What Greenwich's housing stock does to a check-out clean
Georgian terraces in West Greenwich, 1930s Eltham semis, Woolwich estates and Peninsula high-rise. Our Greenwich crews carry both kits for that reason — the low-moisture kit for timber floors and painted period joinery, and the descaling and glass kit for the newer blocks where limescale and smeared gloss are what actually get flagged.
Royal palace and naval hospital on the river, arsenal at Woolwich; the Peninsula's gasworks became the O2 and new districts. That history is why we send a fixed price rather than an hourly rate here: the variation sits in the stock, and it is our job to absorb it, not yours.
Deposit deductions Greenwich tenants actually get charged for
Deduction reports in Greenwich are boringly consistent. Oven and grill pan first, then extractor filters, then bathroom limescale, then appliance seals and drawers, then high-level dust on unit tops, door frames and light fittings. Those six lines account for the overwhelming majority of cleaning claims we see.
If a claim does reach adjudication, the question is never how hard you tried; it is whether the check-out condition matches the check-in inventory once fair wear and tear is discounted. Our Greenwich jobs finish with a signed checklist and dated photographs precisely so you can answer that in one email. This is general guidance rather than legal advice.
The Greenwich month-end calendar, and how to book around it
Greenwich holds 114,051 households, 25.5% of them private rentals, below the London average of 30%. That concentration shows up as a hard peak: the final Friday of the month, then the summer let-turnover season from late June into September, when the same week can carry three times the check-out volume of a quiet February.
The practical advice for Greenwich is simple. Book seven to ten days ahead for a month-end Friday, aim for the morning slot on the day the keys go back so any re-clean can happen before the inspection, and tell us the check-out appointment time when you book so we can sequence the visit against it. Next-day slots are usually available outside those peaks at no premium.
Access, parking and permits in Greenwich
Cobbled and one-way streets in the World Heritage core, Blackwall Tunnel approach red routes, and tower-block lift booking on the Peninsula. We treat that as our problem, not yours. Before a Greenwich job is confirmed we check Royal Borough of Greenwich's controlled parking zone for the exact street, book any bay suspension or dispensation needed, and confirm lift, stair and loading arrangements with the block manager where one exists.
Greenwich sits outside the Congestion Charge zone and inside the ULEZ. Our vans are ULEZ-compliant, and there is no travel, parking or emissions line added to your invoice either way.
