Checklist for move-out cleaning

Download the move-out cleaning checklist as a PDF.

All rooms

• Wipe down walls, tiles, grouting, trim and vents with a damp cloth.
• Wipe down power outlets and switches. Note: use a dry cloth.
• Remove spider webs from the ceiling.
• Wipe down doors, door handles, frames
  and thresholds.
• Wipe down radiators, including behind and in between.
• Wipe down the lamps.
• Hoover and wipe down wardrobes, cupboards, shelves and drawers, inside and outside.
• Clean the windows, inside and outside, and, if possible, between the window panes. Wipe down window sills, window frames and accessible surfaces of blinds.
• Wall plugs are to be removed and plug holes are to be filled in a professional manner.
• Hoover and mop the floor – with a well wrung-out cloth/mop. Do not pour water on floors.
• Did you rent a furnished room? Pull out the furniture and clean behind. Hoover and wipe down furniture.Remove and throw away the stretch bed cover you received when you moved in.

Kitchen

• Wipe down worktops, sink and taps. Clean the space under the sink.
• Rub down the draining board and taps.
• Pull out the cooker and wipe down all sides. Clean behind and under the cooker. Remove and
  clean the cooker control knobs. It is a good idea to take a photo first, so you put the knobs back
  in the right place.
• Clean the oven, inside and outside. The oven door is to be taken apart and cleaned between the glass panes. Clean racks and oven trays.
• Wipe down the cooker hood and clean the extractor fan filter.
• Wipe down the fridge and freezer, inside and outside, and the sealing strips. Clean the drain hole. Pull out the fridge and freezer, clean behind and under.
• Defrost the freezer.
  Turn off the fridge and freezer and leave the doors open.

Bathroom/toilet

• Clean the washbasin, clean the taps and clear the water trap.
• Clean the mirror.
• Clean the shower, remove limescale and clean the taps.
• Clear the floor drain and clean the drain cover.
• Wipe down the bath and clean under and behind. Clean the taps.
• Clean the toilet, inside and outside, and the toilet seat.
• Wipe down and turn off the towel dryer.

Other spaces

• Empty the post box. Remove padlock.
• Remove your bicycle from the bicycle parking area. Remove lock, if applicable.
• Empty and sweep up your storage unit. Remove padlock.
• Empty and wipe down your own space in the corridor kitchen (cupboard, drawer and compartment in fridge/freezer)
• Do you have your own balcony/outdoor space? Sweep up and remove any weeds.