End of Lease Cleaning in Brisbane

UNN is a removalist that also runs the vacate clean. So the truck and the cleaners get booked in the right order. We clean against your Form 1a entry report. Not a checklist somebody downloaded.

Free re-clean Fixed price per property Cleaned to your entry report
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What's included in an end of lease clean

Everything an agent checks, and the re-clean if they find something.

  • Cleaned against your Form 1a entry report not a generic list
  • Kitchen, oven, cooktop and rangehood filters included
  • Bathrooms, tiles, grout and shower screens done properly
  • Inside every cupboard, drawer and wardrobe
  • Windows, tracks, sills and flyscreens inside and out where reachable
  • Walls spot cleaned for marks and scuffs
  • Air conditioner filters and ceiling fans wiped down
  • Skirting, light switches and power points gone over
  • A free re-clean if the agent lists something we missed
  • One coordinator across the clean and the move

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Bedrooms, bathrooms and your inspection date is all we need.

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In Queensland, thorough is the word. Not professional

Most cleaning companies will not tell you this, because it does not help them sell. It is worth knowing anyway.

Send us your entry report

  • What Queensland actually asks for

    You return the property in the condition it was in at the start, less fair wear and tear. The RTA calls it a thorough clean. It does not say professional clean, and the words are not the same thing. Your Form 14a exit report gets compared to the Form 1a you signed on day one.

  • A carpet cleaning clause may not bind you

    Generally a lessor cannot make you buy professional carpet cleaning at the end of a tenancy. They cannot name the provider or set a flat fee either. The exception is where the carpets were professionally cleaned before you moved in. QCAT upheld a clause on those facts in 2019, in a case involving four indoor dogs.

  • Agents have been fined over this

    In March 2018 the Townsville Magistrates Court fined an agency $8,500. Six thousand of that was for tenancy agreements carrying unlawful conditions. One was a requirement to have carpets and curtains professionally cleaned. Check your lease before you pay for anything, and ring the RTA if it reads wrong.

  • Pest control follows the same rule

    The lessor keeps the property free of pests at the start and during the tenancy. They cannot require a treatment at the end if the place never had one at the start. The exception is pests you brought with you, usually a pet.

What gets cleaned in a vacate clean

  • Kitchen

    Oven, cooktop, rangehood filters, splashback and inside every cupboard.

  • Bathrooms

    Shower screens, grout, exhaust fans and behind the toilet.

  • Floors

    Vacuumed, mopped and edged. Carpets steam cleaned where the lease calls for it.

  • Windows and tracks

    Glass, sills, tracks and flyscreens. Tracks are where agents look first.

  • Walls and skirting

    Spot cleaned for marks. Full wall washing where it is needed.

  • Cupboards and wardrobes

    Inside and out, shelves and runners, every room.

  • Air con and fans

    Filters pulled and washed, blades and housings wiped.

  • Garage and outdoors

    Swept out, cobwebs down, patio and entry hosed where allowed.

Claim your bond first. Most people wait, and waiting costs them

In Queensland your bond sits with the RTA, not the agent. Either side can lodge a refund claim, and the first one lodged starts the clock.

Lodge your claim as soon as you hand the keys back. If the lessor disputes it, they have to make a claim and back it up. Sitting and waiting puts you second in line.

The Form 14a exit report is the evidence. Fill it in, photograph everything, and keep a copy. It gets read against the Form 1a you signed on day one.

A claim against your bond has to come with evidence. You must be given it within 14 days. If nobody can produce it, there is not much of a claim.

Book the move too

How much an exit clean costs in Brisbane

A fixed price per property. Bathrooms move it more than floor area does.

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  • Cleaners

    2 to 4

    Sized to the property, not the clock

  • Typical duration

    3 hrs to a full day

    Unit through to a large house

  • Re-clean

    Free

    If the agent lists something we missed

  • How it is priced

    Fixed, per property

    Quoted from bedrooms and bathrooms

The cheapest quote usually skips the same four things

Window tracks, oven racks, rangehood filters and the tops of the kitchen cupboards. Those four are where an agent looks first.

A quote that undercuts everyone has to save the hours somewhere. It is almost always there, and you find out at the inspection.

What affects your quote

  • Bedrooms and bathrooms

    Bathrooms take the longest hour for hour. They drive the number.

  • Carpet

    Steam cleaning is quoted separately, and may not be required at all.

  • Condition on the day

    A place kept clean through the lease is a shorter job.

  • Furnished or empty

    An empty property cleans faster, so book us after the truck.

  • Outdoor areas

    Garage, patio, balcony and courtyard add time.

  • Pets

    Hair and odour treatment is extra work, and may change the carpet answer.

Carpet steam cleaning and the extras leases ask for

Carpet steam cleaning

Quoted separately, because your lease may not actually require it.

Oven and rangehood

Pulled apart, filters degreased, racks soaked. The usual bond flashpoint.

Pest treatment

Arranged if your lease genuinely calls for it. Often it does not.

Wall washing

Beyond spot cleaning, for places that need it. Quoted on sight.

