Create one consistent quote brief
Share the suburb, property type, room count, condition, furnished status, vacate date, parking and building access. Include the written inspection checklist and identify existing damage or repairs separately. Ask each provider to confirm that the exact address is within its service area.
Compare like-for-like cleaning scope
Check which rooms, accessible surfaces and appliances are included. Ask separately about oven interiors, cupboards, windows and tracks, carpet extraction, balconies, exterior areas, rubbish and other optional tasks. Compare exclusions and any condition or access assumptions as carefully as the headline price.
Check timing, entry and service terms
Confirm appointment availability, estimated visit window, keys or authorised entry, parking, cancellation terms and who supplies products or equipment. Ask how to raise a concern and, if re-clean support is offered, its deadline, eligibility and relationship to the confirmed booked scope.
Choose the offer that fits the handover
Use the property manager’s written instructions to identify the cleaning tasks that matter, then select a clearly scoped quote that fits the date and access plan. A cleaner cannot guarantee bond return, inspection approval, repair of damage or a particular agent’s decision Consumer Affairs Victoria.
Keep trades, pest treatment and hazardous-material work separate.
