We were asked to clear a very large house near Longbenton by the owner of the property who had inherited it from her parents. She had already removed the personal items that she wanted to keep, but there were still numerous personal possessions, clothes and furniture.
Our client instructed us to clear a modern three-bedroomed house on the edge of Newburn. The client was a professional landlord who specialised in renting out properties to students from the nearby university. This property was currently empty because he had decided that it needed upgrading before he put it back on the rental market.
In this case, a client contacted us from South Africa through our website. His mother, who had been living alone in Pegswood for some years in the family home after the death of his father, had passed away. The house was a three-bedroomed detached property built in the 1930s with a 40-foot garden and a garage.
We were called by an estate agent based in Rothbury who was in charge of preparing a house for rent on behalf of the owner. The property was a modern semi-detached house with five bedrooms, which had been somewhat neglected over the years.
A young couple contacted us soon after they’d bought a large three-bedroom flat on the fourth floor of a converted Victorian building in Seaton Sluice. They’d purchased the flat at a reduced price because it was quite rundown and absolutely stuffed with junk.
A client called us to request the house clearance of a detached four-bedroom house in Seghill. The client and his wife were a couple whose children had left home some years previously and they’d now decided to downsize and move permanently into their holiday cottage in a nearby seaside town.
The client in this case was an estate agent who was in charge of getting the property on the market on behalf of the owner, who had recently bought it and wanted to decorate it before selling on. The house was an attractive semi-detached in a suburban area of Seaton Delaval, a three-bedroomed property built in the late Victorian era.
Our client in this case was a property development firm located in the Sale area. They had owned a 1930’s three-storey block of six flats for a year, with plans to start a complete refurbishment. Just before work was due to start, the block was squatted.
You should find out if the dead person has already paid for a lair in a churchyard or cemetery. This may be mentioned in the Will or be known to the family, solicitor or minister. You should give the details to your funeral director. If not, you will have to purchase a new lair and fees will vary.
Many obsessive hoarders need a push to help them realise what good quality of life they could have if they only worked to overcome their condition. Once they realise this, they can enlist the help of professionals to undertake a complete house clearance, going some way to supporting them in their goal of becoming clutter free.