End of tenancy cleaning: Cleaning Obligation Rules
The Cleaning Obligation Rules carries 6 published figures read from 6 sources' own pages, from 7 to 30 day, read 15 September 2026.
- Median of the published figures
- 14.5 day
- Range
- 7 to 30 day
- Sources with a figure
- 6
- Sources read that publish one
- 6 of 15
6 of the 15 named sources read in full publish a figure; 8 publish none, read 15 September 2026.
By obligation
| Breakdown | Median | Range | Sources |
|---|---|---|---|
| obligation late-rent-default | 14 day | 14 to 14 day | 2 |
| obligation late-rent-interest | 3 % | 3 to 3 % | 1 |
| obligation deposit-deadline | 15 day | 15 to 15 day | 1 |
| obligation deposit-cap | 5 week | 5 to 5 week | 1 |
| obligation holding-deposit-period | 15 day | 15 to 15 day | 1 |
| obligation holding-deposit-return | 7 day | 7 to 7 day | 1 |
| obligation tenancy-change-fee-cap | 50 GBP | 50 to 50 GBP | 1 |
| obligation penalty | 5,000 GBP | 5,000 to 5,000 GBP | 1 |
| obligation kitchen-extract-cleaning | 6 month | 6 to 6 month | 1 |
| obligation deposit-protection | 30 day | 30 to 30 day | 1 |
Every figure, with its source
One row per source: the figure the source's own page publishes, the page, and the day it was read. A figure that is not on a page we read is not on this one.
| Source | Figure | Breakdown | Read |
|---|---|---|---|
| mydeposits - the Tenant Fees Act explained | 5,000 GBP | penalty | 2026-09-11 |
| GOV.UK Tenant Fees Act 2019 guidance for tenants | 50 GBP | tenancy-change-fee-cap | 2026-09-11 |
| Tenant Fees Act 2019 guidance for landlords and agents (PDF) | 30 day | deposit-protection | 2026-09-12 |
| Tenant Fees Act statutory guidance for enforcement authorities | 15 day | deposit-deadline | 2026-09-12 |
| GOV.UK Tenant Fees Act 2019 guidance for tenants | 15 day | holding-deposit-period | 2026-09-11 |
| Tenant Fees Act statutory guidance for enforcement authorities | 14 day | late-rent-default | 2026-09-12 |
| legislation.gov.uk | 14 day | late-rent-default | 2026-09-11 |
| GOV.UK Tenant Fees Act 2019 guidance for tenants | 7 day | holding-deposit-return | 2026-09-11 |
| BESA - kitchen extract system cleaning | 6 month | kitchen-extract-cleaning | 2026-09-11 |
| GOV.UK Tenant Fees Act 2019 guidance for tenants | 5 week | deposit-cap | 2026-09-11 |
| Tenant Fees Act statutory guidance for enforcement authorities | 3 % | late-rent-interest | 2026-09-12 |
The sentence each figure was read from (11)
- mydeposits - the Tenant Fees Act explained, read 2026-09-11:
Breach of legislation will usually be a civil offence carrying a financial penalty of up to £5,000 per fee.
- GOV.UK Tenant Fees Act 2019 guidance for tenants, read 2026-09-11:
When you ask for a change to the tenancy agreement (for example, to add or remove a person) you can be charged up to £50 for the work involved or a higher amount if the work costs more.
- Tenant Fees Act 2019 guidance for landlords and agents (PDF), read 2026-09-12:
Government backed tenancy deposit schemes within 30 days of taking the
- Tenant Fees Act statutory guidance for enforcement authorities, read 2026-09-12:
The default deadline for signing a tenancy agreement after paying a holding deposit is 15 days after the landlord or letting agent receives the holding deposit.
- GOV.UK Tenant Fees Act 2019 guidance for tenants, read 2026-09-11:
Your landlord can hold the deposit for 15 days, unless they have agreed a longer or shorter time period with you in writing.
- Tenant Fees Act statutory guidance for enforcement authorities, read 2026-09-12:
If the tenant is late in paying their rent, a landlord or agent may charge for payment that has been outstanding for 14 days or more.
- legislation.gov.uk, read 2026-09-11:
a failure to make a payment of rent in full before the end of the period of 14 days beginning with the date (“the due date”) on which the payment is required to be made in accordance with the tenancy agreement.
- GOV.UK Tenant Fees Act 2019 guidance for tenants, read 2026-09-11:
If your landlord returns the holding deposit they must give it back within 7 days.
- BESA - kitchen extract system cleaning, read 2026-09-11:
Moderate use: 6 to 12 hours per day – clean every 6 months
- GOV.UK Tenant Fees Act 2019 guidance for tenants, read 2026-09-11:
If the annual rent is below £50,000 the maximum deposit is up to 5 weeks’ rent
- Tenant Fees Act statutory guidance for enforcement authorities, read 2026-09-12:
The daily interest must not be more than the annual percentage rate of 3% above the Bank of England’s base rate.
Read in full, publishes no figure
8 named sources were read in full on the dates shown and print no usable figure. They are counted, never filled in.
