End of lease cleaning for rentals in Canberra and Queanbeyan, from $220 for a basic clean of a studio ($200 + GST). Most tenants need our deep clean, which covers every corner of the home, room by room, including the oven and windows. Have a checklist from your real estate agent? Send it to us before your quote. If your agent finds a task within the agreed cleaning scope that we missed, tell us within 5 days of the clean and we'll come back and re-clean it free.
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End of lease cleaning: quick answers
Straight answers to the questions we get asked most.
How much does end of lease cleaning cost in Canberra?
A basic clean starts from $220 for a studio ($200 + GST), $275 for 1 bedroom ($250 + GST), $352 for 2 bedrooms ($320 + GST) and $385 for 3 bedrooms ($350 + GST). Most tenants need a deep clean, which includes the oven and windows and is estimated from the basic price up to double, depending on the home's condition. Quotes are free, online or on site.
Do I have to use a professional cleaner when I move out?
No, not in the ACT or NSW. You need to leave the home as clean as it was when you moved in, allowing for fair wear and tear. In the ACT, a lease can require professional carpet cleaning only if it says so and the carpets were professionally cleaned before you moved in. In NSW, it can only be required as a condition of keeping a pet inside.
Will you clean to my real estate agent's checklist?
Send it to us before your quote. We'll review it alongside our checklist and confirm the cleaning tasks and any additional services required for your property, including what's part of your quote and what costs extra.
A basic clean is a light freshen-up for a home that's already in good condition. It covers kitchen benches, the stovetop and sink, bathrooms and toilets, a wipe inside cupboards, dusting, skirting boards, light switches and floors.
It is not a deep clean, and it doesn't include oven, window or carpet cleaning.
A deep clean is what most tenants need to meet handover expectations. Agents usually photograph each room at the start of a tenancy and again at the final inspection, then compare the two.
So in a deep clean, nothing is skipped and our hands go into every corner of the home, from inside the cupboards and the toilet bowl to the ceilings. The deep clean covers:
Kitchen:the stovetop, knobs and control panel; the rangehood and its filters; benches and splashbacks; the sink and tapware; inside and outside every cupboard and drawer; and the fridge, dishwasher and microwave when they belong to the property.
Oven:inside the oven, including the walls, roof, base, door glass, racks, trays and grill.
Bathrooms and toilets:the shower recess, screen and screen doors, bath, wall tiles and grout, vanity, cabinet, drawers and mirror, the toilet cistern, seat and bowl, and around the toilet base and skirting tiles.
Laundry:the sink inside, outside and underneath, the laundry cupboards, and the dryer inside and out with its lint trap.
Bedrooms and living areas:built-in wardrobes and shelves inside and out, and cobwebs from ceilings and corners.
Windows:glass inside and outside, frames, tracks, sills and flyscreens on the ground floor. Upper-floor windows are quoted after a site visit.
Doors:doors and door frames, door handles and sliding door tracks.
Walls and fittings:marks on walls, skirting boards, light switches, light fittings and ceiling fans.
Vents:exhaust fans, plus air conditioner vents, grilles, front covers and removable washable filters where we can reach them safely.
Blinds:dusted.
Balcony and garage:the balcony swept, suitable hard floors mopped, balustrades wiped and cobwebs removed, and the garage floor cleaned.
Pet traces:pet hair, and pet urine marks on walls and hard surfaces.
Floors:hard floors vacuumed and mopped, tile grout in the kitchen, bathroom and laundry, carpets vacuumed, and edges and corners.
Most wall marks, pet stains and surface mould come off with the right products and some time. A few marks are permanent, such as stains set deep into grout or silicone, or damaged paint.
If something won't come off, we'll tell you. We don't do repairs or specialist mould treatment.
Have a checklist from your real estate agent?
Send it to us before your quote. We'll review it alongside our checklist and confirm the cleaning tasks and any additional services required for your property.
