Job details
Project overview
This job concerned a two-bedroom inherited house in Kensington, W8, where the goal was to sort paperwork, keepsakes and family collections before disposal. houseclearance.co put the request out to 8 carriers, 5 of whom bid, and the job record shows a price of £940.
The job was posted on 23 August 2026 and marked completed on 5 September 2026, a 13-day turnaround from first listing to handover.
Items removed and quantity
The inventory for this job covered:
- Bedroom furniture
- A china cabinet
- Kitchenware
- Books
- Storage cartons
Taken together, this amounted to an estimated 9–12 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 executor access arrangements and protecting wooden floors; restricted kerbside parking. Furniture may require safe disassembly where appropriate to work within these conditions.
How the clearance was completed
Bedroom furniture and the rest of the inventory were handled according to the access conditions noted above – executor access arrangements and protecting wooden floors; restricted kerbside parking. 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
5 bids came in on this job, ranging from £940 up to £1,175, with the lower figure winning. The volume involved – an estimated 9–12 cubic yards of material – is a significant driver, alongside the access conditions already noted: executor access arrangements and protecting wooden floors; restricted kerbside parking.
Pricing for a probate clearance in Kensington and Chelsea isn't fixed by houseclearance.co; it's set job by job by whichever licensed carriers choose to bid. £940 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 £940 was the lowest of the 5 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 two-bedroom inherited house in Kensington was cleared of the inventory listed above. The job achieved its stated goal to sort paperwork, keepsakes and family collections before disposal.
About this case study
Is this a real completed job?
Yes. This is a real completed clearance job. The property type, item list and £940 price shown on this page are real details from the completed job.
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