Overview
Service availability
Pre-Sale Cleaning is available in 62 West Midlands towns
We cover the B, CV, DY, WV, WS, WR postcode areas daily and the wider ST, TF, SY, HR districts on scheduled runs. Same-week slots are usual, next-day is common outside peak weekends, and every job is confirmed in writing with a fixed price before a crew is booked.
Pre-Sale Cleaning across the West Midlands
A pre-sale clean has a different job to any other clean: it has to photograph well and then survive a fortnight of viewings. That changes the priority order. Glass, natural light, floor reflectivity, kitchen worktops and bathroom chrome carry the photographs; the inside of the airing cupboard does not.
So we work to the agent's shoot date. Windows inside and out, every light fitting and lampshade dusted so the rooms come up bright, mirrors and splashbacks streak-free, floors uniformly finished, and all visible clutter surfaces cleared and wiped. Grout and silicone get attention because they read as grey shadows in wide-angle photography even when they look acceptable in person.
The second half of the job is durability. We use less product, rinse harder and finish dry, so surfaces do not attract dust in the days between the shoot and the open weekend — and we offer a short refresh visit before a big viewing day rather than a full second clean.
Buyers in this region also look at specific things: the state of the boiler cupboard, whether the extractor works, and how the back doorstep and rear yard present. Those get done deliberately, not as an afterthought.
How to book
How to book pre-sale cleaning in the West Midlands
- Step 1
Tell us the shoot date
The agent's photography date drives everything. Send the property size and whether external glass or the drive needs including.
- Step 2
Fixed price, weighted for the camera
Hours are allocated to glass, light fittings, kitchen and bathroom finish rather than spread evenly across the house.
- Step 3
Clean the day before the shoot
Room by room, finishing with the entrance and glass, everything dried rather than left to air.
- Step 4
Optional refresh before viewings
A two-hour return visit before your open weekend at £70 instead of paying for a second full clean.
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What's included
Windows inside and out
Internal glass, frames, sills and reveals, plus pole-fed external glass to first floor — the single biggest change in listing photographs.
Light fittings and shades
Every pendant, shade, spot bezel and lamp dusted so rooms photograph brighter without touching the exposure.
Kitchen worktop and splashback finish
Surfaces degreased, sealed stone buffed, splashback grout treated and taps and sink polished dry.
Bathroom camera detail
Screens de-filmed, chrome dried, grout scrubbed and silicone assessed — the shadows a wide-angle lens exaggerates.
Uniform floor finish
Carpets vacuumed in one direction for even pile lay; hard floors cleaned to a consistent sheen with no patchy shine.
Entrance and kerb detail
Front door, glass, letterbox, threshold, porch and step cleaned — the first frame in almost every listing.
Rear yard and back step
Back doorstep, rear glass and immediate patio area swept and washed so the garden shot starts clean.
Pre-viewing refresh option
A short return visit before your open weekend at a reduced rate rather than paying for a second full clean.
Transparent pricing
Pre-Sale Cleaning prices in the West Midlands
| Job | Price | What that covers |
|---|---|---|
| 1–2 bed flat | from £165 | Internal glass and light fittings included |
| 3-bed house | from £235 | Includes external glass to first floor |
| 4–5 bed house | from £355 | Team of 3, one day, two bathrooms plus en-suite |
| Pre-viewing refresh visit | from £70 | Two hours, booked within 14 days of the main clean |
| Carpet extraction add-on | from £30 per room | Scheduled two days before the shoot so pile lifts fully |
| Patio or drive jet wash add-on | from £120 | Transforms the exterior shot on blue-brick and block paving |
Prices are indicative regional starting points and are confirmed in writing before anything is booked. Town-level prices are shown on each area page below.
Local knowledge that changes the job
What sells in Solihull and Sutton versus the city centre
Family stock in Solihull, Knowle, Dorridge and Sutton Coldfield is photographed wide, with the garden through the rear glass. Rear patio doors, conservatory glass and the patio itself do more for those listings than any interior detail, so we weight the hours that way.
Flats in the Jewellery Quarter, Brindleyplace and Coventry city centre sell on light and skyline. Those need spotless full-height glass and dust-free window reveals above all else, plus balcony glass and rail if there is one — and building access for external glass has to be arranged with the concierge in advance.
