[emz_1988_8]

Hi everyone,

I am thinking about starting my own cleaning business/self employed! I am thinking about domestic cleaning just me to start with and if it picks up then maybe take someone on. What is the going rate for a domestic cleaner? I have to take in account insurance, tax and ni. Just would like to see if it would be worth doing?

Kind Regards
Emma

[Platinum NW]

Where do you live?
All depends on the area

[emz_1988_8]

Suffolk area. I would be cleaning in villages as i dont live near a big town

[Mike #1]

i live in the county durham and some body i know charges £10 per hour

[tonyoliver]

7 per hour  it makes me weep

[ian1972]

its all gravy

[wilclean]

I live in darlington and the going rate is £8.00 to £8.50 for domestic cleans.


Paul

[newclean]

£12 per Hour

[caz16]

Hi I a thinking of doing the same, shame we dont live near eachother we could have started together. I have a few already & charge £12 an hour, but would work for £8 an hour, depends on house & area.

I like to price per job rather than by the hour. Sometimes you get the clock watchers, I know i do a good job so the job is worth a certain amount to me. Well  thats at the moment, however when & if I start bigger I proberbly have to charge by the hour.  If you employ remember you have to pay staff, insurance etc. I dont know where to start myself, so maybe we can advise eachother when we find things out.
caz

[Daria Taylor]

Hi I a thinking of doing the same, shame we dont live near eachother we could have started together. I have a few already & charge £12 an hour, but would work for £8 an hour, depends on house & area.

I like to price per job rather than by the hour. Sometimes you get the clock watchers, I know i do a good job so the job is worth a certain amount to me. Well  thats at the moment, however when & if I start bigger I proberbly have to charge by the hour.  If you employ remember you have to pay staff, insurance etc. I dont know where to start myself, so maybe we can advise eachother when we find things out.
caz

caz if you doing regular domestic cleans, alot of people dont like paying per job,they prefer per hour, but then i would never do a one off clean on hour rate only per price. Hope this helps, £8 per hour is conciderably cheap round here and that is in yorkshire, even here you will be lookng 8.50 to 9.00ph

[simon smith50]

if you look at some of the domestic cleaning franchises out there you will see how they price things .
am down in the south and here you can get more than you are quoting for a shelf filler in tescos or similar so you have to remember that you are  running a business , take a look at a few websites such as www..com or google and put in domestic cleaning businesses and home cleaning resources . it is an eye opener . well it was for me anyway
hope this helps
simon

[willrubies]

check - cleaning service in London, for refrences