Agencies ask for different things, so we'll tell you which items are part of your quote, which cost extra and which are outside our services.
What costs extra, and what we don't do
These can be added to your quote:
carpet steam cleaning, at $38.50 a room ($35 + GST) or $4.95 per square metre ($4.50 + GST) when you book it with your clean
oven and window cleaning with a basic clean (both are included in our deep clean); see our window cleaning prices
So you aren't expected to make the home better than it was. Faded paint, light traffic marks on carpet and small scuffs from normal living are usually fair wear and tear.
You also don't have to hire a professional.
The Legal Aid ACT fact sheet on bonds says there is no requirement to use professional cleaning or carpet cleaning at the end of a tenancy.
There is one exception for carpets: the tribunal (ACAT) accepts that carpets must be professionally cleaned at the end if your tenancy agreement says so and the carpets were professionally cleaned at the start of your tenancy.
If you rent in Queanbeyan, NSW rules apply. They are similar, but stricter on carpets.
The NSW Government guide to pets in rentals explains that professional carpet cleaning at the end can only be a condition when the landlord agrees to a pet living indoors, and it must suit the type of pet.
So why do most tenants still book a cleaner? Time, and the detail.
A proper vacate clean takes a full day or more, and it usually lands in the same week as packing, moving and starting somewhere new.
Your entry condition report is the benchmark, not your agent's personal taste. Before the clean, read the report and look at the photos from when you moved in.
If a stain, mark or scratch was already noted, you are not expected to remove it. If something is marked "clean", that is the standard it needs to be back to.
The jobs that take longest are ovens with baked-on grease, showers with built-up soap scum, dusty skirting boards, marks inside cupboards and carpets in busy areas. These are also the things that change the price the most.
Check your lease and the rules above first. If you need a carpet clean, or your carpets have stains, pet odour or heavy traffic marks, it makes sense to book it on the same visit.
When you add carpet steam cleaning to your end of lease clean, it costs $38.50 a room ($35 + GST) instead of our usual $49.50 a room ($45 + GST). We use a truck-mounted hot water extraction machine.
We check the carpet before we start, and if hot water extraction is not the right choice, we will tell you.
For example, a basic 3-bedroom clean plus 3 carpeted rooms comes to $500.50 ($455 + GST). See every price and what changes it on our end of lease cleaning prices page.
1Send us your agent's checklistbefore your quote, if you have one.
2Move everything out first.That includes furniture, boxes and all rubbish, including the garage, balcony and yard. We only take away our own cleaning waste.
3Empty the fridge, freezer and dishwasherif they belong to the property and stay behind.
4Keep the power and hot water on.We need both to do the job properly.
5Sort out access.You don't need to be home. Most tenants arrange access through the property manager, a lockbox or a spare key.
6Time it with your inspection.Book the clean no more than a few days before your final inspection, so the inspection falls inside your 5-day re-clean window.
It also has space for your agent's requirements, so you can send it with your quote request. You can fill it in on your phone or print it.
We give you an invoice for the clean and any carpet cleaning, which you can show your agent. Keep it, and take a few dated photos when we finish.
Your agent then does the final inspection. If your agent finds a task within the agreed cleaning scope that we missed, tell us within 5 days of the clean and we'll come back and re-clean it free.
The agreed cleaning scope is our checklist plus anything added to your quote.
We stay with you until your agent has finished the final inspection. If your agent raises an issue, such as a carpet stain, we can come back, assess it and give you our professional opinion in writing.
We can also email your agent directly, with you copied in, to help sort it out.
We clean rentals right across Canberra, including Belconnen, Gungahlin, Woden, Tuggeranong and the inner south. See all our Canberra service areas.
On the NSW side we cover Queanbeyan, Karabar, Jerrabomberra and Googong at the same prices, and our Queanbeyan cleaning page explains how NSW bond rules apply there.
