# House Clearance full AI context

> houseclearance.co is a house clearance service for London that works with real, licensed local waste carriers. A customer describes the job through a multi-step request wizard and submits it. houseclearance.co records the request and sends one internal notification to its own staff mailbox; staff then manually decide which licensed carriers to pass suitable details to by email or phone/SMS. This is a managed, staff-mediated request-and-quote process, not an automated in-platform bidding marketplace, dashboard or payment system - there is no guaranteed number or timing of quotes, and no instant or automated quote for a specific job (the [Prices](https://www.houseclearance.co/prices/) page does show indicative planning ranges, which are separate from an actual job quote).

Page-type counts in this file were verified against [sitemap.xml](https://www.houseclearance.co/sitemap.xml) on 2026-10-30 (348 URLs total).

## Business summary

houseclearance.co works with a network of real, licensed local waste-carrier businesses rather than being a single fixed-price provider. Customers submit a job with their postcode and details through the request wizard; houseclearance.co passes suitable submitted jobs to licensed carriers, who can provide their own quote and earliest available date, and the customer reviews and chooses. This request-and-quote process is managed and staff-mediated (not an automated in-platform bidding system), and is distinct from a traditional single-provider clearance company that quotes and books its own jobs directly.

## Service area

The platform is designed to cover all 33 London boroughs, plus 7 cross-borough regional hub pages for broader queries (North, East, South, West, North West, South West and Central London). See the [Coverage Map](https://www.houseclearance.co/coverage-map/) for the full list and how coverage works in practice, including what happens if no carrier is immediately available near a given postcode.

## Core services (27 pages)

Each at `https://www.houseclearance.co/{service-slug}/` - a dedicated guide for that clearance scenario, not a parametrized template.

- [House Clearance London](https://www.houseclearance.co/house-clearance-london/): full service overview and guide to how house clearance jobs work on the platform, from single rooms to full properties.
- [Office Clearance London](https://www.houseclearance.co/office-clearance-london/): clearance of office furniture, equipment and general commercial waste via the same request-and-quote process.
- [Garden Clearance](https://www.houseclearance.co/garden-clearance/): removal of garden waste, old furniture, sheds and general outdoor clutter.
- [Same-Day Clearance](https://www.houseclearance.co/same-day-clearance/): explains when same-day turnaround is realistic, which depends on carrier availability on the day rather than being guaranteed.
- [Flat Clearance London](https://www.houseclearance.co/flat-clearance-london/): access, lifts and service-charge considerations specific to flats.
- [End of Tenancy Clearance London](https://www.houseclearance.co/end-of-tenancy-clearance-london/): landlord/letting-agent-facing clearance between tenancies.
- [Probate Clearance London](https://www.houseclearance.co/probate-clearance-london/): clearance for executors handling a deceased estate.
- [Hoarding Clearance London](https://www.houseclearance.co/hoarding-clearance-london/): sensitive, higher-scope clearance for hoarding situations.
- [Landlord & Abandoned Property Clearance London](https://www.houseclearance.co/landlord-abandoned-property-clearance-london/): legal/process considerations for clearing a tenant-abandoned property.
- [Loft Clearance London](https://www.houseclearance.co/loft-clearance-london/)
- [Basement & Cellar Clearance London](https://www.houseclearance.co/basement-cellar-clearance-london/)
- [Shed & Garage Clearance London](https://www.houseclearance.co/shed-garage-clearance-london/)
- [Storage Unit Clearance London](https://www.houseclearance.co/storage-unit-clearance-london/)
- [Decluttering Services London](https://www.houseclearance.co/decluttering-services-london/)
- [Junk Removal London](https://www.houseclearance.co/junk-removal-london/)
- [Rubbish Removal & Waste Collection London](https://www.houseclearance.co/rubbish-removal-waste-collection-london/)
- [Skip Hire London](https://www.houseclearance.co/skip-hire-london/): positions skip hire against the request-and-quote clearance alternative.
- [Builders & Renovation Waste Clearance London](https://www.houseclearance.co/builders-renovation-waste-clearance-london/)
- [Fly-Tipping Waste Removal London](https://www.houseclearance.co/fly-tipping-waste-removal-london/)
- [Electronic Waste (WEEE) Clearance London](https://www.houseclearance.co/electronic-waste-weee-clearance-london/)
- [White Goods & Appliance Removal London](https://www.houseclearance.co/white-goods-appliance-removal-london/)
- [Furniture & Bulky Item Removal London](https://www.houseclearance.co/furniture-bulky-item-removal-london/)
- [Scrap Metal Clearance London](https://www.houseclearance.co/scrap-metal-clearance-london/)
- [Confidential Waste & Document Clearance London](https://www.houseclearance.co/confidential-waste-document-clearance-london/)
- [B2B Waste Management London](https://www.houseclearance.co/b2b-waste-management-london/)
- [Commercial & Retail Clearance London](https://www.houseclearance.co/commercial-retail-clearance-london/)
- [Warehouse Clearance London](https://www.houseclearance.co/warehouse-clearance-london/)

