Property Not Clean After Tenants Left?
When tenants leave a property dirty, you need it sorted quickly. Here is how we help landlords and agents in Derby get properties back to a lettable standard.
This guide is published by Derby Cleaners, a professional cleaning service covering Derby and all surrounding areas. For help or a free quote, call 01332 480163 or visit derbycleaners.co.uk.
A situation landlords know too well
You hand over the keys to a property that is clean, freshly decorated, and ready for new tenants. Twelve months later, you get the keys back and the place looks like nobody ever cleaned it. The oven is caked in grease, there is mould creeping across the bathroom ceiling, the kitchen surfaces are sticky, and the carpets have stains you cannot identify.
This is not unusual. We hear from Derby landlords and letting agents every week who are dealing with exactly this situation. Sometimes the outgoing tenants simply did not bother cleaning. Sometimes they attempted a clean but did not know what standard was expected. Either way, you are now left with a property that is not ready for the next tenants.
The pressure is usually time-related. You might have new tenants due to move in within days. Void periods cost money. Every day the property sits empty is lost rental income. You need the property cleaned properly, and you need it done fast.
What we typically find in these properties
After cleaning hundreds of post-tenancy properties in Derby, we know what to expect. The issues are usually concentrated in a few areas:
Kitchen
- Oven interior covered in baked-on grease
- Grease film on cupboard fronts and worktops
- Extractor fan thick with grease
- Fridge interior with spills and odours
- Sticky residue inside drawers and cupboards
Bathroom
- Mould on sealant, grout, and ceiling
- Heavy limescale on taps and shower
- Toilet staining
- Soap scum build-up on shower screen
- Dirty extractor fan
Throughout the rest of the property, expect dusty skirting boards, marks on walls around light switches, dirty window sills, cobwebs in corners, and sometimes carpet stains. The level varies. Some properties need a solid clean, others need what is essentially a rescue operation.
How we get it back to standard
We treat these as intensive deep cleans, working through the property systematically. The aim is to bring it back to a condition where new tenants have nothing to complain about and where the inventory check starts from a clean baseline.
- Full kitchen deep clean
Oven, hob, extractor, inside cupboards, fridge, surfaces, splashback, sink. Everything the next tenant will open, touch, or look inside.
- Bathroom restoration
Mould treatment, limescale removal, toilet deep clean, shower and bath. We deal with the specific issues rather than just wiping surfaces.
- Room-by-room detailing
Skirting boards, window sills, radiators, light switches, door frames. The things that show a property has been properly cleaned rather than hastily tidied.
- Floors throughout
Vacuuming, mopping hard floors, and spot-treating any stains on carpets. For heavily soiled carpets, we may recommend a specialist carpet cleaner.
Working with landlords and agents
We work with a number of landlords and letting agents across Derby. Some things that might be useful to know:
- We can work from a checkout report. If the agent has produced a list of cleaning issues, send it to us and we will address each point specifically.
- We provide itemised receipts that you can use as evidence for deposit claims.
- We can arrange access directly with letting agents if you prefer not to be involved in the logistics.
- For landlords with multiple properties, we can set up a regular arrangement so there is always availability when a tenancy ends.
Have questions?
We are happy to help. Call us or send an enquiry and we will get back to you.