Professional declutterer, any thoughts?

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I'm seriously considering becoming one...
Has anyone used one? Or would anyone like one but doesn't for whatever reason, what's stopping you? How much have / would you pay?
Any opinions welcome

I need someone to help get rid of all the stuff filling our house, stuff dumped everywhere.
Its not rubbish and dirt, it’s stuff, so much stuff, and it’s getting beyond coping with.

Hi I didn't say anything about people with disabilities not being able to clear things out. I get that being disabled myself.

I asked how people have money to burn on things that they don't need in the first place.

I'd love to have spare cash kicking about to be able to buy bits and bobs, but I don't and I think loads of people are in that position.

Some people have explained things are gifts or cheaply bought second hand things that aren't quite right but are held onto because they will do. I think that answers my question.

People have different opinions than you and if you don't like that or you interpret people asking questions as sneery then maybe public forums aren't for you.

Contact the "Queens of clean".

It would be healthier for you to live in a organised environment instead of drowning in clutter but counselling is needed alongside to recognise why you hold on to clutter.

There is no point unless you are willing to change going forward.

Apologies didn't tag pp.

I think this is a great idea. Like a lot of posters I’m time poor (busy job, 2 kids etc)

id want it as a day together working through stuff, not just you throwing my stuff out.

You’d need to get yourself a license for the recycling centre regardless of cost - that is the biggest issue. I enjoy the decluttering but then have bags of stuff for charity shops, the tip, recycling and to seek lying around for weeks because I’m time poor and the hassle of selling stuff and waiting in for buyer etc - I’d like you to do that.

I wouldn’t pay £40-£50 an hour though, to me that’s too much. I pay my cleaner £15 so I’d think i’d maybe aim to do a room a month with you for a day at a time and probably be willing to pay about £200 a day.

i”d also like you to organise what it left, sort of like the Style Sisters. You’d have all the glass containers, pretty boxes etc for me to choose from. I can 100% do this myself on Amazon but I won’t again, because it’s a hassle and I don’t have time for deliveries/returns and spending hours choosing what I want/need. Some sort of consultation service before hand would be needed I think.

I don’t have any emotion attached to my stuff, it just gets accumulated and I want rid so no need for MH support of counselling for me.

I wouldn't use the service. I'd just take a day off work and do it myself. I have a charity near my house and all my unwanted stuff goes there. Decluttering businesses were a thing around 10 years ago but maybe more popular again due to Marie Kondo, The Minamalists etc?

I have thought about using one. There is old locally who charges £50 an hour and it is the price tag that puts me off!

I have adhd and what I need is a kind person to basically sit with me and walk me through ordering some storage units eg dresser for the kitchen and shelving units or our garage and then help me sort stuff I want to keep into them and chuck the rest.

Would probably be good to have help ordering a skip and then to get rid.

Our local declutterer is doing very well apparently

I know a woman who does this job (not in the UK) and she is always booked! She travels around the country a lot though. Do it OP, there is more than enough demand.

@teathyme i would prefer someone who was kind and non judgey so I wonder if the one you know is actually not living in a show home herself whether that helps her get business!

I would love this but DH is a bit of a hoarder and always wants to keep things, just in case. I no longer consult him about old household items eg old kettle if I buy a new one I immediately throw old one out. He would want to keep it if it still worked.

People think their stuff is worth something - must be recycled - really?? - you don't want the junk but you think someone else will want it - get real - it's junk, chuck it.
And even if you recycle it, after another week/month/year that new owner will dump it in the skip .

You bought it or were given it in the first place - you are cluttering the planet.

What is a better idea is to chuck the crap then NOT reclutter and if you have chucked it you probably feel slightly guilty at chucking so much stuff so hopefully won't purchase crap again - thus helping the planet.

I so don't even get this concept!

Presumably, they are going to need to verify every item with the customer in case they get rid of your favourite top or family heirloom.

I can't see how they have any specialist skills, other than to ask "Do you really need 100 pairs of shoes? What if you could only keep 10?"

So why not get a good friend round, a bottle of Prosecco, and have an afternoon doing this with someone you enjoy spending time with, rather than a stranger?

For people with hoarding disorder, getting rid of stuff can be very distressing. But easier to bear if they feel their goods are going to a good home / making money for a good cause

I would absolutely pay for someone to come to my house and tidy and sort each room. And cupboards. I’d pay generously too. I’m desperate for help. Cleaners just can’t offer what I need. I need extra energy and impetus and another person would be absolutely wonderful.

We're heading into a major recession, no one is going to have the money for something unnecessary like a professional declutterer

I think it depends on the demographic of where people are and also people might use as a one off expense rather than an ongoing commitment like a cleaner.
Where I live is generally quite affluent and people still want cleaners, dog walkers, oven cleaners, ironing services, car valeters, pushchair cleaners, present wrappers etc, so I think they would use that service.

I would definitely be interested in this. 2 FT very busy jobs, kids plus the desire not to spend my limited free time sorting.
It's just an accumulation of 'stuff' I don't know if I could subject my friends to that for a bottle of wine.
So yes OP I'd be up for it £40-50 and hour looks like the going rate certainly in London.

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If you could do something like what Stacey Solomon did and organise the selling part of the things I want to get rid of... then I may be interested

But also in a COL crisis not sure folk will have the money tbh. Unless you have a van and a warehouse and can do house clearance as well

I work as a home organiser and support people with decluttering and organising. There’s definitely a market for it but you need to be good to stand out from your competition. If you do some research you can see what the going rate is around you as it varies by area. £30 to £40 an hour is fairly standard. Start by getting as much work experience as you can and building things up from there, you need to be confident before you start charging. I’m very happy to answer any questions you have.

In my area the going rate is £35 per hour.

I'll be the first to admit I hate throwing things out, but we really need to be mindful what we are sending into charity shops. They have to throw so much stuff away as they are receiving so much old, tatty junk. It's such a waste of a volunteers precious time.

There's someone in my town advertising this. It makes me laugh that someone would pay for this, I know where the skip is. (and will definitely chuck my husbands unused golf kit there one day)

Selling hundreds of random items would take hours though. Surely that's up to the person who owns the things to do.

I would love to employ someone like this. Someone non judgemental who won't make my husband feel bad for his executive dysfunction and won't assume it's my job to deal with it all. Come and organise my house, please!!

But it's people like me who would definitely want to pay someone to help. I want my home clean and clutter free, well organised and so all it needs is a regular wipe down and a few things putting alway. My husband and children do not know how to achieve this and do not understand why it's important but get very overwhelmed by chaos of their own creation, for fucks sake!! They cause it and I'm only one person! I can't do it all!!

So I would definitely pay someone to come and help me achieve what I want for my home.