| Bedroom not properly cleaned
Cleaning the room would cost about £ 50 |
Clean all communal areas
Clean all communal areas To clean up the coffee stains and remove the rubbish from this table could cost £25 There also may be a call out charge. |
Clean your toilet regularly 
This could cost £40 to descale otherwise. |
Fridge/freezer not defrosted
To have this defrosted, the water mopped up and wiped clean would cost about £40. |
A dirty kitchen
To return this kitchen to a good condition would cost about £250. |
Cooker not cleaned
To clean a cooker in a very bad condition can cost up to £60. |
Bag it and bin it
To remove excess rubbish outside your flat would cost you over £60 to remove. |
Vacuum all areas
Communal corridor could cost £25 to have cleaned commercially. Have you used any fire equipment inappropriately - these fire extinguishers cost £30 each to refill. |
An iron burn on the carpet
Iron burns on new carpets or in the centre of any carpet will mean paying for a new carpet - it is never possible to "patch" a carpet. The cost of a carpet will vary according to the size of the room and the type of carpet, but in the carpet is of industrial contract quality then a cost of £200-£300 is possible. |
Failing to return keys on time
The cost of replacing a key is between £10-£30. If a number of keys are not returned or there is a security implication then the locks and all keys may have to be replaced at very short notice (for incoming tenants) and this can cost around £200. |
Other things to remember
- We employ cleaners, builders and others to do work, so we will be paying for any effort involved in returning the property to a habitable condition.
- It is not unusual for students to seriously underestimate the cost of simple cleaning jobs.
- Herbert Management can take action against the household if the costs of returning the property to a fit condition exceed the total amount paid in deposits.
- Return the keys on the day you move out. Any late returns may result in a charge for changing the locks, or further rent being charged until the keys are returned. Do not give the keys to one tenant to return; if they lose them everyone will be responsible.
- Finally, if the flat had light bulbs provided when you moved in then check they all work when you leave. Empty the vacuum cleaner and make sure that your bagged rubbish will be collected by your local refuse collector. Leaving rubbish for Herbert Management to remove means that they have to pay for a trade waste collection (rather than your domestic residential collection which is free), and this will be very expensive.
