Manor from heaven house clearance cost guide

Whats the average cost of a house clearance?

We are often asked why the cost of a house clearance or bereavement clearance can vary so much. The answer to this is down to the cost of recycling and legally disposing of any waste along with the labour involved in cleaning a property. 

This can cause you to be fined for fly tipping if they trace it back to you. This fine can be up to £5000.00

Many man with a van and house clearance services operate without the correct licenses meaning that they can often end up fly tipping the items that cost to dispose of at the local waste disposal or recycling centre. This can cause you to be fined for fly tipping if they trace it back to you. This fine can be up to £5000.00

What is the cost of recycling your house clearance items?

Companies must pay at Licensed Commercial Waste Stations to dispose of your waste legally and comply with government legislations. To dispose of your waste legally a company must be registered with the Environment Agency and hold a Waste Carriers License.

Waste disposal companies are normally charged by weight with a minimum of one tonne. The cost of this can be up to £200 per tonne.

The cost to recycle general household waste can vary. Waste disposal companies are normally charged by weight with a minimum of one tonne. The cost of this can be up to £200 per tonne. There are additional costs for a range of items including 

• Mattress - £20.00
• TV's, Monitors etc - £9.50
• Car Batteries - £10.00
• Bio Bags - £35.00
• Paint Cans - £4.00 per can
• Commercial Fridge/Freezer - £125.00
• Small Fridge - £40.00
• Large Fridge - £95.00
• Gas/Fire Canisters - £4.00 per canister
• Pianos - £160.00
• Tyres - £4.00 each
• WEEE items have a minimum recycling charge of £5.00 per item 

What are the fuel and van costs for a House Clearance?

Although we try to group jobs together to reduce wear and tear on our fleet of vans and optimise the cost of fuel we do factor these in to the cost of removing items. The cost of renting a van for a day is on average around £60.00 with a £200 refundable deposit.

What other costs are involved in a house clearance?

All reputable clearance companies have to pay insurances and license costs which need to be factored in to the price you pay for a clearance.

What are the factors affecting the cost of house and garage clearances? 

It is important to understand the key factors affecting the total cost you will pay when given a house clearance quote.

Items that have value are Antiques, art, collectables and high quality designer furniture are the items that have enough resale value to offset against the costs of clearance. We do make sure good quality second hand furniture finds a home, but it usually doesn’t have much value.

• Quantity of the items for clearance 
  
  How many items and the size of them. On our pricing page we have a guide to the cost of disposing of items and what you can get in a standard van.
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• Quality of the items to be cleared
  
  We are often asked if we can offer discounts or perform free services when performing a house or bereavement clearance. The sad fact is that although items like furniture may be of value to you they often have very little value in the open market. Much of this items we take are worth very little and despite have a network of channels that we sell items through much of what we take is given away as we cannot store items for long periods of time waiting for sale.
  
  Items that have value are Antiques, art, collectables and high quality designer furniture are the items that have enough resale value to offset against the costs of clearance. We do make sure good quality second hand furniture finds a home, but it usually doesn’t have much value. We are however very happy to give advice on how to sell second hand furniture in cases where we think someone else may pay more than we will. We will also help you get it reused by recommending local freecycle initiatives.
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• Access to the property or site
  
  Difficult to access properties or houses can incur a surcharge or increase labour costs to offset the time it will take to clear an area.
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• Number of vans required to clear a property
  
  Often we can clear a property with a single van however there may be additional fees per van 
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• Location of the property
  
  Remote locations may require us to add a surcharge to cover the fuel costs

Should I choose to Skip hire for my house clearance?

We are often asked why skip hire is a bad idea and in our opinion it is expensive and the impact on the environment is high due to the use of heavy goods vehicles to remove and drop it. If you don’t have driveway you will also have to pay for a permit which can add to the cost.

The average cost of skip is between £105 and £300 per day. The draw back of this is that in order to optimise the skip usage you will have smash up items meaning they cannot be recycled effectively and skips get full very quickly meaning you may find you need to have multiple to clear an area effectively.

If you want to take a few days to go through your house or garage you could hire a skip. The average cost of skip is between £105 and £300 per day. Skips are usually left for up to 4 days. The draw back of this is that in order to optimise the skip usage you will have smash up items meaning they cannot be recycled effectively and skips get full very quickly meaning you may find you need to have multiple to clear an area effectively. Skip companies can also take weeks to remove a skip once you have finished with it and whether you fill it or not the price will stay the same.

We think it's safe to say skips are not a great option for house clearances however they are good for heavy waste like bricks, soil, rubble and tiles and you can fill them at your leisure. 

What questions should I ask when getting a quote for a house clearance or bereavement clearance?

• Are you insured 
• Are you licensed 
• What type of vans do you have
• What areas do you cover
• Do you do a pre-service check of what needs to be disposed of
  

See our FAQ’s section for more questions 

What does the average house clearance cost?

1/4 van load usually starts at around £90.00 (around 250kg)

With a full van being around £355.00 (around 1000kg)

The prices advised above are for a basic house clearance or bereavement clearance without any special requirements in labour, time or weight.

There will almost always be additional charges for disposing of, or recycling certain items like household white goods, electrical items and large or difficult to move items.

Why makes Manor from Heaven the right service to choose?

Hopefully the above helps you understand the costs of clearing and recycling or disposing of your waste when performing a house or bereavement clearance. Our team has many years of experience in clearing waste and sorting unwanted items to ensure that they are disposed of effectively and in an environmentally safe way. We vow to get the job done for you quickly and in as stress-free solution.

By focusing on reusing and donating any items that still have life in them it means that we can often help reduce the cost of disposal for our customers whilst helping the local community.

Our focus at every point is to ensure that the items that we are clearing are checked and either disposed of correctly or preferably recycled whenever possible. Our goal is always to reduce landfill and focus on the environmental impact on every job we do.

By focusing on reusing and donating any items that still have life in them it means that we can often help reduce the cost of disposal for our customers whilst helping the local community.

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