Cleaning services, explained
What each professional service actually involves, what it typically costs in the UK, and how to hire well — written by people who spent years doing these jobs.
Start HereCarpet Cleaning
Deep hot water extraction lifts years of embedded dirt, stains and allergens — here's how the professional process works, what it costs, and how to hire well.
Upholstery Cleaning
How the professionals revive sofas, armchairs and dining chairs — fabric-safe methods, typical prices, and when DIY is the wrong call.
Rug Cleaning
From hard-wearing synthetics to delicate Persian and antique wool pieces — how specialist rug cleaning works and when a rug needs the full workshop treatment.
End of Tenancy
The agency-standard checklist clean that decides deposit disputes — what it covers, what it costs by property size, and the guarantee worth insisting on.
Deep Cleaning
The top-to-bottom reset for homes that need one — what a proper deep clean includes, what it costs, and how it differs from a regular clean.
Regular Cleaning
Weekly or fortnightly help that keeps a home consistently liveable — typical UK rates, the vetting questions that matter, and agency vs independent trade-offs.
Commercial
Out-of-hours carpet care for offices, hotels, schools and retail — how the trade prices by the square metre, and what good contractors do differently.
Stain Removal
The specialist end of cleaning: what professional spotting chemistry can rescue, how pet odour treatment really works, and the honest limits nobody advertises.
Wondering what a fair quote looks like? Our carpet cleaning price guide and end of tenancy checklist break down real UK numbers.
Keep your home in brilliant shape
Hundreds of honest guides and tested product reviews — written from real hands-on experience.