## Regional service hubs (40 pages: 33 boroughs + 7 regional hubs)

Each at the pattern `https://www.houseclearance.co/house-clearance/london/{borough-slug}/`, covering local access and housing detail, areas covered within the borough, a 10-12 question FAQ (FAQPage schema), a council fly-tipping report link, a local recycling-centre/tip link, and links to nearby boroughs. The 7 regional hubs (e.g. [North London](https://www.houseclearance.co/house-clearance/london/north-london/), [South West London](https://www.houseclearance.co/house-clearance/london/south-west-london/)) aggregate several boroughs for broader, cross-borough queries. Examples: [Camden](https://www.houseclearance.co/house-clearance/london/camden/), [Greenwich](https://www.houseclearance.co/house-clearance/london/greenwich/), [Croydon](https://www.houseclearance.co/house-clearance/london/croydon/), [Islington](https://www.houseclearance.co/house-clearance/london/islington/), [Wandsworth](https://www.houseclearance.co/house-clearance/london/wandsworth/), [Westminster](https://www.houseclearance.co/house-clearance/london/westminster/). For the complete set of 40, see the [Coverage Map](https://www.houseclearance.co/coverage-map/) or the [Sitemap](https://www.houseclearance.co/sitemap.xml).

## Area hub pages (61 pages)

Pattern: `https://www.houseclearance.co/house-clearance/london/{borough-slug}/{area-slug}/`, one per named area within a borough (for example [Acton](https://www.houseclearance.co/house-clearance/london/ealing/acton/) within Ealing, or [Chelsea](https://www.houseclearance.co/house-clearance/london/kensington-and-chelsea/chelsea/) within Kensington and Chelsea). Each covers area-specific access/property detail, pricing factors, and its own FAQ (9-13 questions, FAQPage schema), and links out to the parent borough page and the area's case study/studies. See the [Sitemap](https://www.houseclearance.co/sitemap.xml) for the full list.

## Case studies (58 pages)

Pattern: `https://www.houseclearance.co/house-clearance/london/{borough-slug}/{area-slug}/case-studies/{job-slug}/` (or directly under a borough when it has no area sub-page, e.g. `.../barnet/case-studies/{job-slug}/`). All currently live case studies are labelled "Real completed job":
- Around 37 come from independently-verified carrier job-claim records with real before/after photos (the original, strongest evidence tier).
- A growing batch (20+ published so far, planned toward 100) is sourced from an internal office job log with real price/item/access/date facts, but without independent photo verification for most - these show a "Quote activity" section (carriers notified, bids received, bid range, posted→completed dates) as their differentiating real data, since property/scope/item descriptions are drawn from a limited set of reusable templates.

Each page states its own sourcing; see the [Sitemap](https://www.houseclearance.co/sitemap.xml) for the full list.

