House Clearance FAQs

Every property is different, so we price each job individually based on how much there is, what it is and how easy it is to reach. You get a fixed price before any work is booked. See our house clearance prices page for what affects the cost.

Yes. Quotes are free and there is no obligation to book.

Yes. Clear photos or a short video of each room, the loft, garage and garden usually let us give an accurate price without a visit.

No. For standard domestic clearances you pay the agreed price once the job is finished.

Not unless the job changes – for example if extra rooms or items are added. Any change is agreed with you before we do extra work.

Yes. Where furniture or contents have resale value, we take this into account when we quote.

Most houses are cleared in one day. Small jobs such as a single room, a loft or a garage often take a few hours.

No. We can collect keys from you, a neighbour, a solicitor or an estate agent and send photos when the job is done.

We sweep through every room we clear so the property is left tidy. If you need a professional deep clean, we can recommend local cleaners.

Give us a list, put stickers on items, or walk round with us on the day. Anything marked to keep stays where it is.

Anything personal or important – photographs, letters, bank paperwork, wills, jewellery, keys or cash – is set aside and handed back to you.

It depends on the diary, but we can often clear within a few days of your call and sometimes sooner for urgent jobs.

Almost everything in a normal home: furniture, beds, mattresses, white goods, carpets, clothes, books, ornaments, kitchenware, garden furniture, tools and loft or garage contents.

We cannot take asbestos, clinical waste or gas bottles, and large amounts of paint or chemicals may need to go to a recycling centre. We will tell you before quoting.

Yes. They go to facilities that recover the gases safely.

Yes. Upholstered seating that may contain POPs is taken to the correct facility rather than landfill.

Yes. Reusable furniture and goods are donated or resold, materials such as metal, wood, card, textiles and electricals are recycled, and only what is left goes to licensed disposal.

Tell us which charity your family would like to support and we will do our best to take suitable items there.

Householders have a legal duty of care for their waste. If it is fly-tipped by an unregistered carrier, it can be traced back to you. You can check any waste carrier on the Environment Agency public register.

Alnwick and a 30-mile radius, including Amble, Rothbury, Wooler, Belford, Seahouses, Bamburgh, Berwick-upon-Tweed, Morpeth, Ashington, Blyth and Cramlington.

Yes. We work with families, executors and solicitors, at a pace that suits you, and can invoice the estate.

Yes. We clear properties between tenancies quickly and can take instructions and keys directly from agents.

Yes. We offer discreet, non-judgemental hoarding clearance and can work with families and support workers.

Yes – offices, shops, pubs, guest houses, holiday lets and storage units.