Best cleaning companies in London: a ranked top five for 2026
Five London cleaning companies in order, written by Ivory, with the reasoning behind each place and what to check before you book.
Cleaning guides
Cleaning guides for London.
Checklists, what decides a price, and the questions worth asking before you book. Written for tenants, landlords, homeowners, hosts and businesses.
End of tenancy
For tenants handing back the keys, landlords, and anyone who wants to know what a check-out looks at.
Best end of tenancy cleaning in London: what to compare before you book
How to compare end of tenancy cleaning quotes in London: the check-out list, the re-clean window, the extras, your handover date and what a clean can do for a deposit.
End of tenancy cleaning deposit in London: what a clean can and cannot change
What the deposit schemes say about cleaning at check-out, how much a London landlord can ask for, and what a professional clean can and cannot change.
End of tenancy cleaning checklist for London, room by room
Read it beside your check-in inventory: the kitchen, bathroom and other rooms as a London check-out goes through them, and which items cost extra or fall outside a clean.
When to book end of tenancy cleaning in London, and how far ahead
The clean belongs in the gap after the property is empty and before the check-out. Here is the order of the last days, the timing traps and how far ahead to ask.
Deep cleaning
What a deep clean is, what decides the price and when it is worth booking.
Best deep cleaning service in London: what to compare before you book
What belongs on a London deep clean list, how to set two companies' lists side by side, which jobs cost extra and why size and condition move the price.
Deep clean cost in London: what pushes the price up or down
Equal bedroom counts do not mean equal workloads in London. See what drives a deep clean price, which jobs cost extra and what a good quote asks you.
Deep clean before moving in to a London home: is it worth it?
The gap between collecting the keys and carrying the boxes in is the easiest time to clean a London home. Here is what to cover, what to check first and when to book.
Regular clean vs deep clean in London: which does your home need?
They are two different task lists, not two speeds of one job. See what each covers, compare them in a table and run a quick test to tell which your home needs.
Airbnb
For hosts who need a property guest-ready between stays.
Best Airbnb cleaning service London: what to check before you book
Four checks for comparing London Airbnb cleaners: fit to your gap, reply time and hours, how the price is built, and what happens when something is missed.
Airbnb cleaning fee cost in London: what sets a turnover price
What decides the price of an Airbnb turnover in London, how the 90-night cap and your stay length set how many you pay for, and how to set your fee.
Airbnb cleaning turnaround London: plan the gap around your building
In London, a changeover is a timing problem before it is a cleaning one: late leavers, entry to the building and journeys between properties. Here is how to plan for them.
Airbnb host cleaning tips for London: the walk-through and the paperwork
Walk your property in the order a guest meets it, brief your cleaner in writing, and keep the safety and paperwork items GOV.UK lists for hosts on a separate list.
Commercial
For businesses setting up or reviewing an office cleaning arrangement.
Best commercial cleaning company London: our pick and the checks to run
Our own pick, and the checks to run on it and on every other company: site survey, written scope, insurance, COSHH, missed tasks and notice.
Commercial cleaning contract in London: what to settle before you sign
The price is the easy line to compare. Here is what the rest of a London cleaning contract should settle, and the questions to put to every supplier.
Office cleaning frequency in London: how often is right?
No rule gives a number of visits. Here is how to set an office cleaning schedule in London from use, area by area, and when to review it.
Home cleaning
Regular cleaning and hiring a cleaner in London.
Best cleaning company in London: a six-point scorecard to check
Six things you can check about any London cleaning company before you book: insurance, vetting, the quote, missed jobs, reviews and reply time.
Domestic cleaning cost in London: what decides the price
Three parts sit behind every London cleaning quote. Here is how per-hour and per-visit pricing differ, what moves the figure and what to ask before booking.
Choosing a trustworthy cleaner in London: the questions to ask
Five questions to put to any cleaner before they come into your home: insurance, vetting, equipment, what the price covers and what happens if something is missed.
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