Jamie Murray
Jamie Murray
2023-01-28
Quality fast and reliable service with a cracking bunch of lads definitely recommended
Bill Mitchell
Bill Mitchell
2021-09-14
Contracted this company to clear the flat of my deceased mother. Two young guys cleared EVERYTHING out of the rented property, including furniture, carpets, ornaments, white goods and food/household products, politely, efficiently, and respectfully. Excellent service.
Charles winter
Charles winter
2021-05-21
The guys from Northern House Clearance have just cleared a house for me in Scotland. The house was packed not only with a lifetimes worth of memories, but all the clutter that goes with it. Within 2 days it was emptied down to the floorboards. A great job from a good team of lads. Highly recommended.
Graeme hatton
Graeme hatton
2021-02-24
An excellent 5 star service. Firstly the compassion shown due to the circumstances which resulted in having to use their services, not just on the phone but by the team who arrived, on time, to perform the job. Above all a friendly attitude goes a long way in stressful times. Professional from the start to the end of the day and due to the amount of clutter a second day was needed. I could not believe how much was cleared in just one day, it was as if the clutter had it's own clutter to clear. Hope that I never need to use them again, but if I have to clear another property they will be the only people that I call. Highly recommend them. G.Hatton. Cheshire.
Lorna Hamilton
Lorna Hamilton
2021-02-05
Fantastic service. Highly recommend. The team was so helpful.
Richard Foster
Richard Foster
2020-11-26
The guys from Northern house clearing cleared my deceased brothers house which was in a state. They were very discrete and great guys very understanding at such a sad time. Great job guys thank you.
Xiu Yun Chen
Xiu Yun Chen
2020-11-25
This is a good company would highly recommend these guys. Very efficent and helpful.
Laura
Laura
2020-11-05
Highly recommended. From my initial enquiry I found them to be efficient and professional and was given an immediate quote. On the day the guys arrived promptly and were friendly, helpful and thorough. I would not hesitate to use this company again and I would recommend to others. I felt in good hands and I, m very happy with the service I received.
Ruth Lawrence
Ruth Lawrence
2020-08-22
The team arrived bang on time and began work immediately. They continued for five solid days and completed the entire clearance of my late uncles house, which was a case of extreme hoarding over many decades. They even removed carpets, curtains and swept up so the house was ready for sale. They were exeptionally hard working, polite and charged a reasonable price for this incredibly difficult job. Terrific service, absolutely recommended.

Environmental Health House Clearance | Hoarding Isolates You

Environmental Health House Clearance | Hoarding Isolates You

Hoarding is not just curious habit whereby people are reluctant to throw things away, (so called squirrelling), it is actually a form of OCD (Obsessive Compulsive Disorder), and in its most chronic state is a seriously debilitating condition that ruins lives.

Clearing a hoarder’s house? Northern House Clearance Company are compulsive hoarding cleaning and house clearance specialists – We are a fully licensed and registered company to clear, clean & declutter hoarded properties.

We are fully licensed with the UK environment agency (Environment Agency Waste Carrier License NO #: CBDU227420), as well as being fully insured to undertake hoarded cluttered house clearance, we are also members of AFTA.ORG.UK the Anti Fly Tipping Association

Whilst compulsive hoarding is comparatively rare, it does affect as many as one in every two hundred people in the UK. It often has its roots in childhood but does not become a serious disorder until the sufferer reaches adulthood. It is often the case that hoarders may have relatives who also suffer from the same affliction.

A hoarder is someone who has a compulsion, not only to acquire things, (sometimes by theft if necessary), but who also has an extremely strong resistance to discarding anything that he/she acquires. The objects that are hoarded are often useless in practical terms, and are usually completely valueless.  The “junk” that is hoarded often includes: mail (opened and unopened), old magazines and newspapers, empty containers (food and non-food), items of clothing, and items that are broken or that are in need of repair.

Hoarders spend lots of time in the pursuit of acquiring more things to add to their hoard, often frequenting car boot sales, jumble sales, and even refuse tips. The internet is also now becoming a more attractive place for acquiring junk as it offers the opportunity to make large purchases many times over whilst at the same time being able to withhold their identity.

Hoarders have a twisted view of reality when it comes to regarding the true value of their hoard. Whereas most “normal” people realise the futility and the worthlessness of whatever the hoard may consist of, to the hoarder him/herself, their “stash” not only has significant cash worth, but it is also believed that one day it will be an essential, and will be needed for some significant purpose or another. This of course fuels their reluctance to discard any of their hoard.

Although hoarding is an obsessive compulsive disorder, the victim is none-the-less fully aware of just how their friends, family and others perceive the ludicrousness of their habit. This does in actual fact cause them much self-embarrassment, but the compulsion is so strong that easily overcomes any such feeling. The end result is that the victim becomes something of a recluse, shunning the outside world, and discouraging visitors from coming to their homes to witness the utter mess and chaos therein. Interpersonal relationships are badly affected and social lives ruined. Because of the want to keep their hoarding compulsion a secret, many hoarders remain single.

Treatment for hoarding is available, both in terms of therapeutic programs and medication. Hoarding is now being regarded by many professionals as an illness in itself, rather than as just another type of OCD and both treatments and drugs are being “fine tuned” to deal with the disorder specifically.

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