Which areas of City of London do you cover?

All 10 of them, across EC1, EC2, EC3, EC4. Each area has its own page with local renovation context, waste and permit reality and nearby coverage — pick yours from the grid on this page or enter your full postcode in the quote form.

What does an after builders clean include?

Three stages if you need them: a rough clean during second fix, the full post-construction clean once trades are off site, and a sparkle on handover day. The main clean covers ceilings and cornices, every ledge and architrave, radiator fins and backs, sockets and switch plates, grout haze, paint specks and silicone, all new joinery inside and out, sanitaryware, new appliances de-filmed, window frames, tracks, vents and glass, then floors last — twice over.

What is not included?

Rubble, plasterboard and heavy construction waste, anything asbestos-suspect, making good, skip and hoarding licences, scaffold-height external glazing without access equipment, and any product a manufacturer says a new finish cannot take. We publish the full not-included list on every page rather than leave it to small print.

Do I need a parking permit for your team in City of London?

No. Congestion Charge and ULEZ, ring-of-steel camera controls, almost no free kerb — loading bays must be booked around office hours. We check City of London Corporation's controlled parking zone for your exact street and arrange any permit, suspension or dispensation ourselves, at no cost to you.

Is City of London inside the Congestion Charge zone?

Part of City of London falls inside the Congestion Charge zone, and all of it is inside the ULEZ. Both charges are already inside your fixed price.

How long does a builders clean take in a City of London flat?

With 98% of the borough's homes being flats, most bookings here are single-room refits and whole-flat refurbishments, which run three to ten hours depending on the works and how much the site was protected.

Do you work for contractors and developers?

Regularly. We complete site inductions, work to a programme, take purchase orders, invoice with VAT and a PO reference, and supply photographic room-by-room sign-off for the client file. Repeat-site and multi-plot rates are agreed in advance.

What if dust settles again after you leave?

We expect it to, which is why we walk the property with you and hold a 72-hour window: send a photo and we return to re-sparkle free of charge.

Builders Clean City of London — Sparkle

The service, locally

After builders cleaning across City of London Central London

Barbican and Golden Lane flats, converted counting houses and a handful of new riverside blocks. At 98% flats (ONS Census 2021), the borough's housing mix decides the shape of a post-construction clean here far more than the number of bedrooms does.

On logistics: Congestion Charge and ULEZ, ring-of-steel camera controls, almost no free kerb — loading bays must be booked around office hours. We check City of London Corporation's zone for the exact street before confirming, and any permit cost sits inside the quoted price.

Typical works here: new-build handovers and developer sparkle cleans. Access and parking: Congestion Charge and ULEZ, ring-of-steel camera controls, almost no free kerb — loading bays must be booked around office hours.

Areas covered: 10Areas covered
Homes that are flats: 98%Homes that are flats
Single-room refit from: £145Single-room refit from
Households: 4,914Households

Instant estimate

Price your City of London builders clean in under a minute

Choose what was built, say honestly how protected the site was, add anything extra — the band updates as you go and it is the price we hold on the day.

Instant estimate

Price a builders clean in Aldgate EC3

What was builtHow protected was the site

Add-ons (optional)

Builders' waste and packaging removal +£90Post-construction carpet extraction +£55External window and frame clean +£75Cement and grout haze removal +£60Paint, plaster and adhesive removal from floors +£65MVHR and extract filter change +£45Second sparkle visit before handover +£120Patio, path and driveway wash-down +£95

£335–£385

6–8 hrs on site · 2 cleaners

Some protection, some not. Plaster and MDF dust on every horizontal surface, paint specks on glass and ironmongery, grout haze on new tiles, silicone smears and sanding dust in the carpet pile. Two passes minimum, because dust falls again.
Congestion Charge and ULEZ both apply at this address — both are already inside the band above.
City of London Corporation permits and bay suspensions are arranged and paid for by us, not added to your invoice.
Includes the 72-hour re-sparkle promise: if dust settles again before handover, tell us within 72 hours and we come back to it free.

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How the project runs

A builders clean in City of London from programme to sign-off

Five steps, planned around your trades and your handover date — the same sequence on every City of London post-construction clean we run.

