YOU’VE SOLD YOUR HOME.

YOU’RE MOVING.

ARE YOU REQUIRED TO HAVE IT CLEANED?

ACCORDING TO A STANDARD QLD RESIDENTAL CONTRACT OF SALE – NO!

CLEANING EXPECTATIONS NEED TO BE MANAGED BY THE AGENT AND THERE ARE MANY FACTORS THAT COME INTO PLAY. BECAUSE I CAN GUARANTEE MY CLEAN AND YOUR CLEAN WILL BE DIFFERENT.

ON THE FLIP SIDE, IF I WERE A BUYER, I WOULD BE ORGANISING A PROFESSIONAL CLEAN AT SETTLEMENT.

YES, THIS IS AN EXTRA EXPENSE BUT MAY ACTUALLY END UP SAVING YOU IN THE LONG RUN. LET ME TELL YOU WHY.

YES, YOU CAN HAVE A CLEANING CLAUSE WRITTEN INTO YOUR CONTRACT BUT ARE YOU GOING TO BE WILLING TO EXCEPT THE DELAYS THIS MAY OR MAY NOT CAUSE AT SETTLEMENT.

FOR EXAMPLE, YOU ARE DOING THE PRE-SETTLEMENT INSPECTION, THE CLEAN IS NOT COMPLETED TO YOUR STANDARD, YOU REQUEST YOUR CONVEYANCER TO ACT ON THE CLEANING CLAUSE, A PROFESSIONAL CLEANER IS UNABLE TO BE ENGAGED IMMEDIATELY. SETTLEMENT IS DELAYED. WHAT ARE YOU GOING TO DO?