Period features buyers inspect closely
In Moseley, Kings Heath, Harborne and Bearwood, buyers look straight at original features: fireplaces, encaustic hall tile, timber sashes and picture rails. Encaustic tile responds dramatically to a proper pH-neutral clean and is often the strongest photograph in the listing.
Bournville and the Trust estates add their own consideration — external appearance is covenanted, so the front path, gate and door presentation matter for viewings as well as photographs. We clean those deliberately rather than treating the exterior as optional.
Soft water and the photography problem
On the region's soft Elan Valley supply, over-dosed detergent leaves a bloom on glass and chrome that is nearly invisible in person and glaringly obvious under a photographer's flash. It is the most common reason a professionally cleaned house photographs badly.
Every pre-sale clean therefore finishes glass, mirrors, chrome and stainless dry with a low-lint cloth, and we deliberately under-dose product. In harder-water Coventry and Warwickshire we descale first and then do exactly the same dry finish.
Timing against agents and the market calendar
Agents across the region shoot midweek and launch Thursday for a weekend of viewings, which makes Tuesday and Wednesday the two days everyone wants cleaned. Those slots go first, especially in spring.
We book the main clean for the day before the shoot and hold an optional refresh visit for the Friday, which is far cheaper than cleaning twice and covers the fortnight of foot traffic that viewings bring in through a hallway you have just had photographed.
Check your postcode
Is Pre-Sale Cleaning covered where you live?
We cover every postcode area in the map below. Type your postcode and we'll take you straight to the page for your town, with local pricing and the access notes our fitters use.
Postcode areas we cover
Tap an area to list its towns. Using a keyboard? Tab to the first area, move between areas with the arrow keys (Home and End jump to the first and last), then press Enter or Space to show or hide that area's towns.
Enter the first part of your postcode, e.g. B93 or CV5, then press Enter.
Where we cover on the map
Pre-Sale Cleaning runs right across the West Midlands conurbation — Birmingham, Solihull, the Black Country and Coventry.
The West Midlands at a glance
The scale we plan pre-sale cleaning around, and how the service has performed across the region over the last twelve months.
Birmingham, Solihull, the Black Country, Coventry and the Staffordshire and Worcestershire fringe.
Every area has its own pre-sale cleaning page with local pricing and access notes.
B, CV, DY, HR, ST, SY, TF, WR, WS, WV — crews are dispatched from the nearest base.
From back-to-back terraces and canal-side flats to interwar semis and new-build estates.
Rolling 12-month West Midlands feedback.
Measured against the slot confirmed at booking.
Repeat and referral share of regional bookings.
Pre-Sale Cleaning by town — all 62 West Midlands areas
Every town has its own page with local pricing, access notes and the practical detail our crews expect to find on the ground.
Birmingham, West Midlands
- Pre-Sale Cleaning in AstonB6
- Pre-Sale Cleaning in Kings HeathB14
- Pre-Sale Cleaning in BournvilleB30
- Pre-Sale Cleaning in Alum RockB8
- Pre-Sale Cleaning in LadywoodB16
- Pre-Sale Cleaning in Selly OakB29
- Pre-Sale Cleaning in ErdingtonB23
- Pre-Sale Cleaning in HarborneB17
- Pre-Sale Cleaning in MoseleyB13
- Pre-Sale Cleaning in EdgbastonB15
- Pre-Sale Cleaning in Sutton ColdfieldB72
Dudley, West Midlands
Herefordshire
Sandwell, West Midlands
Shropshire
Solihull, West Midlands
Staffordshire
Walsall, West Midlands
Warwickshire
West Midlands
Wolverhampton, West Midlands
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- One-Off Deep CleaningFrom £180 per property
- Carpet CleaningFrom £30 per room
- Jet WashingFrom £120 per job
- End of Tenancy CleaningFrom £145 per property
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Other West Midlands services
Most jobs in the region touch more than one trade — a tenancy clean before a move, an assembly visit after a delivery, or an office contract that needs both. These hubs price each side properly.
Handyman & assembly across the West Midlands
Insured trades for fixing, mounting and assembly — with the wall-type notes each area actually needs.
- Handyman services — The full regional handyman index.
