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How much do you spend on a cleaner a month?

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Dilemma4ever · 14/12/2025 17:43

My friend gets a cleaner in twice a week - 4 hours each time - and ends up spending £600 a month on the cleaner (in London)

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MyDogHumpsThings · 14/12/2025 21:49

BrunchBarBandit · 14/12/2025 21:45

We have 4 hours although it’s fine by 2 cleaners over 2 hours. It’s a big house over 3 floors & 6 bedrooms. DH and I tidy up the night before which means they have full cleaning time. They clean 2 bathrooms and 3 bedrooms, 2 living rooms, kitchen, the 3 hallways and 2 lots of stairs.

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That seems sensible! Do they ever do the windows or skirting boards - or is that included in the weekly clean?

BrunchBarBandit · 14/12/2025 21:45

MyDogHumpsThings · 14/12/2025 21:39

I don’t have a cleaner; I don’t need one. Most of the year it’s just me and my husband and we can keep on top of everything.

I would estimate that it takes us 2 hours over the week to clean the whole (5-bed) house - I’m including changing beds and doing laundry in that, but not the daily post-dinner clear-up.

We can be efficient because we work from home most of the time, so doing a load of laundry in the morning, putting it in the dryer at mid-morning coffee, and quickly folding it at lunch time, etc. if we had to do everything at the weekend, I suppose it would take 3 hours? We also have a Roomba. My house is always clean, but I suppose some things don’t get done very often, like the windows.

I have a question for those who are paying for 4+ hours per week - what does the cleaner do? Are they extremely thorough and regularly doing the jobs some of us do only occasionally? Are they tidying up? Do you have really big houses?

Not a judgey question, I’m just interested.

We have 4 hours although it’s fine by 2 cleaners over 2 hours. It’s a big house over 3 floors & 6 bedrooms. DH and I tidy up the night before which means they have full cleaning time. They clean 2 bathrooms and 3 bedrooms, 2 living rooms, kitchen, the 3 hallways and 2 lots of stairs.

MyDogHumpsThings · 14/12/2025 21:39

I don’t have a cleaner; I don’t need one. Most of the year it’s just me and my husband and we can keep on top of everything.

I would estimate that it takes us 2 hours over the week to clean the whole (5-bed) house - I’m including changing beds and doing laundry in that, but not the daily post-dinner clear-up.

We can be efficient because we work from home most of the time, so doing a load of laundry in the morning, putting it in the dryer at mid-morning coffee, and quickly folding it at lunch time, etc. if we had to do everything at the weekend, I suppose it would take 3 hours? We also have a Roomba. My house is always clean, but I suppose some things don’t get done very often, like the windows.

I have a question for those who are paying for 4+ hours per week - what does the cleaner do? Are they extremely thorough and regularly doing the jobs some of us do only occasionally? Are they tidying up? Do you have really big houses?

Not a judgey question, I’m just interested.

GingerBeverage · 14/12/2025 21:21

Destiny123 · 14/12/2025 17:54

I was a cleaner at uni, loved it, great job satisfaction, often debate quiting medicine to go back

We pay £45 per month for 1.5h alternate weeks (but tbh they leave 20mins early). Only have them because I work 45-68h a week and my partner doesn't clean at all (nor cook/washup) etc if lived alone I wouldn't

What, your partner does nothing at all in the house??

Ballondor · 14/12/2025 21:15

SmaugTheMagnificent · 14/12/2025 17:45

Only 17% of UK households use a cleaner, so most people obviously think it is not beneath them to keep their own habitat hygienic.

ETA obviously some of this 17% will be people who aren't physically capable of cleaning, who are clearly not unreasonable!

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You know what, you’re right. I’ll sack her tomorrow. That’ll be much better for everyone.

Octavia64 · 14/12/2025 21:10

Jeronnemo · 14/12/2025 18:51

And yet you pay her just over £10 an hour.

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That was the rate the agency said when we contacted them.

if it helps I’m severely physically disabled and on benefits….

but yes, maybe I should pay more.

UneAnneeSansLumiere · 14/12/2025 21:07

Jamesblonde2 · 14/12/2025 19:38

Fucking hell thats a lot of money to give away, out of your pocket, to someone else.

Our choice, isn't it?

Ionlymakejokestodistractmyself · 14/12/2025 21:06

30pw, so either 120 or 150. 1.5 hours a time.

Planning to switch to 2 hours EOW in the new year to cut it down a bit.

It sounds like a lot but it definitely helps us keep on top of things.

museumum · 14/12/2025 20:59

£108 per month for a 2-3 hour clean every fortnight. Really keeps us right though over clean between too.

TheMadGardener · 14/12/2025 20:58

£73 a month which is two hours once a fortnight. West Country.

Ineffable23 · 14/12/2025 20:57

I spend about £140 per month on the basis of a 12 month year (rather than 13 4 week "months".

My cleaner means I am compelled to tidy up sufficiently to facilitate cleaning once a week and for that I'm very grateful.

Cel77 · 14/12/2025 20:49

Nothing. I'm the cleaner.

BrunchBarBandit · 14/12/2025 20:49

£60 per week for 4 hours. North West

My household wouldn’t be as happy if we didn’t outsource this work.

IHopeYouStepOnALegPiece · 14/12/2025 20:47

SmaugTheMagnificent · 14/12/2025 17:45

Only 17% of UK households use a cleaner, so most people obviously think it is not beneath them to keep their own habitat hygienic.

ETA obviously some of this 17% will be people who aren't physically capable of cleaning, who are clearly not unreasonable!

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Not a single person who has a cleaner is unreasonable.

Doesn't matter if you work, don't work, live with kids and a partner, live alone. No one is unreasonable for having a cleaner.

Harold99 · 14/12/2025 20:44

Here I thought my£160 a month was too much!

Shouldbeworkingnotreadingtalk · 14/12/2025 20:43

£140 a week. . So £606 for a month. That’s x2 times a week at x4 hours each time. I’m bloody untidy and quite slovenly though and she helps with cleaning putty animals too. Writing it down seems insane.

CraftyNavySeal · 14/12/2025 20:33

I live alone in a flat. An hour on Saturdays and I can clean the whole thing.

I would love to have a deep clean a couple of times a year though.

Ballondor · 14/12/2025 20:24

£120 a month, in the North-West.

Didimum · 14/12/2025 20:22

Jamesblonde2 · 14/12/2025 19:38

Fucking hell thats a lot of money to give away, out of your pocket, to someone else.

Everything you pay for is out of pocket to someone else. That’s how paying for stuff works.

cupfinalchaos · 14/12/2025 20:13

£440 per month

mrssunshinexxx · 14/12/2025 20:11

£150-£200 a month

RosesAndHellebores · 14/12/2025 19:55

About £450pcm. 3 hours, twice a week.

Didimum · 14/12/2025 19:50

SmaugTheMagnificent · 14/12/2025 17:45

Only 17% of UK households use a cleaner, so most people obviously think it is not beneath them to keep their own habitat hygienic.

ETA obviously some of this 17% will be people who aren't physically capable of cleaning, who are clearly not unreasonable!

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Christ. Go take a nap. Must be tiring being so sanctimonious.

Lemonlimonade · 14/12/2025 19:43

Zero! Cleaning my own home is satisfying and a good workout. And it saves money.

LadyLolaRuben · 14/12/2025 19:42

Two hours per week £22ph

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