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Cleaner Price! AIBU?

183 replies

Wyntersdiary · 02/07/2020 11:51

So i was looking for quote for a cleaner and most of them came back at what i thought it would be, between 10 - 15 PH except one... £25 PER HOUR for just 1 person! i couldnt believe it , i wish i could get paid £25 an hour to clean someones house.

End of tenancy clean ... £95 for 2 hours!!!

This is all for just cleaning a bathroom, lounge and kitchen .. in a small flat as i said bedrooms didnt need doing... im shocked.

OP posts:
TARSCOUT · 02/07/2020 11:54

Cleaners are in high demand just now and why not, they're taking the most risk. Deserve every penny of it. I am not a cleaner but I employ a lot of them. They're finally being recognised as having an important contribution.

bridgetreilly · 02/07/2020 11:55

Well, if she has clients willing to pay that rate for her, they obviously think she's worth it. You're free to employ someone else cheaper if you don't think she is.

TooTiredTodayOk · 02/07/2020 11:55

I'd pay £25 an hour for an excellent reliable cleaner. I've paid everything from £8 to £18 an hour over the years, and have yet to find someone that does an amazing job to my standards. So I absolutely would pay £25 an hour.

RatInADollhouse · 02/07/2020 11:59

@bridgetreilly

Well, if she has clients willing to pay that rate for her, they obviously think she's worth it. You're free to employ someone else cheaper if you don't think she is.
Exactly this. I always find it funny when people come in here complaining that a price for something is “unfair.” It’s not unfair, it’s what the market will bear. You have the choice to pay it or not, but if you won’t someone else will. Or else they won’t, in which case the cleaner will have to lower her price to what people will pay. It’s called capitalism.
Original poster
Wyntersdiary · 02/07/2020 12:05

sorry this was before covid, back in January she had a flyer.
I agree obviously they can charge what they want i just think its crazy.
She doesnt have many clients as has just started, was asking for new people and to review her work as needed recommendations

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TooTiredTodayOk · 02/07/2020 12:19

She doesnt have many clients as has just started

So she has some clients, and she only needs half as many clients as someone charging £12.50 an hour, she sounds like a smart woman.

sergeilavrov · 02/07/2020 12:26

Do the others have minimum time bookings? Our cleaner (two people come) is the equivalent of £10 per hour but has a 4 hour minimum booking time regardless of property size.

Cam77 · 02/07/2020 13:07

i wish i could get paid £25 an hour to clean someones house.

Go for it!

maddening · 02/07/2020 13:10

She probably includes own equipment and products

Ishihtzuknot · 02/07/2020 13:10

Not all of that money goes to the cleaner either. I was a cleaner for 4 years and on £15 an hour I kept £10 of it. Cleaners are a luxury so if you want one you have to pay good money the same as you would for a nanny/housekeeper etc it’s not an easy job and cleaners are often looked down on and treated poorly. There are a lot of companies and some are cheaper than others, but the more you pay generally the better standard you’ll get.

contrmary · 02/07/2020 13:11

YANBU - it's a crazy price when you think about it, if she works 37.5 hours per week it's the thick end of £50k per year! Reining it in a bit, £10 an hour would be fairer, just under £20k per year.

vanillandhoney · 02/07/2020 13:11

She won't actually take home £25 per hour, though. She'll have to pay tax, cleaning materials, transport, insurance, clothing, PPE etc.

Yes, it's a lot and I wouldn't pay it, but if she can find people willing to pay her that much, and she's good at what she does, then good for her!

vanillandhoney · 02/07/2020 13:12

@contrmary

YANBU - it's a crazy price when you think about it, if she works 37.5 hours per week it's the thick end of £50k per year! Reining it in a bit, £10 an hour would be fairer, just under £20k per year.
So cleaners shouldn't be earning more than 20k a year then? Why not?
Timeforabiscuit · 02/07/2020 13:13

A trick I heard was to put £25 in an envelope, get a timer for an hour, clean through - and then spend the £25 on something nice.

The only caveat is that excellent cleaners have powers! Ours can make any pile of paperwork somehow artful and attractive, Uses her own materials (which smell incredible!) - my results are nowhere near as good as hers, and I appreciate the end product.

Pumpkinandpeas · 02/07/2020 13:15

Firstly before she even arrives take into consideration the following:
Travel cost to your house and back.
Insurance to be working within your home.
Cost of products and usage of her equipment.
Add this all up and the fact she's trying to make a living then it's suddenly not rolling in the big bucks. Cleaning isn't jobs back to back so that one job could be her earnings for that entire day, she doesn't get paid holidays or sick pay so it's more than fair imo.

yellowsunset · 02/07/2020 13:16

If you can't afford it I'm sure you'll find something in your price range.

CuppaZa · 02/07/2020 13:16

@contrmary if they work hard, why on earth should they be earning just under 20k? Because you say?

Northernsoullover · 02/07/2020 13:19

Oh how I'd love to swear at you but I don't want to get deleted. I charge higher rates for end of tenancy. Its back breaking work. I have to flip beds move heavy furniture, get behind sanitary ware. Its hard work and out of the money comes all my products, insurance, accounting fees etc.
I can't physically do more than one a day or two max if I have help. Its also not regular work so please don't anyone start multiplying it and coming up with megabucks.
Its demeaning to suggest I should earn less.

Dozer · 02/07/2020 13:24

Supply and demand: good for her if she can get work at that price.

JudithGrimesHat · 02/07/2020 13:24

@contrmary

YANBU - it's a crazy price when you think about it, if she works 37.5 hours per week it's the thick end of £50k per year! Reining it in a bit, £10 an hour would be fairer, just under £20k per year.
What an incredibly snobbish attitude!

So cleaners only deserve to earn shit wages!

mysuperpowerisme · 02/07/2020 13:28

£25 an hour for just a bathroom, kitchen and lounge... Jeeez. My cleaner charges £15 an hour and is very good and thats for a 3 bed house. She usually does 2 hours to clean the whole thing spotless

Beautiful3 · 02/07/2020 13:38

Why not? Cleaning is one of the hardest jobs going. If someone wants a cleaner and that's the rate, then why not!

TriangularRatbag · 02/07/2020 13:49

@Pumpkinandpeas

Firstly before she even arrives take into consideration the following: Travel cost to your house and back. Insurance to be working within your home. Cost of products and usage of her equipment. Add this all up and the fact she's trying to make a living then it's suddenly not rolling in the big bucks. Cleaning isn't jobs back to back so that one job could be her earnings for that entire day, she doesn't get paid holidays or sick pay so it's more than fair imo.
All of this! I would not contemplate doing cleaning for £25 an hour.
TooGood2BeTrue · 02/07/2020 13:56

I think it's reasonable to charge more for a professional clean at the end of tenancy because the cleaner will have to do a proper deep clean and cover areas that wouldn't have been touched by the tenants in ages / ever, such as the top of kitchen cupboards, inside drawers etc. It does annoy me a bit when unskilled labourers can charge more than I could get away with in my industry (translation), where most clients require you to have a university degree, but it's supply and demand at the end of the day.

Icantrememebrtheartist · 02/07/2020 14:01

I think it is a lot.

But, if she is an absolute whizz and does an amazing job I would pay it. But she would have to be exceptional for £25 an hour.

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