Student houses and HMOs

Student end of tenancy cleaning in Reading.

A shared house near Whiteknights or London Road, one tenancy ending on 1 July, and several deposits riding on the same checkout. We clean student lets to the standard the agent marks against, so the money comes back to the whole house.

Checked September 2026.

One fixed price for the whole house, split it any way you like. 48-hour re-clean guarantee.

How it works for a shared house

One price for the house, split how you like.

You book the property, not the room. One fixed price covers every bedroom, every bathroom, the kitchen and all the shared space, and how you divide it between housemates is your business. Most houses just split it by head.

In a student let the kitchen and the ovens carry most of the work after a year of shared cooking, so that is where we start. It is also where the checkout is usually decided.

  • 3-bed house £269: about £90 each between three
  • 4-bed house £329: about £82 each between four
  • 5+ bedrooms from £389: about £78 each between five
  • Every bedroom, bathroom, kitchen and shared room covered
  • One booking and one invoice, divided privately however suits
  • 48-hour re-clean guarantee if the agent flags anything

When the house has scattered

Keys, parents and housemates who left in June.

By the week of the checkout half a student house has usually gone home. That is normal and it holds nothing up. One person books, we sort access with whoever still holds a key or straight with the letting agent, and the whole house gets the same timestamped photo record afterwards.

Parents book these all the time. The fixed price is confirmed in writing before the clean and the itemised receipt goes to whoever paid, which is the paperwork the deposit scheme asks for if a deduction is ever proposed.

  • One housemate or a parent can book for the whole house
  • Keys collected from a housemate, a neighbour or the agent
  • Photo record to the house, receipt to whoever paid

The student checkout

What agents look at in a Reading student let.

Student houses get a close checkout, particularly where the landlord took a photo-heavy inventory at check-in. A year of a full house leaves grime in the places a weekend tidy never reaches.

The usual sticking points are the ovens, the shared bathrooms, bedroom skirtings and window tracks, and any yard or garden written into the inventory. Thames Water classes the whole of its region as hard water, so limescale round taps, shower screens and kettles is on that list too. We clean to the inventory, because that is the document being marked.

Timing

The 1 July wall.

Reading student tenancies mostly run 1 July to 30 June, so the whole cohort moves in the same fortnight and that fortnight fills early. Redlands, where the Whiteknights and London Road campuses sit, goes first. Book as soon as the end date is fixed rather than when the packing starts.

A thorough vacuum is in the price already. Carpets that have taken a year of a shared house sometimes want the steam clean on top, which is £30 a room.

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Really thorough deep clean. The team worked hard throughout and left the property finished to a very high standard. I would happily book again.
★★★★★ Margaret W. · Caversham, Reading
We booked an end of tenancy clean and were very pleased with the result. Communication was quick and helpful throughout, and extra effort was made to get everything completed before the tenancy ended.
★★★★★ Liz G. · Redlands, Reading

FAQ

Student cleaning questions

What shared houses ask before they book.

Can we split the cost between housemates?

Yes. One booking, one fixed price for the property, divided however the house wants. Most just split it by the number of tenants.

What does a student house cost?

It goes on bedroom count. A 3-bed is £269, which is about £90 each between three. A 4-bed is £329, about £82 each. Five bedrooms and up start at £389, about £78 each between five. Tell us the property and you get a fixed quote back.

Most of our house has already gone home. Can we still book?

Yes, and it is the normal shape of a student checkout. One housemate or a parent books, we arrange access with whoever still has a key or with the letting agent, and everyone gets the same photo record of the finished property.

Can a parent book and pay?

Yes. The fixed price is confirmed in writing before the job and the itemised receipt goes to whoever paid, so the paperwork sits with the right person.

Do you clean HMOs and shared houses?

Yes, and they are a large part of the Reading summer. Shared kitchens and shared bathrooms take the longest in an HMO, which is exactly where a student checkout is decided.

Do carpets cost extra?

A thorough vacuum is included. A carpet steam clean is a separate add-on from £30 a room, worth it after a long tenancy or where the agreement asks for it.

When should we book for a July move-out?

As soon as the date is fixed. Reading student tenancies cluster on 1 July, so the useful slots in that fortnight go weeks ahead of it.

Will we get the deposit back?

We clean to the inventory standard the agent checks against and back it with a 48-hour re-clean guarantee. If anything is picked up inside that window we come back and put it right at no charge.

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