How an exit clean runs

  1. 01 Step

    Send the entry report

    Your Form 1a tells us the standard we are cleaning back to. Photos help too.

  2. 02 Step

    We quote per property

    A fixed price off bedrooms, bathrooms and what the lease asks for.

  3. 03 Step

    Clean after the truck

    An empty property cleans faster and cleaner. We go in once the move is out.

  4. 04 Step

    Agent signs off

    If something is listed, we come back and fix it at no charge.

Four things worth asking any bond cleaner

  1. Cleaned to your report

    We work from the Form 1a, not a checklist somebody downloaded.

  2. We come back free

    If the agent lists something, we return. No argument, no invoice.

  3. We tell you what to skip

    If the lease cannot make you pay for carpets, we say so.

  4. Move and clean, one call

    Same coordinator books the truck and the clean in the right order.

What Brisbane customers say

End of lease cleaning near you, anywhere in Brisbane

Metro wide, north and south of the river. Ipswich, Logan, Redlands and Moreton Bay are covered too. Tell us the suburb and the inspection date and we work backwards from it.

  • Brisbane CBD & Inner City

    Brisbane City · Spring Hill · Fortitude Valley · South Brisbane · West End · Kangaroo Point

  • Inner North

    New Farm · Teneriffe · Newstead · Windsor · Wilston · Albion · Herston

  • Northern Suburbs

    Chermside · Kedron · Stafford · Everton Park · Aspley · Bald Hills · Carseldine

  • Bayside & North East

    Nundah · Clayfield · Hamilton · Ascot · Banyo · Sandgate · Nudgee

  • Inner West

    Paddington · Red Hill · Bardon · Toowong · Taringa · St Lucia · Indooroopilly

  • Western Suburbs

    Ashgrove · The Gap · Kenmore · Chapel Hill · Jindalee · Mount Ommaney · Brookfield

  • Inner & Southern

    Woolloongabba · Coorparoo · Greenslopes · Annerley · Sunnybank · Mount Gravatt · Salisbury

  • Eastern & Redlands

    Carindale · Camp Hill · Bulimba · Cannon Hill · Wynnum · Manly · Capalaba

  • Ipswich, Logan & Moreton Bay

    Springfield · Ipswich · Goodna · Springwood · North Lakes · Redcliffe · Strathpine

Services people book with a vacate clean

Home Removals

The truck, then the clean

Rubbish Removal

What you are not taking

Packing & Unpacking

Before the clean can start

Storage

For the gap between leases

Furniture Assembly

Flat pack that stays behind

Bond cleaning questions, answered

How much does bond cleaning cost in Brisbane?
A fixed price per property, quoted from bedrooms, bathrooms and what your lease actually asks for. Bathrooms drive the number more than floor area does. Carpet steam cleaning is quoted separately because you may not need it.
Do I have to get a professional clean to get my bond back?
No. Queensland law asks you to return the property as it was at the start. Less fair wear and tear. The RTA calls that a thorough clean. Plenty of people do it themselves and get the full bond.
Can my agent make me pay for professional carpet cleaning?
Generally no. A lessor cannot require professional carpet cleaning at the end, name the provider, or set a flat fee. The exception is where the carpets were professionally cleaned before you moved in. Read the lease and ring the RTA if it reads wrong.
Has anyone actually been penalised for that?
Yes. In March 2018 the Townsville Magistrates Court fined an agency $8,500. Six thousand of that covered tenancy agreements with unlawful conditions. One required carpets and curtains to be professionally cleaned at the end.
What about pest control?
Same principle. The lessor keeps the property pest free at the start and during the tenancy. They cannot require a treatment at the end if the place never had one. Pests you brought with you, usually through a pet, are the exception.
Can you guarantee I get my bond back?
No, and be careful of anyone who says they can. The bond decision is the lessor's and then the RTA's or QCAT's, not a cleaner's. What we guarantee is that we come back and re-clean free if the agent lists something we missed.
Do you clean before or after the move?
After. An empty property cleans faster and nothing gets dragged across a finished floor. We book the truck and the clean in the right order if you use us for both.
What do you need from me?
Your Form 1a entry condition report, and photos if you have them. That document is the standard we clean back to. It beats any checklist off the internet.
What is usually missed?
Window tracks, oven racks, rangehood filters and the top of the kitchen cupboards. Agents look at those first. They are also the four things a rushed clean skips.
Do you do the garage and outside?
Yes, where the lease covers it. Swept out, cobwebs down, patio and entry hosed where water restrictions and the building allow it.
How long does an exit clean take?
Three hours for a small unit, a full day for a large house. We put two to four cleaners on, sized to the property. Not one person stretched across a day.
What if the agent is not happy?
Send us the list and we come back. No charge and no argument. Most lists are one or two items and take under an hour.
Do you clean furnished properties?
Yes, though it takes longer and the result is never as good as an empty place. If you can, move out first and we clean after.
Do you cover Ipswich, Logan and Moreton Bay?
Yes, along with the Brisbane metro and Redlands. Outer runs add travel, which goes into the fixed price rather than onto the invoice later.

Inspection coming up?

Send us the property details and your Form 1a. The fixed price comes back the same day.

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