For executors, families and property managers. Belongings are sorted with you, personal papers and keepsakes are set aside, and the property is cleared and then cleaned for sale, lease or handover.
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The scope
The scope is agreed with the executor or family. It lists the rooms, what's kept, donated or disposed of, and the clean at the end.
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How we do it
Sorting
Papers, photos, letters, jewellery and anything that might matter to the family are set aside as they're found and handed to the executor. Belongings are sorted into the groups you've agreed: keep, donate, sell or dispose. Anything unclear waits for a decision.
Clearing
Donations, recycling and waste are kept apart, and bulk removal is booked through a licensed waste contractor or a skip. The record lists what left the property and where it went, which helps when the estate is being finalised.
The clean
Once the rooms are clear, the property gets a deep clean: kitchen, bathrooms and laundry, inside cupboards, skirtings, and floors last. If a death went undiscovered for some time, that area is cleaned first as a separate job, with PPE and sealed waste.
In and out
Time-stamped on arrival and when the visit closes.
Ticked
Each area marked done against the scope you signed off.
Photographed
The areas that matter, finished. Faults flagged with a photo.
Questions
Usually the executor or administrator, a family member they've authorised, or the property manager for a rental. We'll ask who is making decisions about belongings, so the right person signs off on what's kept and what goes.
Yes, and many prefer to be there for the first sort. Others would rather not be. Either way, personal items are set aside for the family, and the visit record shows each room ticked off.
Usable items can go to charity, recyclable material goes to recycling, and the rest is taken for lawful disposal through a licensed waste contractor. Nothing goes without the executor's sign-off, and the list shows where each lot went.
That area is cleaned first, as a separate biohazard clean. It's done with full PPE, affected materials are sealed and disposed of lawfully, and odour is treated. The rest of the estate work follows once that's done.
Yes. After the clear-out, the clean is done to handover standard: kitchen, bathrooms, cupboards, skirtings, windows to safe ladder height and floors. Carpet extraction and pressure cleaning can be added as their own lines.
We'll come out to see the property with the executor, family or agent. Then a written scope: what's kept, what goes, the clean and the order.