End of Tenancy Cleaning in Barnes Cray

1950s end-terrace on Maiden Lane — solid house, nothing fancy. Three bedrooms, bathroom, separate kitchen, lounge, small front garden, bigger rear garden with a shed. Family — two children at St Paulinus — 3 years at £1,350. Robinson Jackson managing from their Crayford office.

Van on the driveway. Free. No restrictions on Maiden Lane.

Kitchen first. Separate room at the back, maybe 10ft by 8ft. Dated — units probably from the early 2000s, vinyl worktop, vinyl floor. Freestanding cooker, Indesit, gas. Pull it forward. 3 years, family of four, two children. Grease behind is standard — not heavy, not light. One pass on the wall. Both cavities spray, 20 minutes. Top oven: one pass. Main oven: needs second pass — roast dinners every Sunday for 3 years. Hob done, four burners. Extractor — small wall-mounted fan, filter soaked, housing wiped. Cupboards wiped inside. Under-counter fridge-freezer cleaned. Floor mopped with degreaser.

Back door to garden. Track has grass and soil — children, garden, football. Vacuumed and wiped.

Lounge. Front room, maybe 13ft by 11ft. Carpet vacuumed. Bay window — uPVC, not original. Cleaned per section, tracks wiped. Sealed fireplace with a simple tiled surround — cream tiles, nothing decorative. Wiped. Radiator cleaned behind.

Upstairs. Bathroom. Bath-shower combo, plastic screen. ~280 ppm, 3 years, family of four. This is where the water shows. Waterline: two passes. Taps: limescale in the cross-head angles. Screen: scratched, old, noted. Toilet: done, limescale under rim treated. Floor: lino, mopped. 25 minutes just for this bathroom.

Three bedrooms. All carpet. Front bedroom is the biggest — bay window matching downstairs. Children's room: poster tack marks on wall — removed. Box room: shelf marks on wall from bookshelf, photographed.

Shed in the garden — part of the let. Swept. Old shelving. Cobwebs. 5 minutes.

3 hours 30 minutes. Two people. The limescale and the oven are where the time goes. Everything else is standard.

Robinson Jackson come next morning. Their Crayford lettings person handles Barnes Cray, Slade Green, and North End. Kitchen: oven opened, wall checked. Bathroom: waterline gone, cross-head taps checked, screen scratches noted as fitting age. Poster tack: removed. Shelf marks: accepted as normal wear. Shed: clean. 8 minutes. Passed.

Deposit back in 7 days. Full return. Family moving to a 4-bed semi in Dartford — more space, same schools, same station.

Barnes Cray is straightforward outer-London cleaning. 1950s houses, families, 3-year tenancies, hard water. The houses are honest and the agents are fair. We come, we clean it properly, Robinson Jackson check it, and the deposit comes back. Same service, same checklist, same guarantee — whether it's a £1,350-a-month terrace in DA1 or a £14,000-a-month townhouse in Mayfair. Our guide on deposit dispute evidence is there if you need it.