- Flat-pack assembly — Wardrobes, beds and units built and levelled.
- IKEA assembly — PAX, BILLY and KALLAX runs, anchored to the wall.
- TV mounting — Brick, dot-and-dab and stud walls done properly.
- Shelf installation — Floating and bracketed shelving, load-rated.
- Bed assembly — Divans, ottomans and bunk frames.
Commercial & office work
Out-of-hours contracts and business moves across the Birmingham, Solihull and Coventry business parks.
- Commercial cleaning — Contract cleaning with keyholding and audit sheets.
- Office cleaning — Daily or evening desk, kitchen and washroom rounds.
- Office removals — Weekend relocations with crate hire and IT decommissioning.
- Clearance services — Licensed waste carriers with transfer notes.
- Disinfection cleaning — EN 14476 fogging and touch-point rounds with a certificate.
Cleaning across the West Midlands
Domestic and specialist cleaning priced per job, from Birmingham terraces to Coventry new-builds.
- Cleaning services — The full regional cleaning index.
- End of tenancy cleaning — Deposit-standard cleans with an inventory-clerk checklist.
- Regular domestic cleaning — Weekly and fortnightly slots with the same cleaner.
- One-off deep cleaning — Top-to-bottom reset for kitchens, bathrooms and neglected rooms.
- After builders cleaning — Plaster dust, silicone smears and paint spots removed.
- Carpet cleaning — Hot-water extraction for wool, synthetic and rented carpets.
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What customers say about our Pre-Sale Cleaning
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Why choose Hello Services in the West Midlands
Pre-sale cleaning is only worth booking if the crew turns up, prices honestly and finishes the spec. These are the commitments we hold ourselves to in the West Midlands.
Re-do guarantee
If anything on the pre-sale cleaning spec is missed, we come back and put it right at no extra cost — that is the whole guarantee.
One team for the whole property
Cleaning, moving, handyman and clearance all run from the same the West Midlands scheduling desk, so a multi-part job needs one booking.
Vetted, DBS-checked crews
Everyone we send into a the West Midlands property is ID-checked, DBS-screened and works under our own supervision — no unvetted subcontracting.
£5m public liability cover
Every job in the West Midlands is insured to £5m public liability, with goods-in-transit cover on anything we lift, load or take away.
Guides & read next
Practical reading before you book pre-sale cleaning in the West Midlands — costs, checklists and what a good job actually looks like.
Pre-Sale Cleaning in the West Midlands — FAQs
Q1.When should I book a pre-sale clean?
The day before your agent's photography, with an optional short refresh before the first big viewing weekend. Cleaning too far ahead wastes the finish; cleaning on the shoot morning risks running late and rushing the glass.
Q2.How much does pre-sale cleaning cost?
From £165 for a one or two bed flat, £235 for a three-bed house and £355 for a four to five bed. A pre-viewing refresh visit is £70 and jet washing the drive or patio is from £120.
Q3.Are windows included?
Internal glass, frames, sills and reveals are always included, and external glass to first floor is included from the three-bed price upward. High-level external glass on flats needs building access arranged with the concierge.
Q4.Does this make a real difference to the sale?
It reliably improves the photographs, which is what generates viewings. Light fittings, glass and floor consistency are the three things that change how bright a room looks on camera, and all three are cleaning jobs rather than styling ones.
Q5.Do you clean the outside as well?
The entrance, front door, porch, step, back doorstep and immediate patio area are included. Full drive and patio jet washing is a priced add-on and is usually worth it on Black Country blue brick and block paving.
Q6.Can you work around an occupied house?
Yes, and most pre-sale cleans are occupied. We work room by room so the property stays usable, and we finish with the entrance hall and glass so nothing is walked back through.
Q7.Should I clean carpets before the photographs?
If they are tired, yes — but two days before the shoot, not the day before, so the pile lifts and dries fully. A damp carpet photographs darker than a clean dry one.
Q8.Do you also clean after the sale completes?
Frequently. Many customers book a pre-sale clean for the listing and a separate end of tenancy or vacant-property clean for completion day, and we can hold both dates at the time of the first booking.
Get a fixed price for pre-sale cleaning today
Tell us the job and your town and we'll confirm the price, the crew and the slot in writing — from £165 per property.