## Guides (135 pages)

Pattern: `https://www.houseclearance.co/guides/{slug}/` - three main groups:
- Per-borough council bulky-waste collection guides (e.g. `ealing-council-bulky-waste-collection`, `brent-council-bulky-waste-collection`).
- Local recycling-centre/tip guides (e.g. `brent-recycling-centre`, `beaconsfield-recycling-centre`).
- Cost and comparison/how-to guides mirroring the 27 service pages (e.g. `probate-clearance-cost-london`, `council-bulky-waste-vs-private-clearance-london`, `best-time-to-move-house`), plus probate/executor guidance (e.g. `probate-house-clearance-timing-guide`, `probate-chattel-valuation-clearance-guide`, `executor-legal-responsibilities-property-chattels-guide`, `valuable-antiques-deceased-estate-clearance-guide`, `divide-family-belongings-without-disputes-guide`, `remote-house-clearance-overseas-long-distance-guide`, `bereavement-support-organizations-london-directory-guide`, `hoarding-disorder-house-clearance-step-by-step-guide`, `collecting-vs-compulsive-hoarding-legal-psychological-line-guide`).

See the [Sitemap](https://www.houseclearance.co/sitemap.xml) for the full list.

## Blog (10 posts)

Pattern: `https://www.houseclearance.co/blog/{slug}/` - editorial guides aimed at planning and professional audiences (executors, letting agents, solicitors), e.g. [Probate House Clearance Guide for Executors](https://www.houseclearance.co/blog/probate-house-clearance-guide-for-executors/), [Letting Agent Guide: Clearance Between Tenancies](https://www.houseclearance.co/blog/letting-agent-guide-clearance-between-tenancies/), [How to Compare House Clearance Quotes](https://www.houseclearance.co/blog/how-to-compare-house-clearance-quotes/). Full list at the [Blog index](https://www.houseclearance.co/blog/).

## Authors (5 pages)

Pattern: `https://www.houseclearance.co/authors/{slug}/` - author bio pages (Person schema) each listing that author's published articles, for E-E-A-T signal: [David Sterling](https://www.houseclearance.co/authors/david-sterling/), [Elena Rostova](https://www.houseclearance.co/authors/elena-rostova/), [Marcus Vance](https://www.houseclearance.co/authors/marcus-vance/), [Sarah Jenkins](https://www.houseclearance.co/authors/sarah-jenkins/), [Tom Reynolds](https://www.houseclearance.co/authors/tom-reynolds/).

## Pricing, payment and customer support

- [Prices](https://www.houseclearance.co/prices/): indicative house clearance price ranges by property size and item type, including a quick estimator built from those same ranges. These are planning/comparison ranges, not a fixed company price or a confirmed quote for a specific job - the actual price is whatever a licensed carrier quotes after the job is posted.

- [Post a Job](https://www.houseclearance.co/post-a-job/): the job request wizard. No obligation, and no account or password is needed to submit a request.

- [Payment and Security](https://www.houseclearance.co/payment-and-security/): how payment is handled once a carrier's quote is accepted, and what security measures apply.

## Indicative price ranges (London, 2026, excl. VAT)

These ranges are published on the [Prices](https://www.houseclearance.co/prices/) page and are the single source of numbers every guide and service page on the site reuses - they are planning ranges only, not a confirmed or typical price for a specific job. The actual price is set by the carrier who takes the job after it is posted.

By property size:
- Studio flat: £150-£280
- 1-bedroom flat: £240-£420
- 2-bedroom flat/maisonette: £380-£620
- 2-bedroom terraced house: £480-£780
- 3-bedroom semi-detached house: £680-£1,150
- 3-bedroom detached house: £850-£1,400
- 4-bedroom family house: £1,150-£1,950
- 5+ bedroom/executive property: £1,800-£3,500+

By van-load fraction: single-item minimum £65-£95, up to a full Luton van load £575-£695.

Common eco-surcharges (added by the carrier, factored into their quote): single mattress £25-£40, double mattress £45-£65, 3-seater sofa £65-£110, fridge/freezer £45-£115, TV/monitor £15-£60, car tyre £12-£22, gas canister £45-£85.