Tell us the works, not just the bedroomsA single kitchen refit, a rear extension, a loft, a whole-house refurb or a new-build handover are different jobs. Say what was done and whether the site was sheeted — that decides the stages and the hours, not the floor area.
Get a fixed price and a slot in your programmeThe estimate is fixed against the works, the dust level and any add-ons. Parking, permits, ULEZ, HEPA machines, filters and products are already inside it, and we book around your trades rather than across them.
Stage 1 while the last trades finish, if you need itContractors usually book a rough clean so the site stays workable: debris and sheeting out, floors HEPA-vacuumed, labels off, everything safe for second fix and snagging.
Stage 2 — the full post-construction clean, top downOnce the site is clear, a DBS-checked team works ceiling to floor with HEPA extraction: high dusting, ledges, joinery, glass, sanitaryware, appliances, then floors last — twice over, because fine dust falls again.
Stage 3 sparkle, walk-round and the re-sparkle promiseWe come back for a sparkle pass on handover, photography or move-in day and walk the property with you against a snag sheet. If dust settles again within 72 hours, we return and put it right free.

Illustration of post-construction detail work — peeling protective film and scraping paint from new glazing, HEPA vacuuming plaster dust from skirtings, wiping dust from door frames and switches, and clearing grout haze from new tiles — City of London

Fixed prices

After builders cleaning prices in City of London borough-wide

Priced by the works and the dust level. Parking, permits, ULEZ, the Congestion Charge, machines, filters and products are already inside every figure below — anywhere in City of London.

Fixed after builders cleaning prices for City of London
Project	Protected site	Full builders clean	Typical time	Team	What's included
Single room refit (kitchen or bathroom)	£145	£185	3–4 hrs	1–2 cleaners	Protective film and adhesive labels off, paint and silicone specks blade-lifted from glass and tiles, grout haze cleared, unit interiors and drawer runners vacuumed, plaster dust off every ledge, new appliance interiors and seals, floor washed to the edges.
Two rooms or a knock-through	£205	£255	4–6 hrs	2 cleaners	Both rooms plus the corridor the dust travelled down: skirtings, architraves, door tops, sockets and switch plates, radiator backs and fins, window frames, tracks and trickle vents, all glass inside and out where reachable.
Rear extension or loft conversion	£265	£335	6–8 hrs	2 cleaners	New glazing and roof lights de-filmed and blade-cleaned, plaster dust HEPA-lifted from every surface twice, bifold or sliding-door tracks and drainage channels cleared, new floor sealed-finish washed with the correct product, plus the rooms the extension opens onto.
Whole flat refurbishment (1–2 bed)	£315	£395	7–10 hrs	2–3 cleaners	Full three-stage clean of every room, MVHR and trickle vent grilles, all cupboard and wardrobe interiors, new bathroom and kitchen detail passes, balcony glass and channel, and a communal-corridor dust check at your front door.
Whole house refurbishment (3 bed)	£425	£525	1–1.5 days	3 cleaners	Every room, stairs, landings and loft room, two bathrooms, all new joinery inside and out, radiators, boxing-in, cabling ledges, garage or utility, plus a final sparkle pass on the day of handover or photography.
Whole house refurbishment (4 bed)	£545	£675	1.5–2 days	3–4 cleaners	Everything above across a larger footprint: multiple bathrooms, second staircase or basement, utility and boot room, extensive glazing, and a scheduled return visit between second fix and handover.
5 bed+, new build or fit-out	£695	£855	2–3 days	4+ cleaners	Programmed multi-day clean for developers, contractors and self-builders: builders' clean, pre-handover clean and final sparkle, with a signed-off snag sheet and photographic evidence for the client file.

All prices are in GBP and are the price you pay. Domestic work is supplied VAT-free where the cleaner is self-employed; builder, developer, contractor and managing-agent contracts invoiced through the company are quoted plus VAT at 20%, with a purchase-order reference and payment terms agreed before the visit.

The three stages

Rough clean, main clean then the sparkle

The same three-stage sequence runs in every City of London postcode, with timings taken from real projects in this borough's housing stock.

