{"id":5823,"date":"2020-10-26T19:08:50","date_gmt":"2020-10-26T18:08:50","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.hip-consultant.co.uk\/blog\/?p=5823"},"modified":"2024-05-16T14:42:19","modified_gmt":"2024-05-16T13:42:19","slug":"top-tips-to-help-secure-your-end-of-tenancy-deposit-123","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/www.hip-consultant.co.uk\/blog\/top-tips-to-help-secure-your-end-of-tenancy-deposit-123\/","title":{"rendered":"Top tips to help secure your end of tenancy deposit"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

The number one reason for landlord and tenant deposit disputes is cleaning.\u00a0Currys PC World asked Lynsey Crombie aka the ‘Queen of Clean’ for her top cleaning tips that could help you secure getting that end of tenancy deposit back that no one wants to lose out on.<\/p>\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n

1. Plan<\/strong><\/h3>\n\n\n\n

A week or two before moving out, draw up a plan. Write a list at the\nbeginning of the week for all the tasks you need to do and tick off as you\ngo.  Lynsey has created a 5 minute challenge that she says works extremely\nwell. ‘Set a timer as you enter a room and when it gets to 5 minutes\nstop.  You will be surprised at how much you can get done when you are\nmotivated’.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Involve the rest of your family or housemates,\ncleaning is not just one person\u2019s responsibility! <\/p>\n\n\n\n

2. Adopt a two step cleaning process<\/strong><\/h3>\n\n\n\n

Bathrooms and kitchens should adopt a two step\ncleaning process, remove dirt and bacteria first using a detergent based\nproduct and then go over with a disinfectant to kill germs.  Always allow\nthe product to work by leaving it on the surface to work for a few minutes\nbefore rinsing.  Use different colour cloths to avoid cross contamination\ntoo ie. blue for loo and pink for sink.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

3. Cleaning Floors<\/strong><\/h3>\n\n\n\n

Only use a small amount of product when cleaning the floors, too much product creates streaks and can make them slippy. Opt for a floor cleaner and mix into warm water.  Steam cleaning is a great eco-friendly method for cleaning floors and is safe for pets and young children.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Top cleaning hacks for stains:<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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  • Shaving foam is a great carpet cleaner and works well at
    removing make up stains<\/li>\n\n\n\n
  • Ice cubes will remove dents from the carpet where
    furniture has been<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n

    Currys PC World found that quirky cleaning hacks commonly feature in our\nhygiene routines. In fact, almost a quarter of Brits have tried to remove a red\nwine stain with white wine, with men most likely to have tried the hack. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

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    • Using white wine to remove red wine stains will just
      make it worse. To remove red wine you need a bowl of warm soapy water (not
      hot) and then add in a good splash of white vinegar, scrub in and then
      leave for 15 minutes. Come back and using a white cloth blot dry, you will
      need a few white cloths.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n

      4. Cleaning Tips for the Kitchen and Bathroom<\/strong><\/h3>\n\n\n\n

      Tick off room by room with a few of Lynsey’s top tips to bare in mind for the Kitchen and Bathroom..<\/p>\n\n\n\n

      Use Coca Cola to clean the toilet and kettle <\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n

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      • If your toilet has bad limescale marks coke will
        remove them, but the best way to do this is to remove the water from the pan
        and then pour down 500ml of coke and leave over night.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n

        Use vinegar to remove hard water stains on faucets <\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n

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        • This works well and to tackle limescale that can be on
          the ends, soak a paper towel in white vinegar and then wrap around the end
          of the tap, leave for 15 minutes and then remove.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n

          Use bicarbonate of soda and white vinegar to clean bathroom floor grout <\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n

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          • Make a thick paste, cover the grout and then leave 30
            minutes before rinsing clean.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n

            Use tomato ketchup to remove rust.<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n

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            • Using a wet cloth dab on the ketchup, let it sit a
              while and then run away<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n

              Use baby oil to shine stainless steel<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n

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              • Use a tiny drop and a clean microfibre cloth for the
                perfect shine.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n

                6. Bedroom and Sitting\/Dining Room Cleaning Tips<\/strong><\/h3>\n\n\n\n

                Next up are the bedrooms and living room top tips..<\/p>\n\n\n\n

                Use newspaper to clean windows<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n

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                • This works well and goes back years, the ink from the
                  paper acts as an abrasive and will give you really clean windows.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n

                  Remove pet hair using a wet rubber glove<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n

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                  • The wet glove with lift the fur from the upholstery
                    causing it to stick to the glove. Rinse and repeat.\u00a0<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n

                    Use baking soda to soak up any sofa odours <\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n

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                    • This will soak up any odours if sprinkled on and left
                      over night, it is good to add a few essential oils too.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n

                      8. Make your own effective and economical products!<\/strong><\/h3>\n\n\n\n

                      Before gathering or purchasing the necessary cleaning equipment, use\nLynsey’s makeshift cleaning solutions for fabric refresher and multi-purpose\ncleaner in order to save more money and space.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

                      In 2019, the average Brit would spend \u00a312.61 a month of cleaning products.\nBut now this figure is even higher, with nearly 1 in 5 confessing to spending\nmore on hygiene and cleanliness. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

                      Homecare expert, Lynsey Crombie aka the \u2018Queen of Clean\u2019 is all for using more affordable products, however, saying \u201cI actually find some of the more expensive ones to be awful. A basic disinfectant and washing up liquid will always work well and not cost you much at all.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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                      The number one reason for landlord and tenant deposit disputes is cleaning.\u00a0Currys PC World asked Lynsey Crombie aka the ‘Queen of Clean’ for her top cleaning tips that could help you secure getting that end of tenancy deposit back that no one wants to lose out on.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[64,10,639],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-5823","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-home-improvements","category-landlords","category-tenants"],"aioseo_notices":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"http:\/\/www.hip-consultant.co.uk\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/5823","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"http:\/\/www.hip-consultant.co.uk\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"http:\/\/www.hip-consultant.co.uk\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/www.hip-consultant.co.uk\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/www.hip-consultant.co.uk\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=5823"}],"version-history":[{"count":5,"href":"http:\/\/www.hip-consultant.co.uk\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/5823\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":6280,"href":"http:\/\/www.hip-consultant.co.uk\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/5823\/revisions\/6280"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"http:\/\/www.hip-consultant.co.uk\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=5823"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/www.hip-consultant.co.uk\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=5823"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/www.hip-consultant.co.uk\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=5823"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}