- Tenant Fees Act 2019, Schedule 1, holding deposit, read 2026-09-11: read in full and no accepted figure on the page
- HSE L8 - control of legionella bacteria in water systems, read 2026-09-11: read in full and no accepted figure on the page
- HSE HSG274 - legionnaires' disease technical guidance, read 2026-09-11: read in full and no accepted figure on the page
- HSE legionnaires' disease, read 2026-09-11: read in full and no accepted figure on the page
- HSE managing legionella in hot and cold water systems, read 2026-09-11: read in full and no accepted figure on the page
- HSE HSG274 Part 2 (PDF), read 2026-09-12: read in full and no accepted figure on the page
- BESA TR19 toolkit, read 2026-09-11: read in full and no accepted figure on the page
- BESA publications - internal cleanliness of ventilation systems, read 2026-09-11: read in full and no accepted figure on the page
Methodology
Every row is a verbatim sentence read from the named source's own page through the estate's fetch service on the date shown, hash-pinned to the stored read (the sha of the page's visible text; the raw page is mirrored to R2).
6 of the 15 named sources that could be read published a usable figure; 8 published none and are recorded as not published, never filled in; 0 could not be read (blocked, dead or unreachable) and count nowhere.
The headline figures (median, minimum, maximum, quartiles) are over ONE figure per source in day (a source's median where its page yielded several accepted sentences), so N counts sources, never sentences; 43 candidate sentence(s) were refused by a reviewer with the reason recorded.
Derivation as chartered: one row per obligation: the duty, the instrument that creates it, the frequency it implies, the effective date, and - the distinction every contractor's marketing page blurs - whether it is law or an industry standard.
The end-of-tenancy half is the one that changes a buying decision: a landlord may not REQUIRE a tenant to pay for professional cleaning, but may deduct for a property returned dirtier than it was let, so the guide opens on the deposit cap and the price index's median rather than on a scare
43 candidate sentences on these pages were refused by a reviewer; each refusal and its reason is recorded in the review ledger.
Sources (15)
- Tenant Fees Act 2019, Schedule 1 (permitted payments) (the publisher's own terms; quoted for reporting and comment)
- Tenant Fees Act 2019, Schedule 1, holding deposit (the publisher's own terms; quoted for reporting and comment)
- GOV.UK Tenant Fees Act 2019 guidance for tenants (the publisher's own terms; quoted for reporting and comment)
- Tenant Fees Act statutory guidance for enforcement authorities (the publisher's own terms; quoted for reporting and comment)
- HSE L8 - control of legionella bacteria in water systems (the publisher's own terms; quoted for reporting and comment)
- HSE HSG274 - legionnaires' disease technical guidance (the publisher's own terms; quoted for reporting and comment)
- HSE legionnaires' disease (the publisher's own terms; quoted for reporting and comment)
- HSE managing legionella in hot and cold water systems (the publisher's own terms; quoted for reporting and comment)
- HSE HSG274 Part 2 (PDF) (the publisher's own terms; quoted for reporting and comment)
- Tenant Fees Act 2019 guidance for landlords and agents (PDF) (the publisher's own terms; quoted for reporting and comment)
- BESA TR19 toolkit (the publisher's own terms; quoted for reporting and comment)
- BESA publications - internal cleanliness of ventilation systems (the publisher's own terms; quoted for reporting and comment)
- BESA - kitchen extract system cleaning (the publisher's own terms; quoted for reporting and comment)
- mydeposits - the Tenant Fees Act explained (the publisher's own terms; quoted for reporting and comment)
- legislation.gov.uk (the publisher's own terms; quoted for reporting and comment)
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The Cleaning Obligation Rules carries 6 published figures read from 6 sources' own pages, from 7 to 30 day, read 15 September 2026.
6 of the 15 named sources read in full publish a figure; 8 publish none, read 15 September 2026.
Cleaning Obligation Rules, obligation late-rent-default: median 14 day across 2 sources, read 15 September 2026.
Cleaning Obligation Rules, obligation late-rent-interest: median 3 percent across 1 source, read 15 September 2026.
Cleaning Obligation Rules, obligation deposit-deadline: median 15 day across 1 source, read 15 September 2026.
Cleaning Obligation Rules, obligation deposit-cap: median 5 week across 1 source, read 15 September 2026.
Cleaning Obligation Rules, obligation holding-deposit-period: median 15 day across 1 source, read 15 September 2026.
Cleaning Obligation Rules, obligation holding-deposit-return: median 7 day across 1 source, read 15 September 2026.
Cleaning Obligation Rules, obligation tenancy-change-fee-cap: median 50 GBP across 1 source, read 15 September 2026.
Cleaning Obligation Rules, obligation penalty: median 5,000 GBP across 1 source, read 15 September 2026.
Cleaning Obligation Rules, obligation kitchen-extract-cleaning: median 6 month across 1 source, read 15 September 2026.
Cleaning Obligation Rules, obligation deposit-protection: median 30 day across 1 source, read 15 September 2026.
Cite as: "Asbestos Survey Cost Cleaning Obligation Rules", updated 2026-09-15, https://asbestossurveycost.co.uk/datasets/cleaning-obligation-rules/.
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