3 stages · 26 checked items · every one of them in City of London

Stage 1 — builders' rough clean

2–5 hrs

As the trades finish, before second fix

Get the volume of debris and heavy dust out so the remaining trades are not walking it back through the property. Booked by contractors far more often than by homeowners.

Loose debris, offcuts and packaging bagged and removed
Protective sheeting and tape lifted and taken away
Floors swept and HEPA-vacuumed of bulk plaster and MDF dust
Plaster splash knocked off floors, cills and ironmongery
Adhesive labels stripped from glazing, sanitaryware and appliances
Wet trades' residue cleared from sinks, traps and gullies
Site made safe and walkable for the next trade

Stage 2 — the main after builders clean

4 hrs – 2 days

Once all trades are off site

The real work: every horizontal and vertical surface in the property taken top down with HEPA extraction, twice, because fine dust falls again the moment you disturb it.

Ceilings, coving, cornices and light fittings high-dusted
Walls wiped or dry-sponged where the finish allows
Every ledge: door tops, architraves, skirtings, boxing-in, cable ledges
Radiators front, back and between the fins
Sockets, switch plates, thermostats and smoke detectors
Grout haze, silicone smears and paint specks blade-lifted
New joinery inside and out — cupboards, wardrobes, drawer runners
New sanitaryware, taps, screens and shower trays
New appliances de-filmed inside and out, seals and filters
Window frames, cills, reveals, tracks, trickle vents and drainage channels
All glass and mirrors cleaned streak-free
Floors last: correct product for the finish, edges and corners by hand

Stage 3 — the sparkle before handover

2–4 hrs

Handover, photography or move-in day

Dust settles twice. The sparkle catches the second fall plus anything the snagging trades brought back, and it is what the client, the photographer or the buyer actually sees.

Second HEPA pass on every horizontal surface
Fingerprints off glass, ironmongery, switch plates and appliances
Chrome, brassware and mirrors polished
Any snagging-trade dust and boot marks cleared
Floors re-mopped or buffed to the finish
Walk-round with you or your project manager, snag list signed off
Photographs of each room for the client file on request

Not included

Rubble, plasterboard, tiles and heavy construction waste — that goes with your contractor's licensed disposal
Asbestos-suspect material of any kind; work stops and you are told immediately
Skip hire, hoarding licences and highway permits for the works themselves
Making good: filling, sanding, touching in paint or re-siliconing
Removing paint or adhesive where the manufacturer says the finish cannot take it
Scaffold-height external glazing without the correct access equipment
Garden clearance, spoil removal and landscaping waste
Commissioning, testing or cleaning inside live electrical or gas equipment
Anything that risks damaging a brand-new finish — we flag it in writing rather than gamble

Why Hello Services

What a builders clean in City of London actually gets you

72-hour re-sparkle promise

Fine dust falls twice, and we say so up front. Walk the property with us at the end, and if anything has settled again within 72 hours, send a photo and we come back to it free.

M-class HEPA extraction, not a domestic vacuum

Plaster and MDF dust is fine enough to pass straight through a household filter and back into the room. Our machines are M-class rated with sealed fine-dust filters, changed between properties.

Finish-safe products and a test patch first

New oak, resin, terrazzo, powder-coated aluminium and freshly painted plaster all fail differently. Nothing stronger than water goes on a new finish without a test patch and the manufacturer's care sheet.

Priced by the works, not by the hour

An hourly rate punishes you for an unprotected site. We quote against what was built and how much dust there is, so a slow job is our problem and the price on screen is the price on the day.

Registered waste carrier for packaging and offcuts

Sheeting, packaging, offcuts and light debris can leave with us under our upper-tier waste carrier registration, with a transfer note issued. Rubble and hazardous material stay with your contractor's licensed route.

Developer handover standard in Aldgate

Site induction completed, programme agreed with the site manager, warranty-safe products only, MVHR filters changed, and a photographed room-by-room sign-off for the client file on the morning of handover.

Add-ons and local costs

What can change the price in City of London and what never does

Add-ons are optional and priced up front across City of London. Everything on the right is already inside your quote rather than hidden in small print.

