Job details
Project overview
This job concerned a four-bedroom family estate in Stratford, E15, where the goal was to undertake a staged inventory before removing unclaimed furniture. houseclearance.co put the request out to 5 carriers, 4 of whom bid, and the job record shows a price of £480.
The job was posted on 10 September 2026 and marked completed on 16 September 2026, a 6-day turnaround from first listing to handover.
Items removed and quantity
The inventory for this job covered:
- Several bedroom suites
- Bookcases
- Sofas
- Attic boxes
- Garden furniture
Taken together, this amounted to an estimated 4–6 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 long carrying distances and several storage areas; a reserved loading space. Furniture may require safe disassembly where appropriate to work within these conditions.
How the clearance was completed
Several bedroom suites and the rest of the inventory were handled according to the access conditions noted above – long carrying distances and several storage areas; a reserved loading space. 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
4 bids came in on this job, ranging from £480 up to £700, with the lower figure winning. The volume involved – an estimated 4–6 cubic yards of material – is a significant driver, alongside the access conditions already noted: long carrying distances and several storage areas; a reserved loading space.
Pricing for a probate clearance in Newham isn't fixed by houseclearance.co; it's set job by job by whichever licensed carriers choose to bid. £480 reflects this one job's record and shouldn't be read as a typical Newham price. For more context, see how prices are calculated.
Quote activity
This is how the request for Stratford moved through the houseclearance.co marketplace:
The winning bid of £480 was the lowest of the 4 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 four-bedroom family estate in Stratford was cleared of the inventory listed above. The job achieved its stated goal to undertake a staged inventory before removing unclaimed furniture.
About this case study
Is this a real completed job?
Yes. This is a real completed clearance job. The property type, item list and £480 price shown on this page are real details from the completed job.
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