End of Lease Cleaning in Christchurch

End of lease cleaning is judged by one person: whoever does your final inspection. Not you, not the incoming tenant — the property manager standing in the empty kitchen with the entry condition report in their hand. PrestigePro cleans end of lease properties across Christchurch, from $286.35 including GST for a full clean of the kitchen, bathrooms, living areas and bedrooms — carpet steam cleaning and oven cleaning are available as add-ons. WHAT THE FINAL INSPECTION ACTUALLY CHECKS Property managers work from the entry condition report you signed when you moved in. The test is whether the property is in the same state, allowing for fair wear and tear — not whether it is spotless in absolute terms. That is why the inspection follows a predictable order. Oven and rangehood, because they are the most commonly failed item in the country. Inside cupboards and wardrobes, because tenants clean the fronts and forget the insides. Window tracks and sills. Skirting boards and door frames. Behind and under whatever can be moved. Bathroom grout, shower screens and extractor fans. Then the carpet. Nothing on that list is a surprise to anyone who has done it professionally, which is exactly why an experienced clean passes and a rushed one does not. THE ENTRY CONDITION REPORT IS YOUR EVIDENCE Find it before you clean anything. If the oven was already marked at move-in, that is recorded, and you are not responsible for restoring it beyond that state. Tenants routinely pay to fix things they were never liable for because nobody looked at the report. If yours notes existing damage or wear, photograph the same areas on the day you leave. Two sets of photographs and a signed report settle most disputes before they become one. WHAT YOUR LEASE CAN AND CANNOT REQUIRE A tenancy agreement clause demanding professional cleaning, or a receipt as proof, generally cannot override the Residential Tenancies Act 1986. The Act requires the property to be left reasonably clean and tidy. The Tenancy Tribunal has consistently applied that standard rather than a receipt test. So the honest position is that you are not legally obliged to hire anyone. Most tenants do because a professional clean with an itemised invoice removes the most common reason for a property manager to object, and because a disputed bond takes weeks to resolve while your money sits with Tenancy Services. WORKING WITH PROPERTY MANAGERS We clean between tenancies for Christchurch property managers regularly, which means we know what individual agencies check closely. If you tell us who is managing the property we will work to what that agency actually inspects. We can also send the invoice and carpet cleaning record directly to your property manager, which is often all that is needed to close out the cleaning question on the final inspection. TIMING Book for the day after your furniture is out. An empty property cleans properly; a half-packed one does not, and anything still in the house is an area the inspection will find. If your handover is the same day as your move, tell us — we can work to a tight window but we need to plan the crew for it rather than discover it on the morning. WHAT WE INCLUDE Kitchen cupboards inside and out, benchtops, sink and taps. Bathrooms descaled and sanitised. Living areas and bedrooms dusted, wiped and vacuumed throughout. Skirting boards, door frames and handles, light switches, wardrobe interiors, and wall marks spot cleaned. Carpet steam cleaning, oven and rangehood cleaning, interior window cleaning, window sills and tracks, fridge, dishwasher and heat pump cleaning are all add-ons rather than part of this base clean — add whichever ones you need at booking and we will quote the combined price. If your property manager raises a cleaning issue with our work, tell us within 72 hours and we return and fix it free.