After builders cleaning add-ons in City of London
Add-on	From	Time	Detail
Builders' waste and packaging removal	£90	45–90 min	Offcuts, packaging, protective sheeting and empty tins taken away under our upper-tier waste carrier registration, with a waste transfer note issued. Rubble, plasterboard and hazardous materials are quoted separately.
Post-construction carpet extraction	£55	40–60 min / room	Dry HEPA passes first to lift sanding and plaster dust out of the backing, then hot-water extraction. Skipping the dry stage just turns dust into a paste — so we never do it the other way round.
External window and frame clean	£75	1–2 hrs	Reach-and-wash on new glazing, frames, cills and reveals to third floor, including mortar splash and render spray. Above that needs access equipment and a separate quote.
Cement and grout haze removal	£60	60–90 min	pH-appropriate haze remover with dwell time on new porcelain, natural stone and terrazzo, then a neutralising rinse so the sealer is not compromised.
Paint, plaster and adhesive removal from floors	£65	60–90 min	Blade and solvent work matched to the floor finish — engineered oak, LVT, resin, tile or stone — with a test patch first. Included on small areas; priced when it is the main job.
MVHR and extract filter change	£45	30–45 min	Grilles, ducts at the terminal and the unit filters. Construction dust destroys MVHR filters, and leaving them in circulates it around a finished flat for months.
Second sparkle visit before handover	£120	2–4 hrs	Booked for the morning of the photography, viewing or client handover, after snagging trades have been back. Dust settles twice; this is the visit that makes the photographs work.
Patio, path and driveway wash-down	£95	1–2 hrs	Jet wash of mortar splash, plaster runoff and tyre marks on new or existing hard landscaping, plus a drain and gully clear.
New appliance protective strip and first clean	Included	included	Film, foam, stickers and shipping bolts off, oven interior and racks wiped of manufacturing residue, fridge and dishwasher interiors and seals — inside the price on every after builders clean.

Parking, permits and skip bays: Aldgate gyratory red routes, tower-block concierge sign-in and lift booking. Any permit, bay suspension or dispensation in City of London Corporation's zone is arranged and paid for by us. If a skip or hoarding licence is still live on the street we work around it rather than asking you to move it.
Waste — what we can and cannot take: Packaging, sheeting, offcuts and light debris go with us under our waste carrier registration and you get a transfer note. Rubble, plasterboard, asbestos-suspect material and anything hazardous stays with your contractor's licensed disposal route.
Congestion Charge: Part of City of London sits inside the Congestion Charge zone. The charge is inside your fixed price — it is never added afterwards.
ULEZ and LEZ: Every Hello Services vehicle is ULEZ- and LEZ-compliant, so there is no charge line on your invoice anywhere in London — including on multi-day fit-out programmes.
Power, water and lighting on site: We need a working socket and a cold tap. If the supply is not commissioned yet, tell us at booking and we bring a battery HEPA setup, task lighting and water containers rather than losing half a day.
Walk-up and stair access: Lift or ground-floor access here, so no stair-carry allowance is needed in the timing.
Concierge, goods lift and site sign-in: We register the team with the concierge, book the goods lift and complete the building's contractor sign-in before the visit, at no cost to you.
Working around remaining trades: If the decorator, electrician or flooring fitter is still finishing, we sequence rooms behind them and hold the sparkle pass until they are off site. The programme is agreed with your project manager, not guessed at.

This housing stock

Where construction dust hides in City of London homes

Barbican and Golden Lane flats, converted counting houses and a handful of new riverside blocks. That stock decides where construction dust ends up across the borough, so these are the places we go first.

Radiator fins, backs and the wall behind them

Plaster and sanding dust falls straight into a radiator and then gets blown around the room the first cold evening. Fins are cleared with a purpose-made brush and HEPA extraction rather than a cloth over the front.

Door tops, architraves and boxing-in ledges

Every horizontal edge above eye level is a shelf for fine dust, and it is the one thing a client always runs a finger along. Each ledge is vacuumed first, then wiped, then checked again after the second fall.

