[giftedk]

Im thinking about putting up my prices up, and would like a minumum price of £10. Im wfp and have not put my prices up for years but as ive kept them low, it means i cant spend as long on one house as id like. Does anyone have a minumum price they charge ?

[dazmond]

new work is minimum £10 if its not directly near some cheaper compact work.i have lots of ultra compact work thats £5-£6-£7-£8 though.

what happens if its a front only near other work?cant charge them £10!!


i definitely price new work higher.some a lot higher if its out of my normal area and i put them on a longer frequency(8 weeks).

depends on area as well.


dazmond

[giftedk]

cheers daz. Most of my work is ultra compact  and £6.7,8, but i dont think ive put them up in 5 years as i havnt really had too. Now im thinking of putting them up  a £1 and i bet i sill get some moan .

[PAIN IN THE GLASS]

You will always get some moaners but if you belive that you are doing a good service the rise is defo over due. especially with petrol prices and vat going up. Most people understand

[britishwill]

my minimum is £20 but will soon rise to £25. My business plan is different though as I only market for large houses. Sounds weird not being interested in smaller houses but it has worked for us so far.

[cozy]

For British domestics, we now have a €15 minimum. We put prices up when new people move into an ex custies house. So if the old custy was €14, when the new tenants move in we charge €15 and first cleans are minimum 50% extra. Stops getting messed about with one offs.

[Jackal]

i was going to ask what peoples minimum prices are,surely you cant just say £10 min as i picked a front only terrace right oppersite a few houses i do it has 2 normal terrace windows and a door so what would you charge for that? i said £3

[mlscontractcleaner]

I agree; minimum prices don't work if you're happy cleaning fronts only with 2 windows and a door. I'll try it with the few customers on our books who have that exact clean; I'm sure they'll be happy with the price rise :

[careless.david@gmail.com]

I charge a bare minimum of £6, that is my easiest customer with 5 small windows & the doors (WFP) all cleaned to a high standard - only one on that price.

I price for quality & reliability.

[mci services]

For British domestics, we now have a €15 minimum. We put prices up when new people move into an ex custies house. So if the old custy was €14, when the new tenants move in we charge €15 and first cleans are minimum 50% extra. Stops getting messed about with one offs.

cozy don't they insist on clean windows for the march out any more. I used to make a mint on march outs

[giftedk]

ok so ive got a few customers that used to be monthly and have now gone over to every two months at the same price. I  want to increase their price as i dont think its fair that customers who have them cleaned every month should pay the same .Im thinking of charging them price and half, what do you do in this situation ?.

[P @ F]

Giftedk , i just put up all my prices over the last month , £1 is ok but if i were you i would go for at least £2 , my rises were mostly £1 , some 2,3,5 , i got one grumble from a 5 year est round , i had not put up in 5 years and i now wish i had done em all for £2 at least , i did not lose one custy.
Only you know your round and what they will stomach , but take it from me , i would rather hit them bigger once than twice in a row !
If your not sure do it a street at a time to test the water , that way your in full control of any losses you may incur .
No expert , just saying my piece .

Regards Rich  

[Jackal]

minium price £1 

as it is i do have a house thats £1.50 shes a obvious tight wod,terraces all in a row but this one only has her door and 1 downstairs window done (whats the point  ) dont no why i do it to be honest takes longer knock for the money

[P @ F]

OOPS  i was looking at the wrong thread , min price is now £10 or very close , if i cant take £25 an hour all the time im out then im gonna sell up and go on the dole and get me a mondeo with a b&q ladder 

Rich 

[Sean Dyer]

My cheapest job is 3 windows for £2

I have just put up all smaller jobs so minimums are now small terraces at around a £5 er

[Ian Rochester]

Just put up most of our prices recently, we don't have a minimum, don't know why would you really want to set one. 

We treat every property individually and price it accordingly.

[Paul Coleman]

I do have a minimum of £10 but it's not very often I charge less than £12.  I do have a few jobs that I've had for a long time where I charge a bit less.

[cozy]

For British domestics, we now have a €15 minimum. We put prices up when new people move into an ex custies house. So if the old custy was €14, when the new tenants move in we charge €15 and first cleans are minimum 50% extra. Stops getting messed about with one offs.

cozy don't they insist on clean windows for the march out any more. I used to make a mint on march outs

No mate. You can only do march outs locally or it's too expensive. Also if you get the odd estate manager that wants them done, you have to clean the recesses and that's too expensive in time.

[GB Window Cleaning]

£10 for standard semi, but ive got some £5 & £7s but there very small jobs

[bobby p]

i often say "minimum price to put the ladder up is a fiver "   that works a treat