Aussie Duo is a family-owned Canberra business that has been cleaning since 2013. Our team is police-checked and vaccinated against seasonal flu, and we carry $20 million public liability insurance.
Ready to book?Get a free quote online, or call us on 02 5501 3316.
What you get with our end of lease clean
Prices you can see
Basic cleans from $220 for a studio, GST included, with deep clean estimates for every home size. We confirm your exact price before we start.
Basic or deep, your choice
A basic clean freshens up a home in good condition. Our deep clean covers every corner, including the oven and windows, for a full handover. We'll tell you which one fits.
We check your agent's list
Send your agent's checklist before your quote. We review it alongside ours and confirm the tasks and any extras with you.
Carpets on the same visit
Add carpet steam cleaning for $38.50 a room ($35 + GST) with our truck-mounted machine, with no second booking.
A 5-day re-clean
If your agent finds a task within the agreed cleaning scope that we missed, tell us within 5 days of the clean and we'll re-clean it free.
An invoice for your agent
We give you an invoice for the clean and any carpet cleaning, which you can show your property manager.
What to check before you book an end of lease cleaner
Aussie DuoWhat to check before booking
Price✓ Basic clean from $220 (studio); deep clean estimates shown, GST includedAsk if the quote includes GST
Oven✓ Included in our deep clean (an extra with a basic clean)Ask if the oven costs extra
Agent checklist✓ We review your agent's checklist with you before we quoteAsk if they'll work to your agent's list
Carpets✓ $38.50 a room ($35 + GST) with your clean, truck-mounted machineAsk how carpets are cleaned and the price per room
Something missed✓ Missed tasks within the agreed scope re-cleaned free if reported within 5 daysAsk what happens if the agent finds a missed task
Insurance✓ $20 million public liabilityAsk for a certificate of currency
Invoice✓ Invoice for the clean and carpets, ready for your agentAsk if you'll get an invoice to show your agent
How your end of lease clean works
From quote to final inspection in five steps.
1
Get a free quote
Tell us the size of the home, and send your real estate agent's checklist if you have one. We confirm the cleaning tasks and any extras with you before we book.
2
Pick your date
Book the clean a few days before your final inspection, so the inspection falls inside your 5-day re-clean window.
3
Move out and hand over access
Take out all furniture, belongings and rubbish, keep the power and hot water on, and arrange a key with your agent or a lockbox.
4
We clean room by room
Our team works through the checklist, from cupboards to window tracks and floors.
5
Inspection and re-clean
If your agent finds a task within the agreed cleaning scope that we missed, tell us within 5 days of the clean and we'll come back and re-clean it free.
Average starting prices for a basic clean of a standard home, including GST. A basic clean suits a home in good condition that needs a light freshen-up, and doesn't include oven, window or carpet cleaning. Most tenants need a deep clean, which includes the oven and ground-floor windows, starts at the basic price and can cost up to double, depending on condition and the work needed. Homes with 4 or more bedrooms are quoted after we see them. Quotes are free, and we confirm your exact price after we assess the property.
✓Deep clean includes the kitchen: stovetop and knobs, rangehood and filters, benches, splashbacks, sink, all cupboards and drawers, and the fridge, dishwasher and microwave if they belong to the property
✓Oven inside, including racks, trays and grill
✓Bathrooms and toilets: shower, screen, bath, wall tiles and grout, vanity, cabinet and mirror, toilet cistern, around the toilet base and surface mould
✓Laundry sink inside, outside and underneath, laundry cupboards, dryer and lint trap
✓Built-in wardrobes and shelves, cobwebs, wall marks, skirting boards, pet hair and pet urine marks on hard surfaces
✓Windows inside and outside on the ground floor, with frames, tracks, sills and flyscreens, plus doors, door frames, handles and sliding door tracks
✓Light switches, light fittings, ceiling fans, exhaust fans, and accessible air conditioner vents and washable filters
✓Blinds dusted, balcony swept, suitable floors mopped and balustrades wiped, and garage floor cleaned
✓Hard floors vacuumed and mopped, tile grout cleaned and carpets vacuumed
✓Carpet steam cleaning add-on: $38.50 a room ($35 + GST) when booked with your clean
Before and after: our end of lease jobs
Real photos and videos from end of lease jobs our team has done.
