What Is A House Clearance?

A house clearance is the best possible way for you to get rid of your old damaged furniture and bulky items that you don’t want or need. A house clearance can be hard work, stressful and an emotion time depending on the reason why you are having the house clearance in the first place, but gaining the space you need and having a clear home again is worth the hassle.

Those days of hiring large mucky skips that look horrible and takes up massive amounts of space outside your home or calling and waiting weeks on end for the council to collect your items and furniture left out side your home is over.

With a house clearance company your items and furniture will be moved and cleared right away, freeing up the space you need in your home immediately. If completing a house clearance on your own you will need a large van and some strong helpful friends that will help you with the loading of the items.

Alternatively if you want to clear a whole house, you can hire a local house clearance company that operates in Leicestershire, Nottinghamshire or the Midlands to complete the house clearance for you. Professional house clearance companies in Leicestershire & Nottinghamshire will be able to save you a lot of time, ensuring that your house clearance is completed to the highest of standards and that your items are either re-homed, recycled or disposed of in a the correct manner.

Reason You May Need To Arrange A House Clearance?

House clearance companies in Leicestershire & Nottinghamshire have become more popular offering excellent house clearance services to residential and business clients. You may need a house clearance for a variety of reason, below we have listed some the main reason you may need to arrange a house clearance.

  • To get the space back in your home
  • Redecorating your old home
  • Buying new furniture and items
  • Preparing your home to be rented or sold
  • Clearing the home of a deceased friend or relative

What Furniture Do House Clearance Companies Take?

Preparing for your house clearance in Leicestershire? or a house clearance in Nottinghamshire? Did you know that you can clear your entire home of its furniture and contents for disposal. This is a great benefit as you do not need to separate the items or furniture in to materials for recycling, as you would when using your car to take odd items to your local tip or recycling centre. Below you will find a list of the household items and furniture your house clearance company can take and clear.

  • Wardrobes
  • Beds & Bunk Beds
  • Mattresses
  • Dining tables & Chairs
  • Chest Of Draws
  • Bedside Tables
  • Ornaments & Pictures
  • Toys & Teddies
  • Bric A Brac
  • Cupboards
  • Books
  • CDs
  • Televisions
  • Mirrors & Glass
  • Bikes & Frames
  • Pianos
  • Garden Tools & Equipment
  • Boxes
  • Clothing
  • Shoes & Trainers
  • Kitchen utensils 
  • White Goods
  • Chest Of Draws
  • Televisions
  • Mirrors & Glass
  • Bikes & Frames
  • Pianos
  • Garden Tools & Equipment
  • Boxes
  • Clothing
  • Shoes & Trainers
  • Kitchen utensils 
  • White Goods
  • Sofas & Sofa Beds
  • Antiques
  • Fragile Items
  • Papers 
  • Old Heaters
  • Carpets
  • Curtains
  • Wood Flooring
  • Fixtures | Fittings
  • Plant Pots
  • Wheel Chairs
  • Mobility Scooters

What Does A House Clearance Involve?

There are many stages to your house clearance, as mentioned previously a house clearance can be hard and physical work especially if you have a house full of furniture and items that you need to clear quickly. If you are not clearing the entire house of its contents, then you will first need to decide what items and furniture you will be clearing.

Split your furniture in to 3 separate piles or label your items in 3 different colours, so you know exactly which items of furniture you want to keep. The items you want for your house clearance and the items of furniture you would like to recycle or donate to local charities.

Once you have sorted through all your items, furniture and belongings and you know what you want clear. You can then go ahead and start the packing up of the items that you want clearing. If you feel that this is out of your reach, find and hire a reliable house clearance company near you, they will be able help you with your house clearance, ensuring that all items are separated, packaged safely and removed professionally from your home.

Many house clearance companies in Leicestershire & Nottinghamshire may not move items from your house clearance if they are not safe to do so or are not packed and packaged correctly. The best thing you can do when packing for a house clearance is to place any items smaller than a microwave into boxes. Be sure not to over load large boxes with heavy items, make your boxes manageable to carry and lift for your house clearance team.

If you have nice, good quality, antique furniture and items, that you do not want to just recycle or give a way to charity, speak to your local house clearance company they may be able offer you a good price for your items, helping you to earn some money back from your clearance to do as you please. Many house clearance companies will take your clearance items and furniture to an auction of your choice, house clearance companies can be very helpful in this way.

Overall a house clearance is a services completed by at least to people (as heavy lifting may be involved). A house clearance will in include removing old tatty and some times new items of furniture that you no longer need. Most people preparing for a house clearance either sell, donate, recycle, tip or just give away items that can be re-homed. British Heart Foundation, Age Concern and other local charities in you area will be able to take odd items that are in good condition like books, cds and magazines, that can be sold on to new customers. All charities in Leicestershire & Nottinghamshire request that sofas, arm chairs and all fabric furniture must have the fire labels attached.

What Services Do House Clearance Companies Provide?

With many house clearance services to choice from you are sure to find exactly what you need from your house clearance company. House clearance services are designed to take the stress away when clearing your home or property. You can make a request to your house clearance company to complete a full house clearance services for you. This will take away the stress away from your shoulders, as the main duties will rely with your house clearance company & team. Take a look at the professional house clearance services you can choose.

  • (Full or Partial) House Clearance
  • Bereavement House Clearance
  • Sorting & arranging items and furniture
  • Estate Agent Clearance
  • Landlord Clearance
  • Loft Clearance
  • Shed Clearance
  • Garage Clearance
  • Packing Services (For the smaller items that need clearing)
  • Office Clearance
  • Carpet & Curtain Clearance
  • Piano Clearance
  • Sofa Clearance
  • Professional Home & Property Cleaning

As you can see from the house clearance services above there are many ways that your house clearance company can help you when clearing your home of its contents and furniture.

How Much Does A House Clearance Cost?

There is no direct price or costs for your house clearance, the main costs are based on the volume of furniture you have to be cleared. The price for your house clearance is also based on a number of important factors some of which include:

  • The volume & the amount of furniture you have to be cleared
  • How long your house clearance will take?
  • How good is the access and loading points are to you home?
  • The house clearance services you need, wether that be packing, sorting furniture or dismantling items
  • Whether you have hazardous items such as fridges and freezers
  • How many house clearance agents you need to complete your clearance successfully
  • The type of furniture and items you are moving
  • Whether your furniture or items are wet or dry

Your house clearance company will have a lot of important information to process, before your you clearance quote can be provided. Your quote will depend on the size of your home, the clearances services you have booked and the amount of items you plan to clear. A house clearance can cost you anything from £150 up to £2,500. The final costs will depend on the quote you receive from your clearance company.