Bond back guarantee
End of Lease Cleaning Sydney
Exit cleaning for Sydney rentals, done against the managing agent's own checklist so the bond comes back. Oven, rangehood, blinds, tracks, walls and wet areas fully detailed. If the final inspection raises something we cleaned, we return and re-clean it free.
- Cleaned to the agent's exit checklist, not a generic list
- Free re-clean if the final inspection raises something we cleaned
- Oven, rangehood, blinds, window tracks and walls included
- Police-checked cleaners and a fixed written quote in 24 hours
What you can hold us to
Every claim below is documented and we will send you the paperwork before the first shift.
- $20m public liability
- Certificate of currency on request
- Police-checked cleaners
- WWCC-cleared for childcare and schools
- No lock-in contracts
- Fixed written quote within 24 hours
What is end of lease cleaning in Sydney?
End of lease cleaning is the detailed clean of a rental property once it has been emptied, carried out against the exit checklist the managing agent will inspect it with. It goes well beyond a regular house clean: the oven and rangehood are degreased, blinds and window tracks cleaned, walls spot-cleaned, cupboards wiped inside and out, and every surface in the wet areas detailed.
It is the standard a bond refund is assessed against. Clean Best cleans to the agent's checklist and returns free of charge to re-clean any item in that scope if the final inspection raises it.
- Trading since 2015Sydney-based, family-operated
- Police-checked cleanersWWCC-cleared for childcare and schools
- $20m public liabilityCertificate of currency on request
- Written quote in 24 hoursFixed price, no lock-in contract
Exit and bond cleaning
End of lease cleaning Sydney agents actually sign off
Bond disputes almost never start with damage. They start with an oven, a window track, a shower screen and a set of blinds — the four things a tenant runs out of time for and the four things an agent looks at first. That is why end of lease cleaning Sydney renters book is a completely different job to a regular house clean. It is not about making a property look tidy. It is about satisfying a written checklist, item by item, held by someone whose job is to find the things you missed.
So we start with the checklist. Ask your agent for the exit list they will inspect against and send it to us. Every agency has its own, and the differences matter: some want rangehood filters replaced rather than degreased, some want the inside of the dishwasher filter, some want light fittings dusted, some insist on a professional carpet receipt. We clean to their list rather than to a generic scope we wrote ourselves, because their list is the one that decides whether your bond comes back.
The offer, in plain words
If the final inspection raises something that was in the scope we cleaned, tell us and we return and re-clean that item at no charge. No argument, no invoice. We ask two things in return: that you let us know within a reasonable window of the inspection, and that you can still get us access to the property. That is the whole offer and it is stated in your written quote.
What we will not do is promise you your bond, because we would be lying. A bond covers damage, unpaid rent, rubbish left behind and repairs as well as cleanliness, and no cleaner controls those. What we control is the cleaning, and cleaning is the single item agents most commonly deduct for. Getting it right removes the most likely reason your money gets held.
Where the marks are actually lost
The oven is the number one deduction, and it is the job everybody underestimates. Racks, trays, door glass, the seals and the cavity all have to come back to a state that reads as clean, not as scrubbed-at. An oven that has never been touched in a three-year tenancy can add hours on its own, which is why we ask about it before quoting rather than arriving and renegotiating.
After that it is the small, tedious things. Window and sliding-door tracks, which have to be scraped, vacuumed and wiped dry rather than smeared with a cloth. Blinds, which have to be done slat by slat. Walls, which need scuffs and handprints removed without taking the paint with them. Skirting boards, architraves, door frames and switches. Cupboards and wardrobes cleaned inside, outside and on top, because the top of the kitchen cupboards is exactly where an experienced property manager runs a finger. Shower screens descaled, grout scrubbed, exhaust fan covers taken down and washed. Behind and around the toilet, not just the bowl.
Timing it so you are not cleaning around your own move
The property has to be empty. We cannot clean the inside of a cupboard that still has boxes in it or reach the skirting board behind a wardrobe, and an agent will not accept a room that was cleaned before the couch came out. Book us after the removalists have gone and before the final inspection, ideally with a clear day in between so you have breathing room.
If the dates are tight, we work backwards from the inspection. Cleaning the day after the removalists and the day before the agent walks through is common and it works. What does not work is cleaning half a house in advance to save money — the move re-dirties it, and the agent inspects the property in its final state, not its halfway state.
Carpet, and the clause in your lease
A great many Sydney leases require carpets to be professionally cleaned at the end of the tenancy, and agents frequently ask for a receipt as proof. Check your lease before you book anything. We do hot-water extraction in house, so if the clause is there we do the exit clean and the carpets in the same booking and give you the documentation the agent will ask for. If your lease has no such clause, we vacuum thoroughly and you do not pay for extraction you were never required to have.
