Flat clearance in London & the South East
A flat clearance is priced on carrying, not on rooms. The distance between the front door and the van, and what sits in the way, stairs, lifts, permit bays, decides more of the quote than the furniture does.
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Flats are priced on the carry, not the contents. Stairs, lift access and where the van can legally stop change the job more than the number of rooms does.
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What a flat clearance includes
- All labour and the vehicle
- Licensed disposal, with a waste transfer note for your records
- Dismantling furniture where it will not fit through the door
- Sweeping through afterwards, left broom-clean
- Resale value on good furniture offset against your price
- Donation to charity of anything usable, receipts on request
Flat clearance prices
| Property | Typical range | Time on site |
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| 1-bed flat | £330 – £460 | Half a day |
| 2-bed house or flat | £510 – £705 | Half to a full day |
| 3-bed house | £740 – £1,020 | About a day |
| 4-bed house | £985 – £1,360 | One to two days |
| 5-bed or larger | £1,275 – £1,760 | Two to three days |
London ranges. Prices outside London typically run 8–14% lower.
Ranges are what firms typically charge. Your actual price comes from their written quotes, not from this table.
Estimate this jobHow a flat clearance runs
Most flats are done inside a day. The building decides how much of that day.
- 1The access questions come first
Which floor, is there a lift and does it work, where can a van legally stand, and for how long. A firm that quotes without asking these is planning to renegotiate on your doorstep.
- 2The building gets told, where it needs to be
Managed blocks often want notice, a booked service lift, or proof of the firm's insurance before a crew is allowed in. Sorting this in advance is the difference between a smooth morning and a stand-off with a concierge.
- 3Cleared in layers, communal areas protected
Floor protection through shared hallways, furniture dismantled where it will not turn the stairwell corner, quiet hours respected. The neighbours should know it happened because the flat is empty, not because of the noise.
- 4Swept, photographed, handed back
Broom-clean, with photographs if you are not there, and the paperwork for where everything went.
What a good firm does differently in a block
Flats punish carelessness. These are the habits that matter.
Floor, lift, parking, distance to the door. If those questions do not come up, the quote is a guess with a margin hidden in it.
Notice, lift bookings, insurance certificates. Firms that work blocks weekly have the paperwork ready before it is asked for.
Floor runners in the hallway, corners padded, doors wedged properly. Damage to shared areas lands on you as the leaseholder, so it matters that it never happens.
Sofas and wardrobes that came in flat-packed will not leave whole. Taking them apart takes minutes; forcing them takes chunks out of the stairwell.
A legal spot, a suspension where one is needed, arranged ahead. A firm feeding a meter every forty minutes is a firm charging you for it somehow.
Most blocks restrict noisy work to weekday daytimes. Good firms know without being told.
Why a second-floor flat can cost more than a whole house
Clearance labour is carrying, and a flat multiplies it. A two-bed on the second floor with no lift means every single item travels down two flights and along a corridor before it reaches the van. The same contents on a driveway would be loaded in half the time.
That is why firms ask about the lift twice. A working service lift can halve the labour on an upper-floor flat, and a broken one the crew only discovers on arrival is the most common reason a fixed price gets renegotiated on the day. Say what the lift situation honestly is, and the quote will survive contact with the building.
Parking is the other silent cost. If the nearest legal stop is a hundred metres away, every load walks that distance too. In controlled zones a parking suspension arranged with the council in advance is usually cheaper than the extra hours of carrying, and a firm that works your area will know which applies.
Three steps, no chasing
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Tell us about the property
Postcode, rough size, how full it is and anything awkward about the access. Ninety seconds, and photos help but are not required.
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Up to three firms quote
Only firms that cover London & the South East and hold a current licence see it. Fixed prices in writing, usually inside a day.
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Pick one and book
Message them through us, agree a date, and pay the firm directly at the price they quoted. ClearSorted costs you nothing.
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