End of tenancy cleaning team
Run a small crew with a van that handles several move-out cleans a week for agents and landlords.
- £1.5k-7k
- Full-time
- Out and about
Estimates for a small start in the UK, not guarantees.
Official data
15 active UK companies have “end of tenancy” in their name, 60% registered since 2024
Name search “company names containing “end of tenancy””. Source: Companies House, November 2026.
What it is
A small team doing full move-out cleans, often with carpet and oven cleaning added, so larger properties can be done in a few hours and more jobs fit into each week.
Your first three steps
- Win a few regular letting agent clients first and note how many jobs a week they could send you
- Set up a booking system, a quality checklist and a price list for different property sizes
- Recruit one or two reliable cleaners, agree whether they are self-employed or employed, and get the right insurance
Who pays
Letting agencies, property managers, landlords with several properties and tenants leaving rented homes.
How it makes money
Fixed prices per property plus add-ons like carpet cleaning, with repeat work from agents who send you jobs regularly.
Skills that help
- Organising and scheduling jobs
- Training and checking others' work
- Building relationships with agents
Watch out for
- Employer's liability insurance once you employ people, plus public liability cover
- Employment status: check HMRC guidance on employed versus self-employed workers
- Staff holding keys to properties, so check references and keep a key log
- Busy peaks at the end of months and in summer, with quiet spells in between
- A van and carpet machine add cost, so work out the jobs you need to pay them off
Deep research report · UK
Everything you need to start: end of tenancy cleaning team
Researched with live web search for United Kingdom: real startup prices, the licences and rules, what others charge, a break-even example, how to find your first customers and a 30-day launch plan. With sources.
- Startup costs with real prices
- Licences, registration and rules
- Pricing: what others charge
- Break-even example
- Finding your first customers
- 30-day launch plan
- Risks and how to reduce them
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