End of Tenancy Cleaning in Homerton

A first-floor conversion in a Victorian terrace on one of the streets between Chatsworth Road and Homerton High Street — about 5 minutes from Homerton station on the Overground. Two bedrooms, one bathroom, a living room, and a compact kitchen at the rear. Two sharers — both working in Shoreditch — 14 months at £1,850/month. Keatons managing from their Hackney office.

CPZ. Found a meter two streets over. Kit carried up — one flight, narrow staircase, original Victorian balustrade.

Kitchen first. Compact — about 8ft by 6ft, galley layout, everything on one wall. A Hotpoint freestanding cooker, electric. Pulled it forward. 14 months behind — light grease, lighter than the family kitchens. One pass on the wall. Both oven cavities sprayed, 20-minute dwell. One pass — sharers who get takeaways more than they cook. Hob done, four rings. No extractor hood — just a vent panel in the window. Ceiling above the cooker had a thin grease film. Degreased. Cupboards wiped inside. Under-counter fridge cleaned. Floor: lino, degreased.

The kitchen window looked out over the rooftops toward Victoria Park — one of those E9 views that reminds you the park is closer than it feels.

Living room. Bay window at front — three sash panes, original, painted timber. Tracks vacuumed. Sills wiped. Sealed fireplace with a cast-iron surround — wiped and polished. Original ceiling rose. Dusted. Floorboards: sealed, dark-stained. Specialist product, barely damp. Radiators cleaned. Skirting wiped.

Bathroom. Bath-shower combo with a glass screen. Limescale at ~270 ppm, 14 months. Waterline: one pass — 14 months with two sharers who shower more than they bath. Screen: one pass. Taps done. Toilet done. Floor mopped. Extractor fan working — no mould.

Two bedrooms. Both with carpet, both with wardrobes. The front bedroom had a picture hook mark — too small to fill, photographed. The rear bedroom had a slightly musty smell from the window staying shut — we opened it during the clean. Carpet vacuumed, window cleaned, wardrobe wiped.

Communal hallway. Front door wiped both sides. Stairs swept. The original Victorian encaustic tiles in the communal entrance — swept and pH-neutral mopped.

3 hours. Clean job. No surprises.

Keatons came the next morning. Their E9 lettings negotiator — she handles dozens of these Homerton conversions every month. Kitchen: oven opened, ceiling checked. Bathroom: screen clear, waterline gone. Living room: fireplace tested, rose noted. Communal tiles: noted clean. Done in 7 minutes. Passed.

Deposit back in 6 days for both sharers. No deductions.

Homerton conversions are the workhorse of our Hackney coverage. Same stock as Clapton, same stock as Dalston — Victorian terraces split into flats, compact kitchens, moderate limescale, sharers who move every 12–18 months. The Overground makes E9 fast to Stratford and fast to Shoreditch, and the tenants reflect that: young, working, not cooking much, not staying long. We clean it, the agent checks it, the deposit comes back. If there's a dispute, it's usually about the communal areas. Our guide on unreasonable deductions covers who's responsible for what in a shared building.