End of Tenancy Cleaning in Kennington

Raised ground floor conversion in a Georgian terrace on Cleaver Square — the square that has been here since the 1790s, with the communal garden behind the railings and the restaurant at the corner. Two bedrooms, bathroom, kitchen-living room, and a private front garden below the pavement behind cast-iron railings. A senior civil servant and her partner — she walked to Whitehall every morning — 2 years at £2,350. Winkworth managing from their Kennington Road office.

Meter on Kennington Park Road. 5-minute walk. Kit through the communal front door. The hallway had encaustic tiles — red and black geometric pattern, original, the kind that has survived 230 years of feet. pH-neutral mopped. Swept first.

Kitchen-living room. About 18ft by 14ft. Georgian proportions — ceiling maybe 3 metres, two tall sash windows facing the square garden through the railings. Cornicing around the full perimeter. Ceiling rose. Dusted.

Kitchen section: refitted along one wall. Integrated oven, Miele. Door off, glass out, sprayed. 15 minutes. One pass — 2 years, a couple who cooked well but cleaned after themselves. Gas hob: five burners. Extractor: recessed. Worktop: marble-effect quartz. Floor: original timber boards, stained dark, specialist product.

The fireplace. Georgian — a reeded marble surround with a cast-iron hob grate and a tiled hearth. The marble was wiped and buffed. The grate was dry-wiped — never wet on original cast iron. Hearth: encaustic tile matching the hallway, pH-neutral. 12 minutes.

Two tall sash windows with original timber shutters folded into the deep reveals. Shutters: dusted per panel, both faces. Reveals: wiped. Glass: per pane, both sashes. The shutters and the light through the square garden together were the reason someone paid £2,350 a month for this flat.

Bathroom. Refitted — freestanding bath on claw feet, separate walk-in shower, pedestal basin. Modern fittings in a Georgian room. ~265 ppm, 2 years, two people. Bath: one pass. Behind the freestanding bath: cleaned — agents check there. Shower: frameless panel, streak-free. Chrome polished. Floor: natural stone, pH-neutral. 20 minutes.

Two bedrooms. Front: double, overlooking the front garden and the square through the railings. Timber floor. Rear: double, one window to the communal garden. Timber floor. Both straightforward.

Communal hallway. Encaustic tiles mopped. One flight of communal stairs swept. Front door wiped.

Private front garden. Below pavement level, accessed from inside the flat. Leaves cleared from the steps. Railings noted as building fabric.

3 hours 30 minutes. Two people. The Georgian features — the marble fireplace, the shutters, the encaustic tiles, the freestanding bath — are where every minute of care goes. The proportions do the work. We clean each surface with the right product.

Winkworth come next morning. Their SE11 person has handled Cleaver Square lettings for over a decade — she knows every flat in every terrace. Miele: opened, quartz checked. Fireplace: marble inspected, grate dry, hearth clean. Shutters: dusted, both faces. Sashes: per pane. Cornicing: inspected. Behind the bath: checked. Shower panel: streak-free. Encaustic hallway: clean. Front garden steps: cleared. 10 minutes. Passed.

Deposit back in 7 days. Full return. Couple buying a 3-bed Georgian house on Kennington Road — staying in SE11, more space, their own front door.

Kennington is Georgian South London at its best. The squares, the listed terraces, the shutters, the encaustic tiles — every surface is original and every surface matters. We clean each one with the right product. Our guide on deposit dispute evidence covers Georgian period conversions and listed-building feature documentation.