Same-Day & Last-Minute End of Tenancy Cleaning in London
Something went wrong. The checkout is tomorrow. Take a breath — we do this every single day.
Same-day and last-minute bookings make up a significant chunk of our work. The people calling us at 7am or 10pm the night before are not unusual. They're people whose plans fell apart — and London moves fast enough that plans fall apart all the time.
Maybe the removals ran late and now you're standing in a flat full of dust with the checkout tomorrow morning. Maybe you booked a cleaner three weeks ago and they cancelled this afternoon. Maybe you genuinely forgot — the tenancy end date crept up on you between the packing and the new lease and the forty other things competing for space in your brain, and now it's 9pm and you've just realised the oven hasn't been touched in fourteen months.
Whatever brought you here, the feeling is the same. There's a number on your check-in report that says your deposit is £1,400, and right now, looking at the state of the kitchen, you can feel pieces of that money starting to peel away.
We keep capacity specifically for same-day end of tenancy cleaning bookings because we know they're coming — every week, without fail. So let's talk about what's actually possible.
When You Can Realistically Get Same-Day Service
The answer depends entirely on when you're calling and when the checkout inspection is. Select your situation below.
When Are You Calling?
Select your situation to see what's realistically possible☀️
Calling before midday
Best-case scenario — maximum flexibility🌤️
Calling in the afternoon
Depends on property size and checkout time🌙
Calling the evening before
The most common emergency call we get📋
Checkout already happened
Agent has flagged cleaning issuesSelect your situation above to see what we can do
The honest cut-off: if your checkout is in less than three hours and the property hasn't been touched, we probably can't help you in time. We'll tell you that upfront rather than promise something we can't deliver. What we can do is book the earliest possible slot and help you make the case to your agent for a brief extension.
What to Tell Us When You Call
We're going to ask specific questions — not because we're being nosy, but because the answers determine whether we can help you today, how many people we send, and what it costs.
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Property size
Number of bedrooms, number of bathrooms. A 1-bed with one bathroom is a fundamentally different job from a 2-bed with two bathrooms and a separate kitchen-diner.
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Current condition — be honest
"It needs a good clean" and "nobody has cleaned the oven since I moved in two years ago" are very different starting points. We won't judge you — we've seen far worse than whatever you're imagining — but we need to know what we're walking into.
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Has the property been emptied?
This matters enormously. We can work around belongings, but it's slower and the result is compromised. If the removals overlap with the clean, tell us — we'll plan the sequence.
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Access arrangements
Can we get in without you? Keys with a neighbour, lockbox, concierge — most of our same-day clients aren't at the property while we clean.
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Exact checkout time
Not just the date — the actual time. "Tomorrow afternoon" gives us a completely different planning window than "the inventory clerk is coming at 9am."
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Any specific concerns
The oven. The shower screen. The carpet where the dog slept. If you tell us, we can prioritise. If the limescale has been building for years, we need to know — some things need repeat treatments.
Pricing: Yes, It Costs More — Here's Why
When you book last minute, we're rearranging schedules — redirecting a team, rescheduling another client, sometimes pulling in additional cleaners on their day off. The premium isn't profit. It's the operational cost of urgency. For standard pricing, see our end of tenancy cleaning costs in London page.
Same-Day Pricing
Select your property size — the premium is 20–30%, not double📅
Standard booking
£280–370
Booked 3+ days in advance⚡
Same-day booking
£350–430
20–30% urgency premium🏦
Your deposit at stake
£1,200–2,000
This is what you could lose🧮
The maths: A same-day 2 bed clean at £350–430 that saves you even half your deposit (£1,200–2,000) isn't an expense — it's the best return on investment you'll make during the entire moving process.
If budget is genuinely tight, tell us. We can sometimes offer a targeted clean — focusing only on the kitchen and bathroom, which are the two rooms that generate 80% of cleaning-related deposit deductions — at a lower price point than a full property clean.
What We Can and Can't Achieve in a Rush
Let's be realistic, because the worst thing we could do is set expectations we can't meet.
✅ What we can absolutely deliver
Full property clean to professional standard — the standard in your check-in report
Kitchen appliances degreased, bathrooms descaled, all surfaces wiped
All floors vacuumed and mopped, cupboards cleaned inside
Window tracks cleared, skirting boards dusted, light fittings cleaned
Everything photographed for your records
Speed doesn't mean shortcuts — we send more people, not less thorough ones
⚠️ What might not be possible on short notice
Carpet deep cleaning needs specialist equipment — tell us in advance if needed
Heavy limescale (years of buildup) may need repeat acid treatments over 24–48 hours
Wall marks, scuffs, minor repairs — that's a handyman job, not cleaning
Mould that's penetrated silicone sealant needs replacing, not cleaning
A property that still has a household's worth of belongings cannot get a checkout-standard clean
For more on what the checkout report compares against, and the difference between cleaning issues and fair wear and tear, see our advice pages.
How We Prioritise When Time Is Tight
If we're walking into a 3-bed house at 8am and the checkout is at 1pm, five hours isn't unlimited. Here's the exact order our teams follow — based on years of doing this, not theory. For a full breakdown of every task in every room, see our DIY vs professional guide.