What is not cleaning
We will tell you at the quote where the line sits. Rubbish removal, garden work, repairing damage, and mould caused by a building defect are not cleaning tasks. Some of them we can price separately. Some of them are maintenance issues that belong in a conversation with your agent rather than on a cleaner's invoice. Either way you find out before we start, not when the bond is being negotiated.
Quoting and getting it booked
We price on bedrooms and bathrooms, the condition of the oven and the wet areas, whether the property has blinds, and how much carpet is involved. The number is fixed and confirmed in writing within 24 hours, and the free re-clean is written into every quote rather than being a slogan on a website. Our cleaners are police-checked employees and Clean Best carries $20m public liability cover.
Send us the agent's checklist and the address, or call 1300 494 983, and we will tell you what the job takes and when we can do it.
Where bonds are lost
The kitchen is the room your agent inspects hardest
Cleaning is the item property managers deduct for most often, and inside cleaning it is almost always the kitchen. The oven is the job tenants underestimate: racks, trays, door glass, seals and the cavity all have to come back to something that reads as clean rather than scrubbed at, and an oven untouched across a three-year tenancy can add hours on its own.
Around it sit the things an experienced agent checks by reflex — the tops of the cupboards, inside every drawer, the rangehood filters, the splashback grout, the dishwasher seal and the filter underneath it. We ask about the state of the kitchen before we quote, so the price you are given is the price the job actually takes and nothing gets renegotiated on the day.
- Oven cavity, racks, trays, door glass and seals degreased
- Rangehood filters degreased or replaced as your agent requires
- Cupboards and drawers cleaned inside, outside and on top
- Dishwasher seals and filters, splashback and kitchen grout
What's included
What an exit clean covers
This is the standard scope. Where your agent's checklist adds items, we add them too and show them on the quote.
- Oven fully degreased: racks, trays, door glass, seals and the cavity itself
- Rangehood filters degreased or replaced, and the canopy polished
- Cooktop, splashback and kitchen grout scrubbed back to the original surface
- Every cupboard and drawer emptied, vacuumed and wiped inside, outside and on top
- Dishwasher, fridge cavity and laundry tub cleaned, including seals and filters
- Blinds dusted and wiped slat by slat; curtain rails and pelmets cleaned
- Window tracks and sliding-door channels scraped out, vacuumed and wiped dry
- Windows cleaned inside, plus outside wherever they can be safely reached
- Walls spot-cleaned for scuffs, marks and handprints, and cobwebs removed
- Skirting boards, architraves, door frames, doors and light switches wiped
- Shower screens descaled, bathroom grout scrubbed and exhaust fan covers cleaned
- Toilets detailed including the cistern, hinges, base and behind the pan
- Carpets vacuumed throughout, with hot-water extraction quoted if the lease requires it
- Hard floors mopped, balcony swept, garage swept, and a final walk-through with you
Rubbish removal, garden work, repairs and mould caused by building defects are not cleaning tasks. We will price what we can and tell you plainly at the assessment which items are cleaning and which are maintenance.
At a glance
What the agent checks, room by room
The exit checklist differs between agencies, but the same rooms and the same items come up again and again. Clean Best works down your agent's list, and this is what it usually contains.
| Room | What the agent checks |
|---|---|
| Kitchen | Oven cavity, racks, trays, door glass and seals; rangehood filters; cooktop and splashback; inside, outside and on top of every cupboard and drawer; dishwasher seal and filter; grout |
| Bathroom and laundry | Shower screen scale, tile grout, exhaust fan covers, mirrors and tapware; the toilet cistern, hinges, base and behind the pan; laundry tub and taps |
| Bedrooms and living areas | Wardrobe interiors and shelves, wall scuffs and handprints, skirting boards, architraves, door frames, light switches and cobwebs |
| Windows and doors | Window and sliding-door tracks scraped out and dry, blinds cleaned slat by slat, curtain rails and pelmets, glass inside and out where it can be safely reached |
| Floors | Carpet vacuumed throughout, with a professional extraction receipt where the lease requires one; hard floors mopped edge to edge |
| Outside and storage | Balcony swept, garage swept, and any storage cage or shed cleared |
Pricing
End of lease cleaning quoted on the property, not a formula
We quote on bedrooms, bathrooms, the state of the oven and wet areas, whether there are blinds, and how much carpet is involved. The price is fixed in writing before we start, and the free re-clean is included in every quote.
1–2 bedroom unit or apartment
Studios, one and two-bedroom units and smaller townhouses, usually finished within a single day.
