How much for a cleaner?

[Squash64]

My daughter-in-law's friend would like (must be mad) to clean private houses for people, but she doesn't know how much to charge.
What's the usual amount per hour these days?

[Squash64]

[kt.]

Most domestic staff are paid minimum wage.  We paid a cleaner £12 for 2 hours per week, 3 years ago.  If you are self employed then extra cost such as fuel etc may need to be considered.

[goodlife]

My SIL is self employed domestic cleaner and she charge around £10-14 per hour depending of the job.
She is still much cheaper for businesses and private households than if employing through agency.
Your DIL should also take in consideration of how many hours one individual may need her per week/month and maybe charge little bit more of those who want 'her' less often.

[grannyjanny]

Squash my daughter was paying £10 per hour 3 years ago. Good cleaners are worth their weight in gold.

[tomatoada]

I am paying £10 per hour.   Looking for a new one soon as her youngest goes into Junior school and she wants more hours with a permanent job.

[Yorkshire Lass]

£10 an hour is the going rate round here.

[pumkinlover]

Crikey! I think I might get a job as a cleaner!

[Squash64]

Thanks for the replies, I'll tell her that £10 seems to be the usual amount. 

[ACE]

Crikey! I think I might get a job as a cleaner!

Do what!  Not worth getting out of bed for. £15 at least, remember travelling time, vehicle, tax?, cleaning products.  Get a snazzy tabard,sweatshirt printed and look proffessional then charge as much as you can get away with. I would expect £18 +. That is what I shall charge the yettie next time she asks me to clear up.

[BarriedaleNick]

I have had a cleaner for a while and have never paid more than £8/hour and I'm in deepest London.

[shirlton]

I had avery cheeky answer lined up for that quote BN9 but thought better of it. ;D

[green lily]

I pay £50 for 6 hours a week but that includes gardening, helping with DIY as well as housework. Latvian and worth every penny. North Lincs is not London but this seems about the usual around here.

[grawrc]

£10 an hour here too.  Or more!!

[claybasket]

Iwas a domestic engineer 8yrs ago I charged £8 50 and travel expenc es would not do less than 2hrs I would do any new clients houses, with no time limit, the first time then tell them how long to clean the house i would need ,as some people think it a quick ten minutes per room ,the job should be well done ,also your cleaner is in a position of trust and responsibility not to let anyone in the property, keep spare keys safe put alarms on when leaving,let dogs out ,if the client didn't have a decent vac I would ask politely for them to concider a decent one or get the one they had   serviced, I worked very hard , never had a complaint's i was treat like member of some family's but never took advantage of this.if you get a good cleaner you trust remember they are only human, and can't always meet all the demands some people make, for £10 hr ,I am afraid I'd want £12 hr in this day and age ,you can't put a price on having family time at the weekend with no cleaning, quality time is lovely.

[Aden Roller]

I'm relatively cheap then? 35 hours minimum for £50.

Cooking & serving meals as well as drinks, washing-up and clearing away, vacuuming, washing floors, cleaning toilets and bathroom, laundry, shopping, dusting, correspondence, banking, paying bills, medication organised, showers, window cleaning, gardening and general repairs.

Time of day - any.

Are carers paid reasonable rates?  ::)

[grannyjanny]

Carers allowance is a joke but not very funny for those who do actually care ::). Can you imagine interviewing someone to become a carer, outlining the 'job description' & then telling them the salary they would receive. You'd be taken to a tribunal ::).

[Aden Roller]

Carers allowance is a joke but not very funny for those who do actually care ::). Can you imagine interviewing someone to become a carer, outlining the 'job description' & then telling them the salary they would receive. You'd be taken to a tribunal ::).

It's better than nothing I guess especially if you have no time left for a "proper job". Thank heavens for early retirement although taking it was very costly.  :(

Things could be worse.  ;) At least I don't need a cleaner.  ;D