End of Tenancy Cleaning in Pratts Bottom

Detached chalet bungalow off Rushmore Hill — set back from the road behind a gravel drive, with a view from the back garden that looked straight across the fields toward Shoreham. A couple who had downsized from a 5-bed in Chislehurst — 2 years at £2,100. Three bedrooms (one ground floor, two in the converted loft), bathroom upstairs, shower room downstairs, lounge, kitchen-diner, conservatory at the back, detached garage. Langford Russell managing — same agent who handles our Downe work.

Van on the gravel drive. Quiet. You could hear a tractor in the next field.

Kitchen-diner. Ground floor, about 14ft by 12ft. Refitted — handle-less white units, quartz worktop, integrated Siemens oven. Door off, glass out, sprayed. 15 minutes. One pass — a couple who cooked well but kept the kitchen immaculate. Induction hob: barely marked. Extractor: filter soaked. Dishwasher wiped. Floor: porcelain tile, mopped.

Conservatory. About 10ft by 8ft, off the kitchen-diner. Glass panels on three sides plus the roof. Views over the garden and the Kent countryside. Each panel cleaned from inside. Roof panels: extension pole. Track at the sliding door — leaf debris and condensation residue from winter. Vacuumed and wiped. Floor: tile continuing from the kitchen. 25 minutes.

Lounge. About 15ft by 13ft. Carpet vacuumed. Bay window — uPVC. Cleaned per section. Wood-burning stove in a brick hearth. Ash cleared, brick wiped, slate hearth wiped. Faint heat ring — documented as permanent. Same approach as our Downe and Hampton Wick wood-burner work.

Ground-floor bedroom. About 11ft by 10ft. Carpet. Straightforward.

Downstairs shower room. Electric shower, basin, toilet. ~275 ppm, 2 years, two people. One pass. Quick. 10 minutes.

Upstairs — the chalet loft. Stairs up from the hallway. Two bedrooms with dormer windows and sloping ceilings where the roof comes down. The master: dormer window looking over the back garden and the fields. The guest room: dormer to the front, Rushmore Hill through the trees.

Upstairs bathroom. Bath-shower combo. ~275 ppm, 2 years. One pass. 15 minutes.

Detached garage. Concrete floor, workbench, shelving, garden tools (removed). Swept, shelving wiped. Cobwebs in the roof timbers. 10 minutes.

4 hours 30 minutes. Two people. The conservatory and the wood burner are where the detail goes. The rest is a well-maintained chalet bungalow from a couple who looked after it.

Langford Russell come next day. Their BR6 person handles Pratts Bottom, Chelsfield, and Downe — the rural Bromley triangle. Kitchen: Siemens opened, quartz checked. Conservatory: panels and tracks inspected. Wood burner: heat ring noted as permanent. Dormer windows: checked. Shower room: done. Garage: clean. 10 minutes. Passed.

Deposit back in 8 days. Full return. The couple were moving to a flat in Beckenham — closer to the station, closer to the grandchildren, done with mowing.

Pratts Bottom is London's quietest corner. The Bulls Head has been here since 1569. The tractor in the next field is louder than the traffic. We clean the bungalow, document the wood burner, and the deposit comes back. Our guide on deposit dispute evidence covers semi-rural properties and chalet bungalow features.