Is it cheeky to clean someone's stuff without asking?

[Spongebob35]

Say if you were in someone's house (excluding maybe your partner, child etc) would you clean something without asking?
Not talking about an obvious spillage or something like that, but would you clean something that looked dusty or unclean in any way without the permission or acknowledgement of the homeowner?

I don't think doing a general tidy up is rude, just a quick wiz making it more presentable, washing up/ wiping over worktops, without being intrusive and actually going through peoples belongings.

I remember when FIL stayed with me and did a full on clean whilst I was out. Even all my underwear out the washing basket had been washed and dried. I felt violated 😮

Not unless they were obviously dirty or if they were in the sink.

I take it that she was bored and wanted something to do 🤷🏻‍♀️

If you’re not happy with your friend/pet sitter and the service she provided, to the point where you have felt the need to create two separate posts about it, then the healthy thing to do would be to let it go and not use her again, rather than obsess about what they did.

I learnt to mind my own years ago; one evening at my daughters I know she was a busy working new mum so thought i would clean the kitchen. Stripped down the steamer scrubbed out fridge cupboards and work tops etc. thought she would be pleased but she was angry and upset. realised now i had overstepped the mark. when my mum babysat she would do things like ironing or peg out washing but that was acceptable but what i did was criticising her.
when I do housesitting as part of my work re dogs etc i only wash up or clean what i use; ie clean out the bath after showering, wash up, quick hoover before leaving but everything else i leave. it can be hanging with cobwebs and i mind my own!

I have done before for a family member I knew was struggling and appreciated it. I wouldn't do it for anyone else.

I would be quite uncomfortable with this. Not something I would do in someone else’s home. A spill I could wipe over if the persons home I was in was attending to something else, yes. Wash their dishes? No.

If it was only pans, I'd assume she was bored and let it go. But yeah, it does feel judgemental and it's not pleasant.