Home / Guides / NSW rules How to Get Your Full Bond Back in NSW NSW rules · 9 min read · Updated September 2026 Quick answer: Get the property back to the standard in your condition report, photograph everything on the day you hand back the keys, and claim your bond yourself through Rental … Read more
Home / Guides / Checklists The Complete Bond Cleaning Checklist for NSW Checklists · 10 min read · Updated September 2026 Quick answer: A bond clean covers every room plus the items agents specifically inspect: the oven and griller, rangehood filters, inside cupboards and drawers, window tracks and sills, skirting boards, door frames, light fittings, … Read more
Home / Guides / Planning Move Out Cleaning Tips for a Final Inspection Planning · 8 min read · Updated September 2026 Quick answer: Move everything out first, clean to the exit checklist rather than to a household standard, and photograph every room on the day you hand back the keys. Leave a day or … Read more
Home / Guides / Planning How Long Does a Bond Clean Take? Planning · 7 min read · Updated September 2026 Quick answer: A professional bond clean takes about 3 hours for a studio or one bedroom, 4 hours for two or three bedrooms, 5 to 6 hours for four or five, and up to … Read more
Home / Guides / NSW rules What Happens If You Do Not Clean at the End of a Lease? NSW rules · 7 min read · Updated September 2026 Quick answer: The agent arranges the clean and deducts the cost from your bond. You do not get to choose the cleaner or negotiate the price, … Read more
Home / Guides / Checklists Apartment and Unit End of Lease Cleaning Checklist Checklists · 8 min read · Updated September 2026 Quick answer: An apartment bond clean covers the same checklist as a house, plus the things unique to strata living: the balcony, the storage cage, the carpark space, intercom handsets and any building … Read more
Home / Guides / Room by room Carpet Cleaning and Your Bond: What NSW Tenants Need to Know Room by room · 8 min read · Updated September 2026 Quick answer: If your lease has a carpet steam cleaning clause, get it done and keep the receipt. It is the one cleaning item agents most … Read more
Home / Guides / Room by room How to Remove Mould Before a Final Inspection Room by room · 8 min read · Updated September 2026 Quick answer: Surface mould on grout and silicone usually comes off with a dedicated mould product left to dwell, not with scrubbing. Silicone that is stained through is a … Read more
Home / Guides / Room by room How to Clean an Oven for a Final Inspection Room by room · 8 min read · Updated September 2026 Quick answer: Take the racks out and soak them, apply a caustic-free oven cleaner to the cavity and leave it to work for the full time on the … Read more
Home / Guides / Planning End of Lease Cleaning vs Regular Cleaning: What Is the Difference? Planning · 7 min read · Updated September 2026 Quick answer: A regular clean keeps a lived-in home tidy. An end of lease clean is a one-off clean to a fixed exit checklist, aimed at passing a final inspection. … Read more