Giving keys to cleaner?

[Jergens]

Would you leave your house keys with your cleaner? I have a cleaner hired thru a company (fully insured) starting tomorrow. I'd like her to clean while I'm at work but feel slightly funny about leaving keys. The company comes recommended from a friend who uses them but she works from home so doesn't have the key issue.

All my cleaners have had keys, it' s not been practical otherwise.

i do - i can't see a way round it.

i have thought there miht be a home insurance implication though - but i haven't looked into it.

i mean the long and the short of it is - if things go missing, its the cleaner.

You can fix a key box somewhere outside your house, put a key in it and give the cleaner the combination. Its the sort of thing that people who are housebound and have carers coming in use and are easily available from a locksmiths. A reasonably competent diy-er should be able to fit it

yes, i do, but my cleaner is a friend of a friend.
i might feel a little weird about it if it was through an agency, although i can't see another way round it

I don't. Mainly because I don't want anyone rootling through my stuff even if they are just having a nosey. Also, although you may trust your cleaner can you be sure it will always be that person? I know of one case where the (honest, law abiding) cleaner took her (dishonest, criminal) son along with her to keep her company and he had a great time as you can imagine. May seem extreme example but it was enough for me.

Have done it before, but didn't feel comfortable. Will not do it now - as far as I'm concerned, the cleaners have been lovely, but I had no idea how secure my keys were really kept.

If anything untoward were to happen I'd expect the agency to be responsible. They would have checked out and vouched for the cleaner and should be insured.

I'd be nervous about leaving my keys with a cleaner that I found on gumtree or similar, but an agency cleaner I'd be OK with.