House Clearance Barking

Job Description

Time to Complete: 2.5 Hours

We were appointed to clear a small but cluttered 2 bedroom bungalow in
Barking London. Our client told us that the property belonged to her step
father who was a bit of a recluse and did not enjoy the company of others.
Her mother passed away over ten years before and since then she had no
contact with her step father. She had not visited the property in over ten
years and told us she did not wish to return to the house. We collected the
keys from a neighbour and firstly went into every room and took
photographs (selection shown below) to give to our client when the work was
complete. It was evident that her step father lived a simple life and
enjoyed reading as there were a lot of books on various subjects. We
assessed the bungalow for any items that could be donated to charity. There
were two nice wall units storing books but very little else of any value
that we could save. However, whilst the staff were clearing out the
drawers in the bedroom they came across a small jewellery box which
contained female jewellery and some old photographs of a woman. Our client
had stated that there was nothing in the property she wanted kept, while
this seemed like a sensitive clearance we felt that we should make our
client aware of our findings before disposing of the items so we
telephoned her. She was very emotional as the jewellery and photographs we
described to her were belongings of her late mother which she thought her
step father had disposed of many years ago. She asked us if we could
deliver them to her work in Barking which was only a few miles away. The
property was cleared in under 2.5 hours.

Disposal of Contents:

We were able to clear the property quickly as there were very little
contents. We packed our van with everything to go to the recycling station
first then loaded the book cases and books on the van. We put in the
jewellery box and photographs and set off to the charity shop in Barking
first to drop off the books and book cases. We then popped to our clients
work place in Barking she was very pleased with the photographs and
Jewellery box we found. We showed her the pictures of the clearance as she
did not plan on returning to the property to check it. She was happy with
the work carried out and even gave our staff a tip as a thank you. We then
set off to the recycling station in Barking to dispose of the remaining
goods and ensure our van was empty for the following day.