When a tenancy ends, the inventory clerk is not looking at everything equally. There are a handful of places that give a property away instantly, and a deposit is very often decided in the first few seconds. Knowing where they look is half the battle.
1. The oven glass and interior
It is one of the first things a clerk opens, and baked-on grease is unmissable. See our overnight oven method for how it is done properly.
2. The extractor filter
The greasy detail almost no one thinks to check, which is exactly why clerks do.
3. Limescale on taps and shower glass
Chalky marks read as neglect, even in an otherwise tidy home. Here is why limescale returns and how to remove it.
4. Skirting boards and behind the doors
Dust hides in plain sight along skirtings and behind doors, and a quick clean almost always misses it.
5. Window tracks and frames
The final giveaway. Gritty tracks tell a clerk the clean was rushed.
Miss those five and a home that looks clean still will not protect the deposit. We clean to inventory-check standard and photograph the finish on completion, so there is a clear record if anything is ever queried.