Our deep clean covers the kitchen including the oven, bathrooms and toilets, the laundry, built-in wardrobes, ground-floor windows inside and outside, doors, walls, fittings and vents, dusting blinds, the balcony, the garage floor and all floors. A basic clean is a lighter freshen-up of the main surfaces and doesn't include oven, window or carpet cleaning. The full room-by-room list is on this page and in our downloadable checklist. Carpet steam cleaning, mattress cleaning, detailed venetian blind cleaning and pressure cleaning can be added to your quote.
Yes. Send it to us before your quote. We'll review it alongside our checklist and confirm the cleaning tasks and any additional services required for your property. We'll tell you which items are part of your quote, which cost extra and which are outside our services, such as gardening, gutters or repairs.
A basic clean starts from $220 for a studio, $275 for 1 bedroom, $352 for 2 bedrooms and $385 for 3 bedrooms, including GST. Most tenants need a deep clean, estimated from the basic price up to double, depending on the home's condition and the work needed. Homes with 4 or more bedrooms are quoted after we see them. See the [full price list](/pricing/end-of-lease-cleaning/).
Use the Get a Free Quote button on this page, or call 02 5501 3316. If you have your agent's checklist, send it to info@aussieduocleaningservice.com.au so we can include it in your quote. Quotes are free, online or on site.
Yes. We clean rentals in Queanbeyan, Karabar, Jerrabomberra and Googong at the same prices as Canberra. NSW tenancy rules apply to Queanbeyan rentals, and our [Queanbeyan cleaning page](/locations/nsw/queanbeyan/) explains what that means for your bond.
No. In the ACT and NSW you need to return the home as clean as it was when you moved in, allowing for fair wear and tear. Some leases can require professional carpet cleaning in limited cases, so check yours before you book.
No, it's an add-on to both basic and deep cleans. When you book it with your end of lease clean, it's $38.50 a room ($35 + GST) or $4.95 per square metre ($4.50 + GST), instead of our usual $49.50 a room ($45 + GST). We check the carpet before we start.
If your agent finds a task within the agreed cleaning scope that we missed, tell us within 5 days of the clean and we'll come back and re-clean it free. The agreed cleaning scope is our checklist plus anything added to your quote. We also give you an invoice for the clean and any carpet cleaning to show your agent.
We take away our own cleaning waste. Please remove all rubbish and belongings before the clean, including anything in the garage, on the balcony and in the yard.
Our deep clean includes windows inside and outside on the ground floor, with frames, tracks, sills and flyscreens. Upper-floor windows are quoted after a site visit. A basic clean doesn't include windows, but you can add them. Blinds are dusted in every deep clean. Detailed slat-by-slat cleaning of venetian blinds is quoted separately, and we don't wet-clean fabric blinds.
We clean wall marks, pet urine marks on hard surfaces and surface mould in wet areas, and most come off. A few marks are permanent, such as stains set deep into grout or silicone, or damaged paint, and we'll let you know about those. Repairs and specialist mould treatment aren't part of our service.
You don't need to be home. Most tenants arrange access through the property manager, a lockbox or a spare key. Before we arrive, move out all furniture, belongings and rubbish, empty the fridge and dishwasher if they stay with the property, and keep the power and hot water on.
Yes. We carry $20 million public liability insurance, and our team is police-checked and vaccinated against seasonal flu.
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Serving Canberra and Queanbeyan. Basic clean from $220 for a studio ($200 + GST). If your agent finds a task within the agreed cleaning scope that we missed, tell us within 5 days of the clean and we'll re-clean it free.