Protective film, foam and shipping stickers everywhere

New-build handover is as much a de-filming job as a cleaning one: appliances, glazing, ironmongery, sanitaryware and worktops all arrive filmed and labelled, and adhesive left in sunlight becomes permanent.

MVHR grilles, ducts and unit filters

Construction dust destroys mechanical ventilation filters. Grilles come off, the terminals are vacuumed and the filters are changed, otherwise the flat breathes builders' dust for months.

Balcony glass, channels and the drainage outlet

Balconies collect mortar splash, render spray and site dust, and the channel silts up before anyone has moved in. It is on the developer's inspection sheet as well as on ours.

Underfloor-heated screed, grout haze and new porcelain

Warm new screed bakes grout haze on hard. It needs a pH-appropriate haze remover with dwell time and a neutralising rinse — not a scourer, which marks new porcelain permanently.

Coverage

Builders cleans around City of London EC1, EC2, EC3, EC4

Every area below has its own page with local renovation context, the dust traps that housing stock actually produces, the waste and permit reality, and its own FAQs.

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Related services

Other cleaning we run in City of London across the borough

One-off deep cleaning

Once the dust is gone and you are living in it again, this is the City of London reset for grease, limescale and lived-in soil.

End of tenancy cleaning

Refurbished a City of London rental before re-letting? The inventory-standard check-out clean, worked against the agent's list.

Regular domestic cleaning

Keep the new place looking new: weekly or fortnightly visits with the same cleaner across City of London.

Carpet cleaning

Post-construction extraction for City of London carpets, always dry-lifted before anything wet.

Window cleaning

New glazing in City of London cleaned inside and out, including mortar splash, render spray and frame reveals.

Oven cleaning

Manufacturing residue in a brand-new oven, or the old one before it leaves a City of London kitchen.

Pre-sale cleaning

Refurbished to sell? The City of London photography-day clean that makes the listing images work.

Office cleaning

Commercial fit-outs in City of London handed back to occupancy standard, then maintained on contract.

Commercial cleaning

Retail, hospitality and workplace projects around City of London, cleaned to a programme with out-of-hours access.

Hoarder clean-up

When a City of London property has to be cleared before the builders can even start, this is where to begin.

About the borough

City of London in context

The Square Mile — banking towers, medieval lanes and a resident population dwarfed by 500,000 weekday workers. Roman Londinium's walled city, rebuilt after the 1666 fire and again after the Blitz, now layered with towers around Bishopsgate.

Barbican and Golden Lane flats, converted counting houses and a handful of new riverside blocks. On ONS Census 2021 figures the borough holds 4,914 households with a median age of 36.9, 36.8% owner-occupied and a dwelling split of 98% flats to 2% houses — the mix that decides what gets built here and how a builders clean is scoped.

Access sets the day's programme. Congestion Charge and ULEZ, ring-of-steel camera controls, almost no free kerb — loading bays must be booked around office hours. City of London Corporation permits, suspensions and dispensations are arranged and paid for by us, and any cost sits inside the quoted price.

Aldgate is mostly unlisted stock outside conservation control, which means extensions, loft conversions and internal knock-throughs rather than restoration work — and dust that has travelled through the whole house rather than being confined to one wing.

Postcode families: EC1, EC2, EC3, EC4
Areas with their own page: 10
Council: City of London Corporation
Landmark: St Paul's Cathedral
Access, parking and permits: Congestion Charge and ULEZ, ring-of-steel camera controls, almost no free kerb — loading bays must be booked around office hours.
Charging zones: ULEZ and Congestion Charge

Questions

City of London after builders cleaning questions, answered

Prices are fixed by the works and the dust level: from £145 for a single-room refit on a protected site to £855 for a 5-bed or new-build fit-out. An extension or loft is £265 to £335 and a 3-bed refurbishment £425 to £525. HEPA dust removal, film and label stripping, haze and paint-speck removal and new appliance interiors are inside that price everywhere in City of London.

Source: ONS Census 2021, borough totals via Nomis (table TS008, TS041, TS007A, TS044, TS054, TS003). Figures describe the whole borough, the smallest area ONS publishes every one of these tables for.

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