
Can you approach the actual cleaner and come to a private arrangement?
Jiggi,
TfY is ok but they are really only an agency so it all depends on the cleaner. Ours is ok but not great.
The agency takes !.50 per hour by standing order and provides insurance for damages and the cleaner gets £8 per hour.
I'd happily move to someone better.