How much does your cleaner charge?

[swedishgirl]

My DH and I have been thinking about hiring a cleaner for a couple of hours a week. How much do your cleaners charge?

We're in Scotland if that makes any difference.

[Britinme]

I'm in New England and I pay mine $25 an hour.

[ThreeRingCircus]

£17 an hour in SE England

[jaychops]

14.50 an hour (NW). Only very recently increased from 12.50

[Badbudgeter]

I think it depends where in Scotland. It’s often cheaper to get a cleaner in a city where there is lots of competition and clients can be close by, if you are rural your cleaner needs to drive and account for mileage / time getting to you.

Also this is a busy season for cleaners, holiday let’s, airbnbs, hotels are offering £11.48- £12.50 an hour where I live for housekeepers. Self employed equivalent would be £15-£16 an hour.

[bloodywhitecat]

She's free because she volunteers for the hospice who help me look after my small person so is the gardener who comes every couple of weeks to mow the lawn. Their help is priceless.

[AnneElliott]

£13 ph - south east London. I provide everything. It would be more if I didn't.

[BrightLightsCalling]

£25 an hour.

[RedRiverSun]

@BrightLightsCalling Where are you that you pay £25 an hour? Is she excellent?

[Bloatstoat]

£20 per hour, South West England. She brings her own cleaning products but uses our hoover.

[swedishgirl]

@Badbudgeter That makes a lot of sense regarding cities vs rural. We're in a city.

Thank you all for the info. Very interesting! It seems like we would be able to afford one for 2-3 hours a week.

I will start making enquires.

While I'm here, any tips or info should know regarding hiring a cleaner? Never had one before, so all very new to me.

[Lou670]

Ask if they are dbs checked and are insured, a good cleaner should be.

[UsingChangeofName]

A plethora of threads asking the same, tonight and earlier this week

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[Fluffyowl00]

I asked on my local Facebook group and got a lady who loves round the corner. She’s wonderful. £10per hour.

[SausageMonkey2]

Edinburgh £15

[DeedlessIndeed]

@swedishgirl

@Badbudgeter That makes a lot of sense regarding cities vs rural. We're in a city.

Thank you all for the info. Very interesting! It seems like we would be able to afford one for 2-3 hours a week.

I will start making enquires.

While I'm here, any tips or info should know regarding hiring a cleaner? Never had one before, so all very new to me.

Hi OP,

Scottish city (Glasgow) here and cleaner charges £15 per hour.

We found it's best to speak to neighbours - our cleaner cleans for a lot of families in the area, and so can do the neighbours on the same day iyswim. Only downside is that there was a few months wait until she had space, but worth the wait to have someone fairly well trusted.

[Agoodidea]

Write a list of tasks you consider need to be done weekly, so essential such as bathrooms, floors, kitchen, dusting the living room, whatever things really bug you.
Then write a list of extras that need to get done about once a month, so maybe inside windows, woodwork touch points like door frames, skirting boards, again whatever bugs you.
My cleaners make up my bed with clean sheets and duvet every other week, but I strip the bed ready and leave out clean bedding and that s real treat for me
I make sure the place is fairly tidy too before they start as it’s waste of time and money if they need to, for example clear the draining board or unstack the dishwasher.

[Badbudgeter]

Best way to find a cleaner is often by recommendation if your friends/ neighbours have one. Second best probably gumtree, it’s a cheap and easy way for cleaners to find new clients.

Some cleaners expect just to clean , some are happy to tidy as they go. Figure out what you need, be realistic about the amount of time it takes. Best way to figure out if a cleaner will suit you is a paid trial imo.

[Badbudgeter]

@Fluffyowl00

I asked on my local Facebook group and got a lady who loves round the corner. She’s wonderful. £10per hour.

That’s under minimum wage. The only cleaner I’ve ever met who was happy to work for under minimum wage was really upfront about the fact she was claiming benefits and she was cash only. Which isn’t something I could agree to.

[Catspyjamasfit]

I think £15 is the going rate generally.

[Cherryana]

£20 per hour south east

[Fluffyowl00]

@Badbudgeter

That’s under minimum wage. The only cleaner I’ve ever met who was happy to work for under minimum wage was really upfront about the fact she was claiming benefits and she was cash only. Which isn’t something I could agree to.

Her husband earns too much to claim any benefits and she is semi retired. It’s her spends. She earns less than the £1000 per year required to declare her earnings and in her words ‘it’s round the corner and you’re great to work with’. Maybe if you were nicer …

[fumigation]

£18 ph/NW. I was paying around £14-15 but I kept being let down/people not turning up etc. The company I use now is a bit more expensive but very professional so it's worth paying a bit extra.

[BrightLightsCalling]

@RedRiverSun We’re in the Midlands. Yes, she’s great and has been our cleaner for 15 ish years. We tried a few before her that were rubbish, unreliable, things missed regularly and it was just stressful.

[mondaytosunday]

Be explicit in your expectations. Every cleaner has a few jobs they won't do. Ask how much time they think it will take to get those jobs done (first time will take longest, so you might want to book them for extra long first day).
If you like particular products you supply them.

[Badbudgeter]

@Fluffyowl00

Her husband earns too much to claim any benefits and she is semi retired. It’s her spends. She earns less than the £1000 per year required to declare her earnings and in her words ‘it’s round the corner and you’re great to work with’. Maybe if you were nicer …

Yeah I’m so mean for not expecting anyone to work for less than the living wage just because they live round the corner!