Guides for agents and hosts.
Practical detail from running cleaning contracts day to day. What to put in writing, what to check, and where the arguments usually start.
Running short-let changeovers, linen and cleaning fees.
UK Airbnb changeover cleans typically cost £45 to £90+. What moves the price, per clean vs hourly, and how to set a cleaning fee that covers it.
The guest pays the cleaning fee, the host arranges and pays for the clean. How the fee works, and what changes between long and short stays.
A short let needs a full changeover clean at every checkout, plus a deeper clean on a set interval. How to set the interval for your property.
The full turnover sequence between two guests, from strip-down to the presentation check, and why the last step is the one that protects your reviews.
How to set linen par levels for a short let, why one set per bed is never enough, and how turnover speed decides the number you need to hold.
When owning your linen stock stops making sense, what hire actually covers, and the point at which the maths tips from buying to hiring.
Serviced accommodation cleaning: what a changeover must include, the standard guests judge, and the spec that lets operators hand cleaning over safely.
Communal standards, licensing and the summer changeover.
How often HMO licensing expects shared halls, stairs and kitchens to be cleaned, why weekly is the usual baseline, and what your licence decides.
What councils require of communal areas in a licensed HMO, who is responsible for keeping them clean, and how to evidence the standard at inspection.
Student HMO summer changeover: when to book, the order the work runs in, what the deep clean must cover and how to protect the deposit position.
Voids, block communal rounds and the clean after a refurb.
Apartment block communal cleaning: how often to clean, what a visit covers, what moves the cost, and the reporting a managing agent needs.
After-builders cleaning: the builders clean vs the sparkle clean, why fine dust keeps settling, what the final clean includes and when to book it.
Housekeeping at room level, in-house or contracted out.
The fundamentals behind the specific guides above.