Hi, my house is a small 3bhk house, 1 open plan kitchen/living room and a lounge. 1 bath and 1 wc. We only ever use the 2 bedrooms, and the 3rd one is hardly used. I have a non-shedding doodle. Though there is no dog hair in the house, the house gets a bit dirty on muddy days.
The previous cleaner I had cleans the whole house (very rough clean) in 3 hours. Then I have this current cleaner, she does good cleaning (although not thorough, bit better than the last one). She charges hourly and she cleans slowly to make more hours. I arranged in such a way that she only comes once in 2 weeks(as she comes from far), and spends 4-5 hours cleaning. She demands at least 6 hours and her charges are £12.50. This would add up to £75 every 2 weeks. I feel this is too high for a small 3bhk. I even offered her only to clean 2 bedrooms at a time and on rota basis. She says still she would want 6 hours and she repeatedly quoted that my house is very dirty because of the dog. Not sure what's the right thing to do. I really like her. I have tried 3 cleaners and she is the best so far. I am very comfortable to have her around the house. And I like her work.