Job details
Project overview
This job concerned an one-bedroom inherited flat in Croydon, CR0, where the goal was to organise contents after beneficiaries have completed their inventory. houseclearance.co put the request out to 5 carriers, 3 of whom bid, and the job record shows a price of £780.
The job was posted on 20 July 2026 and marked completed on 30 July 2026, a 10-day turnaround from first listing to handover.
Items removed and quantity
The inventory for this job covered:
- An armchair
- Dresser
- Bed
- Books
- Loose kitchen items
- Archive boxes
Taken together, this amounted to an estimated 16–20 cubic yards of material. Probate papers, family keepsakes, valuables and beneficiary-retained possessions are excluded until the executor approves them.
Access and logistics
Handling this job needs to account for communal stairs and an allocated loading window; a short pedestrian carry. Furniture may require safe disassembly where appropriate to work within these conditions.
How the clearance was completed
An armchair and the rest of the inventory were handled according to the access conditions noted above – communal stairs and an allocated loading window; a short pedestrian carry. Furniture may require safe disassembly where appropriate to work within these conditions; probate papers, family keepsakes, valuables and beneficiary-retained possessions are excluded until the executor approves them.
Any reusable items are set aside for an appropriate reuse route where feasible, with the remaining waste going through authorised disposal channels.
Final cost and pricing factors
3 bids came in on this job, ranging from £780 up to £975, with the lower figure winning. The volume involved – an estimated 16–20 cubic yards of material – is a significant driver, alongside the access conditions already noted: communal stairs and an allocated loading window; a short pedestrian carry.
Pricing for a probate clearance in Croydon isn't fixed by houseclearance.co; it's set job by job by whichever licensed carriers choose to bid. £780 reflects this one job's record and shouldn't be read as a typical Croydon price. For more context, see how prices are calculated.
Quote activity
This is how the request for Croydon moved through the houseclearance.co marketplace:
The winning bid of £780 was the lowest of the 3 bids this job received in houseclearance.co's reverse-auction marketplace, where licensed carriers compete on price for each job individually.
Result and handover
The one-bedroom inherited flat in Croydon was cleared of the inventory listed above. The job achieved its stated goal to organise contents after beneficiaries have completed their inventory.
About this case study
Is this a real completed job?
Yes. This is a real completed clearance job. The property type, item list and £780 price shown on this page are real details from the completed job.
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