End of tenancy cleaning: Cleaning Obligation Rules

The Cleaning Obligation Rules carries 6 published figures read from 4 sources' own pages, from 7 to 30 day, read 25 October 2026.

7 to 30 day Range of the published figures 6 published figures, not one market: read the rows
6 Published figures from 4 source pages, read 26 Oct 2026
6 of 14 Sources read that publish one 43% publish a figure at all
  1. Tenant Fees Act 2019 guidance for landlords and agents (PDF)30 day
  2. Tenant Fees Act statutory guidance for enforcement authorities15 day
  3. GOV.UK Tenant Fees Act 2019 guidance for tenants15 day
  4. Tenant Fees Act statutory guidance for enforcement authorities14 day
  5. Tenant Fees Act 2019, Schedule 1 (permitted payments)14 day
  6. GOV.UK Tenant Fees Act 2019 guidance for tenants7 day
Every published figure, highest first.
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RowValue
Tenant Fees Act 2019 guidance for landlords and agents (PDF)30 day
Tenant Fees Act statutory guidance for enforcement authorities15 day
GOV.UK Tenant Fees Act 2019 guidance for tenants15 day
Tenant Fees Act statutory guidance for enforcement authorities14 day
Tenant Fees Act 2019, Schedule 1 (permitted payments)14 day
GOV.UK Tenant Fees Act 2019 guidance for tenants7 day

6 of the 14 named sources read in full publish a figure; 8 publish none, read 25 October 2026.

By obligation

BreakdownMedianRangeSources
obligationlate-rent-default14day14 to 14day2
obligationlate-rent-interest3%3 to 3%1
obligationdeposit-deadline15day15 to 15day1
obligationdeposit-cap5week5 to 5week1
obligationholding-deposit-period15day15 to 15day1
obligationholding-deposit-return7day7 to 7day1
obligationtenancy-change-fee-cap50GBP50 to 50GBP1
obligationpenalty5,000GBP5,000 to 5,000GBP1
obligationkitchen-extract-cleaning6month6 to 6month1
obligationdeposit-protection30day30 to 30day1

Every figure, with its source

One row per published figure: the figure as the source's own page publishes it, the page, and the day it was read. A figure that is not on a page we read is not on this one.

SourceFigureBreakdownRead
mydeposits - the Tenant Fees Act explained5,000GBPpenalty2026-10-24
GOV.UK Tenant Fees Act 2019 guidance for tenants50GBPtenancy-change-fee-cap2026-10-24
Tenant Fees Act 2019 guidance for landlords and agents (PDF)30daydeposit-protection2026-10-25
Tenant Fees Act statutory guidance for enforcement authorities15daydeposit-deadline2026-10-24
GOV.UK Tenant Fees Act 2019 guidance for tenants15dayholding-deposit-period2026-10-24
Tenant Fees Act statutory guidance for enforcement authorities14daylate-rent-default2026-10-24
Tenant Fees Act 2019, Schedule 1 (permitted payments)14daylate-rent-default2026-10-24
GOV.UK Tenant Fees Act 2019 guidance for tenants7dayholding-deposit-return2026-10-24
BESA - kitchen extract system cleaning6monthkitchen-extract-cleaning2026-10-24
GOV.UK Tenant Fees Act 2019 guidance for tenants5weekdeposit-cap2026-10-24
Tenant Fees Act statutory guidance for enforcement authorities3%late-rent-interest2026-10-24
The sentence each figure was read from (11)

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.

Methodology

Every row is a verbatim sentence read from the named source's own page through our 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 14 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 for each breakdown it prices, in day (a source's median where its page yielded several accepted sentences for one breakdown), so a page that gives figures for several breakdowns gives one for each and N counts 6 figures, never sentences; 43 candidate sentence(s) were refused by a reviewer with the reason recorded.

The fuller derivation this dataset is chartered to grow into (not yet what the figures above are; they are each source's own published figure as read): 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 (14)
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The Cleaning Obligation Rules carries 6 published figures read from 4 sources' own pages, from 7 to 30 day, read 25 October 2026.

6 of the 14 named sources read in full publish a figure; 8 publish none, read 25 October 2026.

Cleaning Obligation Rules, obligation late-rent-default: median 14 day across 2 sources, read 25 October 2026.

Cleaning Obligation Rules, obligation late-rent-interest: median 3 percent across 1 source, read 25 October 2026.

Cleaning Obligation Rules, obligation deposit-deadline: median 15 day across 1 source, read 25 October 2026.

Cleaning Obligation Rules, obligation deposit-cap: median 5 week across 1 source, read 25 October 2026.

Cleaning Obligation Rules, obligation holding-deposit-period: median 15 day across 1 source, read 25 October 2026.

Cleaning Obligation Rules, obligation holding-deposit-return: median 7 day across 1 source, read 25 October 2026.

Cleaning Obligation Rules, obligation tenancy-change-fee-cap: median 50 GBP across 1 source, read 25 October 2026.

Cleaning Obligation Rules, obligation penalty: median 5,000 GBP across 1 source, read 25 October 2026.

Cleaning Obligation Rules, obligation kitchen-extract-cleaning: median 6 month across 1 source, read 25 October 2026.

Cleaning Obligation Rules, obligation deposit-protection: median 30 day across 1 source, read 25 October 2026.

Cite as: "Asbestos Survey Cost Cleaning Obligation Rules", updated 2026-10-26, https://asbestossurveycost.co.uk/datasets/cleaning-obligation-rules/.

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7 to 30 day

6 published figures, Cleaning Obligation Rules, across 4 sources, read 25 October 2026

Source: Asbestos Survey Cost Cleaning Obligation Rules

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