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Move-in and move-out cleaning in Dubai. Keys back.
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A unit between tenants has a date on it. We work with property managers, real estate companies, facility managers and building management, and we clean the unit empty, after the furniture is out and before the walk-through, to the standard an inspection is looking for: inside the cabinets and the appliances, the marks the furniture hid, the balcony, the glass and the tracks. One apartment, a floor, or every unit turning this month.

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An empty apartment between tenancies, the kitchen cabinets standing open and empty, a canister vacuum on the pale floor

What a turnover covers

The rows a checklist marks.

The empty unit

Floors, walls, doors, switch plates, skirting and the corners the furniture stood on. Cleaned empty, because that is the only state in which the surfaces underneath get cleaned at all.

Cabinets and appliances

Wardrobes, drawers and kitchen units inside and out, runners and handles included. Oven, hob, extractor, fridge and washing machine done inside, not wiped over.

Bathrooms and kitchens

Sanitised, grout lines cleaned, shower glass, chrome and sanitary ware. Kitchens degreased, including the wall and the extractor above the hob.

Marks, scuffs and residue

Picture hooks, tape and adhesive from shelving, scuffs where the sofa met the wall. We take off what cleaning takes off, and say plainly where the answer is a paint touch-up instead.

Balconies, windows and tracks

Glass inside and out where the floor reaches it, frames and sliding tracks cleared, balcony tiles and railings washed down. Glass above that is reached with water-fed pole systems.

Several units at once

A floor, a block or the units turning across a managed portfolio, run on one programme with one supervisor and one written scope.

How a turnover runs

From the unit list to the walk-through.

  1. 1

    You send the unit list

    Building, unit type and size, and the date each one has to be ready. Photographs on WhatsApp help, and if the job needs a look first we say so rather than guess at it.

  2. 2

    A written scope and price

    What is included and what it costs. Usually within the hour while we are open.

  3. 3

    We clean it empty

    Booked for after the furniture leaves and before the walk-through. Tell us what the building needs from us: access, passes, lift bookings, and whether water and power are still on.

  4. 4

    You inspect, then you pay

    We tell you when it is done. Walk the unit before the incoming tenant does, and payment is after the job, by cash, bank transfer or card.

What we bring

Machines, and the right pad for the surface.

Teams arrive with everything, supplies included. What comes depends on the surfaces in the unit and how long it has been lived in.

  • Professional vacuum systems

    For what comes out from under furniture that has not moved in two years.

  • Monobrush and steam machines

    For marble, tile, stone and grout lines, and for residue that will not wipe off.

  • Shampoo and extraction machines

    For carpet, curtains and any upholstery the unit is let with.

  • Professional window equipment

    For glass, frames and tracks, inside and out. Water-fed poles where the glass is above the floor's reach.

  • Equipment matched to the surface

    Different pads and products for lacquered cabinet doors, stainless steel, stone and painted walls.

Where we work

All of Dubai, and four more emirates.

  • Downtown Dubai
  • Dubai Marina
  • Palm Jumeirah
  • JBR
  • JVC
  • Business Bay
  • DIFC
  • Emirates Hills
  • Deira
  • Bur Dubai
  • Sharjah
  • Ajman
  • Ras Al Khaimah
  • Umm Al Quwain

Over 70 communities across five emirates. If the building is not on the list, ask and we will tell you straight away.

Related services: deep cleaning, upholstery and fabric cleaning and property maintenance.

Before you award it

The questions we are asked.

How much notice do you need to turn a unit?

Book 24 to 48 hours ahead. Same day and next day are often possible on WhatsApp, subject to a team being free.

Does the unit have to be empty?

It should be. Inside the cabinets, behind the appliances and the floor under the furniture are the rows a checklist marks, and none of them can be cleaned around a sofa. Book the clean for after the unit is emptied and before the walk-through, not the same morning.

Can you turn several units in one building at once?

Yes. Send the unit list with the date each one has to be ready, and you get one written scope with a price against it, usually within the hour while we are open. Tell us which of those dates cannot move.

The unit has never been let. Is this the right clean?

No. A unit coming off a construction or fit-out programme needs post-construction and handover cleaning, which is built for construction dust, cement and paint residue and protective film.

What can a landlord deduct from the deposit?

The tenancy law compares the condition the unit was handed over in with the condition it is given back in, and it treats cleaning and maintenance differently. Our journal article on deposit deductions sets out what the articles say, and why two dated sets of photographs carry more weight than a cleaning receipt.

Move-in and move-out cleaning

Send the unit list.

Tell us the building, how many units are turning and the date each one has to be ready. You get a clear scope and price, usually within the hour while we are open.