Deep Clean vs End of Tenancy Clean: What Is the Difference?
Both services involve intensive cleaning of the entire property, but they serve different purposes, follow different checklists and come with different guarantees. Booking the wrong one can mean wasted money or a failed inspection.
End of Tenancy Clean
Designed specifically to pass a letting-agent inspection. Follows a standardised checklist that matches what agents check during move-out inspections. Includes inside all appliances (oven, fridge, dishwasher, washing machine), inside all cupboards and drawers, window tracks, skirting boards top edges, behind radiators, and all other items agents typically inspect. Comes with a re-clean guarantee — if the agent flags an item, the cleaning team returns at no additional cost.
Deep Clean
Designed to restore a property to a high standard of cleanliness, but not necessarily to pass a specific inspection checklist. Covers all rooms, surfaces and floors at a more intensive level than a regular clean. Typically does not include inside appliance interiors unless specifically requested. Does not follow a letting-agent checklist. Ideal before a property goes on the market, after a renovation, before a new tenant moves in, or when a property has been neglected.
Which Should You Book?
If you are a tenant moving out and your deposit is at stake: book an end of tenancy clean. The letting-agent-checklist guarantee protects your deposit. If you are a landlord preparing a property for viewings or a new tenant: a deep clean may suffice, but if you want the property to agent-inspection standard, book the end of tenancy service. If the property needs intensive work after renovation or long-term neglect: book a deep clean first, then an end of tenancy clean closer to the handover date.
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