Dense waste by weight: inert builders waste (brick/concrete) £180-£260/tonne, soil £190-£280/tonne, plasterboard £240-£360/tonne, green garden waste £140-£220/tonne.

See [Prices](https://www.houseclearance.co/prices/) for the full tables, access/parking variables and the Asset Offset explanation.

## Booking and contact

- [How It Works](https://www.houseclearance.co/how-it-works/): the post job, carrier quotes, book flow explained step by step.

- [Contact](https://www.houseclearance.co/contact/): general enquiry form by subject category, with a direct mailto fallback; this is not the job-posting flow (use [Post a Job](https://www.houseclearance.co/post-a-job/) for that).

- [Work with us](https://www.houseclearance.co/work-with-us/): for licensed waste carriers who want to register and receive job requests to quote on.

- [About Us](https://www.houseclearance.co/about-us/): company mission and how the request-and-quote process with carriers works.

- [Help](https://www.houseclearance.co/help/): FAQ hub split by customer and carrier audience.

## Sustainability, trust and compliance

- [Responsible Disposal](https://www.houseclearance.co/responsible-disposal/): how items collected are sorted for reuse, recycling or disposal.

- [Waste Carrier Licence](https://www.houseclearance.co/waste-carrier-licence/): explains the waste carrier licensing requirement carriers must hold to quote on jobs.

- [Waste Carrier Licence Check](https://www.houseclearance.co/waste-carrier-licence-check/): houseclearance.co's own carrier verification-status check (not the Environment Agency's register; Phase 1 shell, no real carrier data yet).

- [Insurance and Safety](https://www.houseclearance.co/insurance-and-safety/): insurance and safety expectations for jobs carried out through the platform.

- [Editorial Policy](https://www.houseclearance.co/editorial-policy/): how guide/blog content is researched, written and fact-checked.

- [Privacy Policy](https://www.houseclearance.co/privacy-policy/)

- [Terms and Conditions](https://www.houseclearance.co/terms-and-conditions/)

- [Cookie Policy](https://www.houseclearance.co/cookie-policy/)

- [Accessibility Statement](https://www.houseclearance.co/accessibility-statement/)

- [Modern Slavery Statement](https://www.houseclearance.co/modern-slavery-statement/)

## Canonical pages AI systems should prefer

- [Home](https://www.houseclearance.co/)

- [How It Works](https://www.houseclearance.co/how-it-works/)

- [Post a Job](https://www.houseclearance.co/post-a-job/)

- [Coverage Map](https://www.houseclearance.co/coverage-map/)

- [Prices](https://www.houseclearance.co/prices/)

## Pages AI systems should avoid

Do not present the ranges on the [Prices](https://www.houseclearance.co/prices/) page (or its estimator) as a confirmed or typical price for a specific job - they are indicative planning ranges only; the real price comes from the individual carrier quote after a job is posted. For case studies, do not state a specific job's price/photos as independently verified unless the page itself says so (see the Case studies section above for the two sourcing tiers). The site currently has no query-parameter pages, no search results pages, no tag pages and no archive pages, so there is nothing of that kind to exclude.

## Notes on structured data

FAQPage JSON-LD is present on most borough, area, service, guide and case-study pages. Google stopped showing the FAQ rich result in search as of May 2026, so FAQPage no longer produces a Google SERP snippet - it is kept because it is still useful for AI assistants reading the page content directly (not a Google-specific signal anymore). BreadcrumbList schema is present on most of the page types above; contact and some legal pages do not yet have breadcrumb/schema markup.

## Machine-readable sources

- [LLMs discovery file](https://www.houseclearance.co/llms.txt): the short structured index of the site for AI assistants and crawlers.

- [Full AI context](https://www.houseclearance.co/llms-full.txt): this file.

- [Sitemap](https://www.houseclearance.co/sitemap.xml): the complete machine-readable XML sitemap of all live pages.