What a house clearance costs in 2026
What actually drives the price, the charges that get passed on, and how to check a quote yourself.
9 min readClearing a property, and finding someone licensed to do it
Plain answers about house and estate clearance, and a free check of any firm against the Environment Agency's public register.
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10,524 registered businesses across 512 places, listed in register order.
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All guidesWho is allowed to take your things away
Waste carrier registration, what it covers, and why a cash-in-hand van can leave you with the fine.
7 min readSix questions worth asking before you book
What to ask about pricing, insurance, resale and what happens to the contents.
5 min readIf you are clearing a home after a death
There is no rush on most of this. These pages set out an order of work that people find manageable, what has to wait for probate, and what happens to the things you cannot keep.
- Clearing a parent's home, step by stepA calm order of work, from photographs to the final load.
- Probate and possessions: what has to waitWhat can be cleared before probate is granted, and what cannot.
- What happens to the things you cannot keepResale, charity, recycling and landfill: who takes what, and what you can ask for.
- Hoarding: a practical order of workHow firms who do this often approach it, and what to agree before anyone starts.
Businesses published 10,524 Read from the register on 23 August 2026
Places covered 512 Every entry linked to its register record
Register refreshed Daily Almost always. Every page shows the date we last read it
Registrations we can check 419,112 The complete England register, not a selection
What the register tells you, and what it does not
It does tell you
- That the business is registered to transport waste
- Which tier the registration sits in
- When the registration expires
- Which waste categories it covers
- The date we last read the register
It does not tell you
- That the work will be done well
- That the price is fair
- That we have met, checked or approved the firm
- That anyone has inspected their vehicles or staff
- Anything about complaints, insurance or disputes
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Every published listing links back to its own register record, and carries the date we read it.
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