End of Tenancy Cleaning in Totteridge

Detached house on one of the premier roads off Totteridge Lane — gated entrance, sweeping gravel drive, the house set back maybe 50 metres from the road with the garden running south toward the valley. Five bedrooms, four bathrooms, three reception rooms, a bespoke kitchen, utility room, and a double garage. A hedge fund manager and his wife — two children at Mill Hill School — 2 years at £6,500. Statons managing from their Totteridge office.

Van on the gravel drive inside the gates. Three-person team. Full day.

Kitchen. The kind of kitchen that has its own postcode. About 24ft by 18ft, open to a family room with bifold doors to the terrace. Tom Howley bespoke — hand-painted in pale grey, brass hardware, quartzite worktops, a 12-seat island. Range cooker: Lacanche, dual fuel, double oven, seven-burner. Pulled forward — heavy, three people. 2 years, a family who cooked well and employed a housekeeper, so the kitchen was maintained but still needed professional attention. Both ovens sprayed, 25 minutes. One pass each. Seven burners, each lifted. Extractor: bespoke chimney-style hood. Filter soaked, housing degreased. Butler sink: two bowls, specialist cream cleaner. Quartzite: stone-specific product, every section of the island. Dishwasher: integrated, wiped. Floor: limestone, pH-neutral. 65 minutes for this kitchen.

Formal drawing room. About 22ft by 16ft. Coffered ceiling — dusted per section. Marble fireplace — carved, classical. Wiped and buffed. Timber shutters at two bay windows — dusted. Carpet vacuumed.

Family room. Open to the kitchen, about 18ft by 14ft. Bifold doors to the terrace — tracks cleaned. Timber floor: engineered oak, specialist product.

Study. About 14ft by 10ft. Built-in bookshelves — every shelf wiped. Timber floor.

Utility room. Off the kitchen. Washing machine, dryer, sink. Surfaces wiped, floor mopped.

Upstairs. Four bathrooms. Master en-suite: walk-in shower with marble surround, freestanding bath, his-and-hers basins. ~265 ppm, 2 years. Bath: one pass. Marble: stone-specific. Chrome polished. 30 minutes. Guest en-suite: walk-in shower, modern fittings. 15 minutes. Family bathroom: bath-shower combo, children's bathroom. Waterline: one pass. 15 minutes. Downstairs cloakroom: basin and toilet. 5 minutes.

Five bedrooms. All carpet or timber. Master: dressing room, bay window with shutters. Children's rooms: minor scuff marks — cleaned. Guest rooms: straightforward.

Double garage. Two cars' width. Concrete floor, shelving, workshop area. Swept, shelving wiped. 10 minutes.

Garden thresholds. Terrace from the bifold doors — stone, swept. Side gate from the drive. Front entrance — gravel doesn't need cleaning but the step does.

8 hours. Three people. The kitchen, the four bathrooms, and the drawing room are where the day goes. The rest is a large house cleaned thoroughly.

Statons come next day. Their Totteridge lettings person handles maybe 20 premium properties — premier roads, acre plots, the houses that don't go on Rightmove. Kitchen: Lacanche opened, quartzite inspected, butler sink checked, Tom Howley cabinetry inspected for marks. Drawing room: coffered ceiling inspected, marble fireplace checked, shutters inspected. Bathrooms: all four checked — master marble inspected, waterlines gone. Scuff marks: cleaned. Garage: clean. 15 minutes. Passed.

Deposit back in 10 days. Full return. Family relocating to Geneva — same industry, same renting pattern, different country.

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