It's a 'how much are cleaners in London now?' one

[Echobelly]

So we had the same cleaner for years, and she didn't put her hourly rate up in that time which was fairly cheap to start with, but she's left to retrain for a new career.

I have had a rate from a cleaner who comes well recommended by someone in our circle and I wanted to get an idea if it was normal or steep - she's saying £18 an hour. I had an idea that it's at least £15 an hour these days, but wanted to get an idea if that's normal, as I just don't know going rate. Nb, in pretty ordinary Zone 4 suburb, nowhere posh.

That’s what ours is now. I think it’s pretty standard in London tbh

South East £18 per hr

Thanks - I'm prepared to pay it, but I know she is also a cook/nanny so I didn't know if she might be charging a higher flat rate than someone who just does cleaning. Being a bit money aware as DH is between jobs, so it's good to know that's standard.

SE London here and we pay £17ph.

North East and I know cleaners charging between £18-£25 per hour.

They have to pay their tax, NI and insurance and supplies so pretty standard I would say

I pay £20, but they’re not particularly good so I just asked for a quote from another cleaner who is highly recommended locally. She charges £23. Not even in London - village in Sussex.

London, £22 same as both my neighbours.

I am in London and pay £16 per hour. I guess it depends how hard you want to look - most are about £18-£20 I would say but you can find someone good for a bit less if you're prepared to spend a bit longer looking.

Considering they only get paid for the hours they're at a clients house, so not paid for travel time and they don't get annual leave, employer pension contributions or sick pay, £18 is probably at the lower end of what they should be charging.

London - £20 per hour

I think £18-20/hr is typical. It’s one of the reasons I don’t have a cleaner!