Professional, Reliable, Inspection-Ready.
End of Lease Melbourne has been helping Melbourne tenants recover their bonds and landlords present properties at their best since 2012. We are not a general cleaning company that offers vacate cleaning as an afterthought; it is the core of everything we do.
- Fully insured team
- Fixed quotes confirmed upfront
- Available 7 days a week
Our story
Built for one purpose, getting Melbourne tenants their bond back
End of Lease Melbourne began in 2012 with a straightforward observation: end-of-lease cleaning in Melbourne was being done either too cheaply, with results that failed inspection, or too expensively by general cleaning companies for whom it was just another job. Neither outcome served tenants well.
From the beginning, we chose a different approach: specialise entirely in property cleaning at the end of a tenancy, train our team specifically to clean to Melbourne real estate inspection standard, and price the service fairly with total transparency. No hidden extras, no vague hourly rates, no upselling on arrival.
Over the years, that focus has allowed us to develop genuine expertise that general-purpose cleaners simply do not have. We know what Melbourne property managers look for at final inspections, because we’ve cleaned thousands of properties across the city. We know which areas get flagged most often (oven interiors, shower screens, window tracks, skirting boards in corners) and we address them methodically as a matter of course, not as an afterthought.
Today our team handles everything from single-bedroom apartments in the CBD to four-bedroom family homes in Melbourne’s outer suburbs, and every job is approached with the same attention to detail as the first.
Why tenants trust us
What actually makes the difference, for the bond and for the inspection
Every technician is trained specifically for end-of-lease cleaning
General cleaning skills don’t automatically translate into vacate cleaning expertise. Our team is trained specifically on Melbourne inspection requirements, not general domestic cleaning. They know which areas fail inspections most frequently and clean accordingly, not just to look clean, but to pass.
Eco-friendly, safe cleaning products throughout
All our cleaning solutions are non-toxic, biodegradable and safe for children and pets. There’s no need to vacate during the service. After extraction and drying, no harmful residue remains on any cleaned surface.
We clean to the checklist your property manager uses
Our room-by-room checklist mirrors the condition report that Melbourne real estate agents use at final inspection. We’re not cleaning to our own standard; we’re cleaning to theirs. This is a meaningful distinction, and it’s why our first-visit pass rate is high.
72-hour bond-back guarantee; we return if needed
If your property manager or real estate agent raises a cleaning concern within 72 hours of our service, we return and address it at absolutely no additional cost. This guarantee is unconditional: no conditions, no interrogation of the agent’s feedback, and no argument. We come back and we fix it.
Our approach
Tailored to the property. Matched to the surface. Verified before we leave.
No two properties leave end of lease cleaning with the same needs. A two-bedroom apartment with carpet throughout, a stainless-steel kitchen, and a single bathroom requires a completely different approach to a four-bedroom house with engineered timber floors, a double oven, and a main bathroom that has been used for five years.
We assess each property individually. Before any cleaning begins, our technician walks through the space, identifying surface types, noting condition issues, confirming the scope against the original quote and flagging any pre-existing damage that should be documented before we start. This protects the tenant from being held responsible for damage that pre-dated the service.
Throughout the clean, different surfaces receive different treatment. Oven interiors require a different chemical approach to bathroom grout. Timber floors require lower moisture than tiles. Shower screens require different products to vanity mirrors. We match the method to the material, the same way a professional should.
Before we leave, the technician completes a post-clean walkthrough against the same checklist used during the initial assessment. If anything needs a second pass, it happens before we consider the job finished, not after the property manager raises it at inspection.
Pre-clean property walkthrough
Scope confirmed, damage documented and surface types assessed before any product is applied.
Surface-matched cleaning methods
Different products and techniques for every surface type, ovens, grout, timber, glass, stainless steel, and more.
Room-by-room checklist
Every room is cleaned against the same inspection-standard checklist your property manager uses at final review.
Post-clean quality check before we leave
Technician walks back through every room against the original checklist before the service is signed off as complete.
Service receipt issued immediately
A professional receipt is provided on the day, the documentation your agent needs to confirm professional cleaning for bond release.
72-hour return guarantee
If a cleaning concern is raised within 72 hours of the service, we return at no charge and address it before the formal inspection.
Our team & coverage
Experienced technicians. Melbourne-wide coverage.
Every technician who works under the End of Lease Melbourne name has been trained through our internal programme — covering surface identification, cleaning chemistry, equipment operation and the specific requirements of Melbourne end of lease inspection standards. New team members work alongside experienced technicians before operating independently.
All staff are police-checked and vetted before joining the team. We carry full public liability insurance — so if something goes wrong during a service, you are completely protected. Pre-existing damage is always documented before cleaning begins, ensuring there is never ambiguity about what was there before we arrived.
We are a Melbourne-based business. Our technicians live and work across the city, from the inner suburbs to Melbourne’s outer residential areas. That means realistic travel times, no regional surcharges and genuine familiarity with the kinds of properties, and the kinds of property managers, that define Melbourne’s rental market.
We service all Melbourne suburbs
| Melbourne CBD | South Yarra | Richmond |
| Fitzroy | St Kilda | Brunswick |
| Collingwood | Carlton | Prahran |
| Hawthorn | Camberwell | Toorak |
| Caulfield | Brighton | Glen Waverley |
| Box Hill | Doncaster | Essendon |
| Moonee Ponds | Footscray | Williamstown |
| Preston | Northcote | Reservoir |
Don’t see your suburb? Call (03) 8566 7562 – we cover all Melbourne metro postcodes.
About us
Melbourne’s end of lease specialists – since 2012
We are not a general cleaning company that added vacate cleaning to a long list of services. Since 2012, end of lease cleaning has been the focus of everything we do, how we train our team, how we write our checklists, and how we measure our results. Over 5,000 Melbourne tenants have received their full bond back after booking with us. Our 4.9-star rating and 72-hour return guarantee reflect the consistency of those results across every suburb we service.
