Job details
Project overview
This job concerned a studio apartment in Kensington, W8, where the goal was to clear non-retained loose contents before tenancy handover. houseclearance.co put the request out to 7 carriers, 3 of whom bid, and the job record shows a price of £1,080.
The job was posted on 31 August 2026 and marked completed on 8 September 2026, a 8-day turnaround from first listing to handover.
Items removed and quantity
The inventory for this job covered:
- A sofa bed
- Small wardrobe
- Desk
- Chairs
- Moving cartons
Taken together, this amounted to an estimated 16–20 cubic yards of material. Fitted fixtures, hazardous waste, paint and rubble are excluded without a separate assessment.
Access and logistics
Handling this job needs to account for shared staircase and the distance from entry to vehicle; a reserved loading space. Furniture may require safe disassembly where appropriate to work within these conditions.
How the clearance was completed
A sofa bed and the rest of the inventory were handled according to the access conditions noted above – shared staircase and the distance from entry to vehicle; a reserved loading space. Furniture may require safe disassembly where appropriate to work within these conditions; fitted fixtures, hazardous waste, paint and rubble are excluded without a separate assessment.
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 £1,080 up to £1,205, 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: shared staircase and the distance from entry to vehicle; a reserved loading space.
Pricing for a flat clearance in Kensington and Chelsea isn't fixed by houseclearance.co; it's set job by job by whichever licensed carriers choose to bid. £1,080 reflects this one job's record and shouldn't be read as a typical Kensington and Chelsea price. For more context, see how prices are calculated.
Quote activity
This is how the request for Kensington moved through the houseclearance.co marketplace:
The winning bid of £1,080 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 studio apartment in Kensington was cleared of the inventory listed above. The job achieved its stated goal to clear non-retained loose contents before tenancy handover.
About this case study
Is this a real completed job?
Yes. This is a real completed clearance job. The property type, item list and £1,080 price shown on this page are real details from the completed job.
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