- Full kitchen detail including the oven and rangehood filters
- Bathroom and laundry descaled and detailed
- Blinds, window tracks, skirting boards and switches
- Free re-clean if the agent raises something we cleaned
Fixed price, confirmed in writing before we start.
3–4 bedroom house
The most common exit clean: a family home with two bathrooms, carpet through the bedrooms and a full kitchen.
- A team of cleaners so the whole house is finished in one visit
- Every cupboard, wardrobe and drawer done inside, outside and on top
- Walls spot-cleaned and every window track scraped out
- Carpet extraction quoted as a line item if your lease requires it
Fixed price, confirmed in writing before we start.
Large home or townhouse
Five bedrooms and up, multi-level homes, or properties with three or more bathrooms and a garage.
- Scheduled across a full day or two with a supervisor on site
- Multiple wet areas, staircases and balconies fully detailed
- Garage, storage areas and safely reachable external windows included
- Final walkthrough with you before the keys go back to the agent
Fixed price, confirmed in writing before we start.
Free on-site assessment, then a written quote within 24 hours.
How it works
From your agent's checklist to your bond back
The whole process is built backwards from the final inspection, because that is the only date that matters.
- 1
Send us the exit checklist
Call 1300 494 983 and email the checklist your agent gave you. If you do not have one, ask for it — we clean to their list, not ours.
- 2
Fixed quote in 24 hours
We price on bedrooms, bathrooms, oven condition, blinds and carpet, and send the quote in writing within 24 hours.
- 3
We clean the empty property
Book us after the removalists and before the final inspection. The property must be clear so we can reach inside every cupboard.
- 4
Inspection, and a free re-clean if needed
If the agent raises an item that was in our scope, tell us and we return to re-clean it at no cost. That is the offer, in writing.
FAQ
End of lease cleaning questions we get asked most
What does end of lease cleaning Sydney agents accept actually include?
An end of lease clean by Clean Best covers everything a regular clean skips, because that is precisely what the agent inspects. Oven, racks and rangehood filters degreased. Cupboards and wardrobes cleaned inside, outside and on top. Blinds wiped slat by slat, window tracks scraped, walls spot-cleaned, skirting boards and door frames wiped, and wet areas descaled with the grout scrubbed. We clean to the exit checklist your agent gave you, item by item, rather than to a generic list we wrote ourselves.
How does the free re-clean work?
If the final inspection raises an item that was in the scope Clean Best cleaned, contact us and we return to re-clean it at no charge. We ask that you tell us within a reasonable time of the inspection and that you can give us access to the property. It is not a money-back promise and it is not a guarantee of your bond, because the bond also depends on damage and repairs. It is a promise that our cleaning will be brought up to standard.
Does an exit clean guarantee I get my bond back?
Clean Best will not guarantee your bond, and you should be wary of any cleaner who does. Your bond covers damage, unpaid rent, rubbish left behind and repairs as well as cleanliness. What we control is the cleaning, and that is what we stand behind with the free re-clean. In practice, cleaning is the item agents most often deduct for, so getting it right removes the single most common reason a bond gets held.
Does the property need to be completely empty?
Clean Best needs the property completely empty before the exit clean. We cannot clean inside a cupboard that still has boxes in it, or reach the skirting board behind a wardrobe. Book us after the removalists have finished and before the final inspection, ideally with a day in between so you are not cleaning around your own move. If a few items genuinely cannot be shifted, tell us at the quote and we will note which areas we could not access.
Is carpet steam cleaning included?
Clean Best quotes carpet steam cleaning as a separate line item, because not every lease requires it. Many Sydney leases include a clause requiring carpets to be professionally cleaned at the end of a tenancy, and agents often ask for the receipt. We do hot-water extraction in house, so if your lease requires it we can do the exit clean and the carpets in the same booking and give you the documentation. Check your lease and tell us when you request the quote.
How long does an exit clean take?
Clean Best usually finishes a two-bedroom unit in a single day with one or two cleaners. A three or four-bedroom house is a team job and is still typically finished inside the day. Larger multi-level homes with several bathrooms can run into a second day. Oven condition is the biggest variable of all, because an oven that has never been cleaned can add hours on its own. We give you the time estimate with the quote so you can book the inspection around it.
Can you clean before I have finished moving out?
Clean Best can deep-clean the rooms that are already empty, but the exit clean itself has to happen once the property is clear. Splitting it is usually a false economy, because rooms get re-dirtied by the move and the agent inspects the property in its final state rather than its halfway state. If timing is tight, we can often clean the day after your removalists and the day before your inspection. Give us the dates and we will work backwards.
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Send us your agent's exit checklist. Fixed written quote within 24 hours, and a free re-clean if the final inspection raises something we cleaned.