What a house clearance costs in 2026
What actually drives the price, the charges that get passed on, and how to check a quote yourself.
9 min readGuides
Plain answers about clearing a property, written from the rules and from real quotes rather than from an opinion about what people search for.
Costs and choosing
What the work costs, and how to pick somebody to do it.
Six questions worth asking before you book
What to ask about pricing, insurance, resale and what happens to the contents.
5 min readHouse clearance, skip or man and van
Three ways to move the same rubbish, and the one that is cheapest is rarely the one you think.
6 min readClearing a rented property: landlord and tenant
Who owns what is left behind, how long you must store it, and what you may charge for.
8 min readThe rules
What the law asks of you, and what happens when it is not followed.
Who is allowed to take your things away
Waste carrier registration, what it covers, and why a cash-in-hand van can leave you with the fine.
7 min readFly-tipping: when it becomes your fine
The duty of care follows the waste, not the van. What that means if your things end up in a lay-by.
7 min readWhat a waste transfer note is, and why you keep it
The one piece of paper that proves the waste left your property lawfully.
5 min readUpper tier and lower tier, explained
A difference in kind, not in rank — and which one you actually need.
5 min readClearing a home after a death
There is no rush on most of this. These set out an order of work.
Clearing a parent's home, step by step
A calm order of work, from photographs to the final load.
11 min readProbate and possessions: what has to wait
What can be cleared before probate is granted, and what cannot.
8 min readWhat happens to the things you cannot keep
Resale, charity, recycling and landfill — who takes what, and what you can ask for.
7 min readHoarding: a practical order of work
How firms who do this often approach it, and what to agree before anyone starts.
10 min read