Cost of cleaners

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Hello

Having tried for 10+ years to invoke a sense of domestic responsibility in DH (ROFL) and encourage his active involvement in the domestic duties (we both work ft ffs) and now dealing with another newish baby I have had enough of having doing it all and am insisting on spending some of the blood money I earn on an employed domestic goddess.

So, all you like minded individuals out there, how much should a good one cost? The house can be bought up to scratch relatively easily (we bought a clean house this time )and I'm looking at 1 bathroom, 1 toilet, 1 living room with carpet, hall, landing and stairs (fairly modest) with carpet and dining room with wood floor. Would like dusting too, but nothing in the bedrooms, ie basic cleaning stuff, hoovering, floors, kitchen and bathrooms cleaned, plus floors, dusting and oven cleaning etc. No washing, ironing, dishwasher duty or bedroom cleaning required, plus the odd inside window clean (probably at extra time and cost?)

Have never had a cleaner, but have now had enough and I know it will only get worse when I am back at work, DH gets really 'tired' poor soul and it's impossible to keep motivation up - longest I have managed a hw routine that involved him was 3 weeks then the tantrums got too much , he does have lots of other admirable qualitites tho ...

TIA for information.

where are you? i'm in london & we pay £8 ph.

and she works 3 hours a week.

outside London (North Midlands) - she asked for 6 quid ph; we pay 7 . Does pretty much what you need in 2 hours but 3 would be more thorough.

agency here charges £8.25. We need a cleaner due to my hooverallergy severe spd issues post natally. I could advertise I guess but the thought of interviewing and vetting...
I'm in semi rural south Lincs

It seems to me that two hours would be enough for what you describe.

I don't see why cleaning internal windows should cost you any more money. If I see a smear on an internal window, I clean it as part of the job.

A good cleaner will always target paintwork, the walls, and skirting boards.

If it's cash in hand, £6.00 to £6.50 per hour is enough. If the cleaner is self-employed, you would be looking at £8 to £10 per hour.

Thanks for info - I'm in Kent and looking at the pennies!