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UK Window Cleaning Forum => Window Cleaning Forum => Topic started by: Dave Willis on December 02, 2015, 05:52:49 pm

Title: 2.5 million
Post by: Dave Willis on December 02, 2015, 05:52:49 pm
Just got asked to clean a domestic property of 2.5 million. Must be one of my dearest yet. Better whack some rich tax on that.
Title: Re: 2.5 million
Post by: windowswashed on December 02, 2015, 05:56:32 pm
Mine was 8.6 million, lots of Coutts accounts  :)
Title: Re: 2.5 million
Post by: Smurf on December 02, 2015, 06:01:23 pm
I framed my very first Coutts cheque many years ago...how sad am I   ;D

This was probably the most expensive single item I have every cleaned apart from multi million pound properties that is. https://www.carpetvista.com/carpets/Farahan/carpet_254229-Farahan.html

Mind you at the time the value of the rug like this one I could have bought my house outright and have money left over so made sure I did not cock it up as you do.  ::)roll
Title: Re: 2.5 million
Post by: cgh window cleaning on December 02, 2015, 06:21:54 pm
I don't do much domestic but have a couple of large mult million pound houses  do one and the house is stunning but it's a nightmare booking it in,the owners are very rarely in the uk and  the house can only be entered via electric gates over the years I found them to be a bit of agro.
these type of houses all ways need prior notice and if there not permenant  uk residents that 2 monthly soon goes to 3  or 4 monthly.
Defiantly add rich tax
Title: Re: 2.5 million
Post by: Nathanael Jones on December 02, 2015, 07:19:36 pm
My dad cleaned a huge pile today - bought for 8 million a few years  back and rumoured to have had double that spent on it during renovation - - its now up for rent if any of you lads feel like a move to Ireland? http://www.myhome.ie/holiday-homes/brochure/ballynatray-estate-ballynatray-youghal-county-cork/3134065

My dad refuses to clean it when the owner is home though - the tight git always tries to stiff him on the price!
Title: Re: 2.5 million
Post by: capn sparkle on December 02, 2015, 08:11:09 pm
Thought you'd won the lotto Dave  ;D
Title: Re: 2.5 million
Post by: Dave Willis on December 02, 2015, 08:47:39 pm
Not since the last time  :(
Title: Re: 2.5 million
Post by: Smurf on December 02, 2015, 08:51:08 pm
My dad cleaned a huge pile today - bought for 8 million a few years  back and rumoured to have had double that spent on it during renovation - - its now up for rent if any of you lads feel like a move to Ireland? http://www.myhome.ie/holiday-homes/brochure/ballynatray-estate-ballynatray-youghal-county-cork/3134065

My dad refuses to clean it when the owner is home though - the tight git always tries to stiff him on the price!

25 bed is a bit of a pile for sure Nat. I hope your dad sticks on arshole tax as the owner sounds a right one  ;D
Title: Re: 2.5 million
Post by: Walter Mitty on December 05, 2015, 03:11:18 pm
I can think of a few places I clean that would sell for 1 million+ and a couple of them for 2 million+.  That's not too difficult in the south-east when the properties are on an estate of similarhouses.  The only reason I charge more than standard rate is due to location i.e. a bit isolated.  You have to make some sort of allowance for extra travel costs and consider how many standard houses you could have cleaned in the travel time.  I don't charge extra though just because I assume someone can afford it. 
Title: Re: 2.5 million
Post by: slap bash on December 05, 2015, 03:25:10 pm
shame  impressed with the price of a customer's house
Title: Re: 2.5 million
Post by: kempy on December 05, 2015, 03:51:33 pm
It's Nats house .
Title: Re: 2.5 million
Post by: mike1986 on December 05, 2015, 04:22:11 pm
I was cleaning this up to 2 months ago but had to stop as it was a nightmare getting him to pay up.  ::)roll

http://www.rightmove.co.uk/property-for-sale/property-55821026.html
Title: Re: 2.5 million
Post by: Tom White on December 05, 2015, 05:13:21 pm
I was cleaning this up to 2 months ago but had to stop as it was a nightmare getting him to pay up.  ::)roll

http://www.rightmove.co.uk/property-for-sale/property-55821026.html

They haven't even got an indoor swimming pool, mate.

No wonder you had trouble getting paid.

Their poverty disgusts me.
Title: Re: 2.5 million
Post by: Smurf on December 05, 2015, 05:15:13 pm
I wonder why the house is up for sale?...maybe he just can't afford the window cleaners bill anymore ;D