What does house clearance in Scotland cost?
It’s hard to say exactly what a house clearance will cost you, because it depends on the size of the property, and what’s inside.
Euan charges a day rate for his team clearing items out of a property and taking them to an auction house, charity, or recycling centre. The day rate is based on the amount of work involved, not the value of the items themselves.
Other jobs, like arranging an estate agent or gardener, are charged on a partial day rate.
There are sometimes extra costs they need to pass on, too. For example, if you have mattresses or sofas without fire labels, you need to pay a government disposal fee, as they can’t be donated.
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A clearance for a 3 bedroom house that is cluttered, but not crammed, normally costs around £2,000 and takes Euan and his team around 1 to 2 days.
If someone gives you a quote that seems too good to be true, it probably is. Many companies advertise low rates online to draw you in, and end up costing you much more.
Euan can give you a free detailed quote for your situation, and then you can decide whether to go ahead. This quote would tell you how much a clearance would cost you, as well as how much you might make back selling furniture and other items.
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Where to start: cataloguing and valuing items
If you’re thinking of using a house clearance company, the first step is for them to visit the property and carefully record everything inside. Most people do this after taking out anything specific that people want, or which is gifted in the Will. But you can also do it before visiting the property at all.
Everything is recorded
As soon as JustClear go into the property to assess what needs to be done, they take photos in every room so you can be reassured that nothing goes missing.
Then everything gets itemised so you understand exactly what’s there. Nothing gets removed from the property without your say so.
They will then give you a breakdown of how much it would cost to empty out the house, including any work you want to be done, like cleaning, or supervising repairs.
The quote also includes the value of anything you can sell. JustClear are RICS accredited valuers, so you can be confident these valuations are accurate.
From this point, you can decide if you want to go ahead with the clearance work.
Recognition and reassurance
JustClear, is consistently trusted and recommended by both customers and industry bodies.
- They are rated the #1 house clearance service on Trustpilot, with thousands of 5 star reviews.
- They won Best Property Clearance Company at the Probate Industry Awards in 2019, 2020 and 2022 and were Highly Commended in 2021 and 2023. The category wasn’t used in 2024.
They’ve even been praised by Sir David Attenborough for their ‘zero-to-landfill’ environmental policy.
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