Home / Guides / Guide Guide · 7 min read How to get your full bond back in NSW Your bond is usually four weeks’ rent sitting with NSW Fair Trading, and most tenants get it back in full. The ones who don’t usually trip on the same avoidable things. Here is how the process … Read more
Home / Guides / Checklist Checklist · 6 min read The ultimate end of lease cleaning checklist When you move out of a rental in NSW, your property manager compares the property against the condition report from move-in. This checklist walks through every room the way an inspection does, so nothing gets missed before you … Read more
Home / Guides / Tips Move-Out Cleaning Tips to Pass Your Final Inspection Tips · 4 min read Quick answer: To pass your final inspection: clean an empty property, work top to bottom and last-room-first, and focus on the details agents always check, the oven, shower grout, skirting, window tracks and inside cupboards. Take dated … Read more
Home / Guides / Guide How Long Does a Bond Clean Take? Guide · 3 min read Quick answer: A bond clean takes roughly 2 to 3 hours for a studio or 1-bedroom unit, 3 to 5 hours for a 2 to 3-bedroom home, and up to a full day for a large 4 to … Read more
Home / Guides / Guide What Happens If You Don’t Clean at the End of Your Lease? Guide · 4 min read Quick answer: If you do not clean the property to the agreed standard, your agent can arrange a professional clean and deduct the cost from your bond. If you disagree with the deduction, … Read more
Home / Guides / Checklist Apartment End of Lease Cleaning Checklist (Units & High-Rise) Checklist · 5 min read Quick answer: For an apartment bond clean, cover the kitchen (including oven and rangehood), bathroom (tiles, grout and mould), all rooms (walls, skirting, wardrobes, window tracks), the balcony, and any storage. Plan around building access, lift … Read more
Home / Guides / Guide Carpet Cleaning and Your Bond: What NSW Tenants Need to Know Guide · 4 min read Quick answer: In NSW, you only have to professionally steam clean the carpets at the end of your lease if your lease requires it, which is usually the case when the carpets were professionally … Read more
Home / Guides / How-to How to Remove Mould Before Your Final Inspection How-to · 4 min read Quick answer: To remove mould before your inspection, spray affected grout, silicone and tiles with a mould remover or a diluted bleach solution, leave it for 10 to 15 minutes, then scrub and rinse. Ventilate the room … Read more
Home / Guides / How-to How to Clean an Oven for Your End of Lease Inspection How-to · 5 min read Quick answer: To clean an oven for your final inspection: remove the racks and soak them, apply an oven degreaser or a bicarb-soda paste to the interior, leave it to work, then scrub and … Read more
Home / Guides / Guide End of Lease Cleaning vs Regular Cleaning: What’s the Difference? Guide · 4 min read Quick answer: A regular clean keeps a lived-in home tidy on the surface. An end of lease clean is a deep, detailed clean of the entire property, measured against the condition report from when you … Read more