How We Prioritise When Time Is Tight
The exact order our teams follow — deposit risk determines sequence🍳
Kitchen
Highest risk
The kitchen is the room most likely to trigger a deposit deduction and the room that takes the longest to clean properly. The oven alone can take 30–40 minutes.
Oven interior, racks, door glass, seals
Extractor hood and filters
Hob surface and controls
Fridge, freezer, seals, behind and on top
All cupboards inside and out
Sink, taps, plughole
Worktops and splashback
Floor including edges and under appliances
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Bathrooms
High risk
The second highest-risk room. The difference between 'looks clean' and 'is actually clean' is most visible here — especially limescale on taps and shower screens.
Limescale on all taps and chrome
Shower screen descale
Grout and sealant treatment
Toilet bowl, exterior, base, behind
Bath or shower tray
Mirror, cabinets, shelving
Floor behind toilet and edges
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Entrance hallway
First impression
The first thing the inventory clerk sees. Five minutes of attention here disproportionately influences the clerk's overall impression of the entire property.
Front door both sides
Floor, skirting boards, dado rails
Light fitting and switches
Cupboard interiors (meter, storage, airing)
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Bedrooms & living areas
Lower risk
Generally the fastest rooms to clean — mostly surfaces, dusting, vacuuming, and mopping. A well-practiced team can turn around two bedrooms and a living room in under an hour if they're empty.
All surfaces, shelves, mantlepieces
Inside wardrobes, drawers, on top
Window glass, frames, tracks, sills
Skirting boards, radiators, light switches
Carpet vacuum or floor mop
Light fittings and cobwebs
Doors and door frames
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If time genuinely runs out — which is rare — the rooms we've prioritised are the ones that matter most for your deposit. A slightly dusty windowsill in the spare bedroom is a minor note. A greasy oven is a £150 deduction.
Emergency Add-Ons
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Carpet cleaning
If you let us know when you book, we'll bring the extraction equipment. Adds 30–60 minutes per room. If your check-in report notes "professionally cleaned carpets," this is worth it. If carpets were noted as "vacuumed," a thorough vacuum is sufficient — you don't need to exceed the documented standard. See our carpet stain guide for DIY tips.
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Oven-only emergency
If you've cleaned everything else yourself but the oven has defeated you — and it defeats most people — we offer a standalone oven clean as a same-day emergency. 30–45 minutes, a fraction of a full property clean, and the single most effective targeted spend you can make. See our oven cleaning guide for DIY tips.
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Exterior windows
Not typically required for checkout unless specified in your tenancy agreement, but if the agent has flagged them, we can arrange it.
How to Prepare While You Wait for Us
If you've called us and there's a gap before the team arrives, here's how to use that time so we can work faster. For guidance on the right sequence when removals and cleaning overlap, see our timing guide.
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Empty the property
CRITICAL
Every item you remove gives us access to another surface, another cupboard, another section of floor. The earlier you start, the better the result.
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Defrost the freezer
CRITICAL
Switch it off now, open the door, put towels underneath. A frozen freezer cannot be properly cleaned. This is the one thing that takes hours you can't compress.
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Open the windows
Ventilation helps cleaning products work faster and helps the property dry before the checkout inspection.
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Gather your rubbish
CRITICAL
Bin bags, recycling, anything for the tip — get it out. Our team shouldn't be spending cleaning time on waste removal.
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Strip the beds
If the bedding is yours, strip and bag it. If it belongs to the landlord, strip and fold. We'll wipe the bed frame but we don't launder.
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Don't half-clean the oven
CRITICAL
Seriously. Supermarket oven cleaner reacts differently with professional products. Half-cleaned ovens are harder to finish than untouched ones. Leave it to us.
Areas We Can Reach Fastest
We're based in south-west London with teams positioned across the city. Response times below are from confirmation of booking.
Areas We Can Reach Fastest
Teams positioned across London — response times from confirmation1–2 hours
Fastest response
2–3 hours
Central London
Not sure if we cover your area? See our full London coverage map or just call — if we can't get there fast enough, we'll tell you.
The Guarantee Still Applies
This is the thing that separates a same-day professional clean from a same-day panic DIY.
72-Hour Re-Clean Guarantee
If your landlord or letting agent raises cleaning issues after the checkout inspection, contact us within 72 hours and we'll return to re-clean any areas that don't meet the documented standard. No additional charge.
If you DIY and the landlord challenges it — you're on your own
If we clean it and the landlord challenges it — we come back and fix it
The guarantee is tied to the check-in report, not the landlord's personal preferences
That guarantee is worth the price of admission alone — especially when you're already under pressure and don't have the bandwidth for a deposit dispute on top of everything else.
How to Book: Call, Don't Click
For same-day bookings, call us. The online system works for scheduled cleans days out, but for same-day, a phone call is faster, more flexible, and lets us ask the questions we need. We can confirm availability, price, arrival time, and special requirements in a five-minute conversation.
We answer the phone from early morning — because that's when the panic calls start. If you're reading this at midnight, send us a message through the website with as much detail as possible and call first thing in the morning.
We Can Still Make This Work
The difference between walking into checkout having done nothing and walking in after a professional team has spent five hours making the property shine — that difference is one phone call.
The earlier you call, the more options we have. Don't wait until morning if you can call now.
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