How much do you pay?

[bandlady]

Hi

Just wondered if any of you have a cleaner and how much do you pay per hour. I am really thinking of getting one and also wondered can you claim for this as an expense?

Thanks

Denise

[Playmate]

I pay £8 phr and put half through on expenses.

[Hebs]

i pay £10 an hour and put the full ammount through

[suzyblue]

I use an agency and pay them £2.50 per hour and the cleaner £7.50 per hour.

[ajs]

i pay mine £7.50 an hour too although i have never put her through the books but will do now thta i know you lot do

[bandlady]

Thanks for your replies I think this is definitely something that I am going to look into.

Denise

[TheBTeam]

I pay £7.50 per hour, but she only does the kitchen, living room and bathroom just a top up once a week, i do all the rest and inbetween, I claim the lot as it is only minded areas and just a deeper clean than I can do regularly enough whilst working.

[AliceK]

I have a cleaner but I only get her to do the upstairs because I can't do anything up there when I'm working whereas I can get the downstairs bits done either before mindees arrive or bits when they are asleep. I begrudge spending my weekends doing so much cleaning that's why I got her in. I pay her £9.00 per hr and the agency £2.00 per hr. I haven't put it through as I thought you could only claim it if it was the minded areas that get cleaned. My mindees do sleep and use the toilet/bathroom upstairs though so does that mean I can claim it?

xxxxx

[brightstar]

Mine started today and my house is sooooo much cleaner. I pay £7.50 an hour and its well worth it. I will be putting 1/2 through the books I think.

[PixiePetal]

mine is £10/hr and one of my best mates so we always end with a natter

I am going to put through 1/2 as the upstairs is not used for minding.

[TheBTeam]

I have a cleaner but I only get her to do the upstairs because I can't do anything up there when I'm working whereas I can get the downstairs bits done either before mindees arrive or bits when they are asleep. I begrudge spending my weekends doing so much cleaning that's why I got her in. I pay her £9.00 per hr and the agency £2.00 per hr. I haven't put it through as I thought you could only claim it if it was the minded areas that get cleaned. My mindees do sleep and use the toilet/bathroom upstairs though so does that mean I can claim it?

xxxxx

How will the IR know where she cleans!

[AliceK]

How will the IR know where she cleans!

hmmm I like your thinking . That's a very good question.
Thanks

xx

[grindal]

I pay mine £10 per hour and put the whole lot thru my books an account of the whole house being registered!

[Adiamond]

My mum is my cleaner I pay her £6.00 per hour best not let her read this thread lol!!!!
she is only supposed to do upstairs but I often catch her "wiping around downstairs!!"

I like her coming because it means I have 1 less thing to think about/do, and it is lovely on a Wednesday night after she has been to have a lovely relaxing bath in my lovely clean bathroom x

[francinejayne]

ooooh cleaning is better paid than minding!!!!

[SammyM]

How mad is it that cleaners are paid more per hour than we are paid to look after someones most treasured child - its a strange old world....

[Tealady]

How mad is it that cleaners are paid more per hour than we are paid to look after someones most treasured child - its a strange old world....

..and then the parents begrudge paying you that! (I mind in an affulent area and have minded for famlies who have cleaners)

[ourmadhouse]

iv not got a cleaner as i feel id endup cleaning before the cleaner came, (do you do this?) or they would move stuff around and i wouldnt be able to find things.
(do they do that?)
my biggest hate is washing, if i could have someone to do ALL my washing and i mean put it away too. . . i would be tempted

[sandy64]

hi does your cleaners clean whilst your working? or when your out? or evening? do you book them for so many hrs a week or just how long it takes them? i would love a cleaner so jelous

[angiemog]

I'm considering getting a cleaner too. I do bits and pieces through the week but come the weekend it needs a big clean and I don't like spending my weekends cleaning. My problem would be when though? Hmmm x