The Teams

• All our teams are fully trained in our advanced cleaning technique designed to clean your home quicker and more thoroughly than most.
• Our cleaning staff usually work in teams of two, but we reserve the right to work in teams of 3 or singularly.
• They are uniformed and generally arrive in a fully liveried car.
• All our staff are fully vetted and insured*.
• They are our full time employees and you have no worries over national insurance and PAYE and liability insurance.
• Staff will not eat, drink or smoke in your home.
• We do endeavour to provide the same cleaning team where appropriate or requested. However this may not always be possible due to holidays, absences, varying cleaning frequencies & other commitments.
• Our training and working practices are designed to ensure that we comply with all applicable health and safety regulations.

About our Gold Crown Cleaning Service

• Our ‘thorough’ clean will involve the thorough top to bottom dusting, wiping, vacuuming and mopping of all rooms. Bathrooms and Kitchens will be thoroughly cleansed. Although, it may be impractical for us to thoroughly clean all areas in a room e.g. access or time issues.
• Our ‘quick clean’ involves the dusting and/or wiping of horizontal surfaces and the vacuuming and/or mopping of floors.
• We can plan for designated rooms to be cleaned on a ‘quick clean’ basis and then at agreed intervals receive a ‘thorough clean’.
• Certain tasks, such as the pulling out of beds and sofas (where appropriate) and the wiping down of certain tiled areas, can be completed on a rota basis. Please advise if you require any rota items completing on a clean.
• Interior windows can be cleaned on a rota basis, however, if required we will clean them all at once.
• We can plan your service so that we do specific tasks. We can do all the heavy cleaning or provide a more ‘housekeeping’ role such as washing, change bedding, general tidying a ‘helping hand’.
• Our teams can provide ironing services, but we cannot provide a full guarantee for these services.
• We are happy to work with you in prioritising the areas we clean, so that you get the maximum benefit from our time and services.
• We prefer to work to your list of cleaning requirements or a Cleaning Schedule.
• We provide all the cleaning equipment and supplies.
• We will arrive on any agreed date but cannot specify a time. We are able to work between 8.30 a.m. and 5.00 p.m.
• Bookings are made by the ‘maid-hour’ and therefore we cannot guarantee completion of the clean.
• We charge strictly by the hour for each maid, a ‘maid-hour’ e.g. a typical 4-maid hour clean would generally be completed by 2 staff for a 2 hour duration.
• Our minimum service period is only 1 ‘maid hours’. Bookings can be made for the minimum period plus increments of ½ ‘maid hours’.
• The completion of tasks is subject to us having the time to complete them.

Security

• Uniformed teams, vetted staff & liveried cars, for you peace of mind.
• We operate a fully coded key holding service.
• We can operate a password system if required.
• We are insured* to protect your home and our staff.

Customer Care

• We want to keep in regular contact with you in order to ensure that you get the best possible service from Kingsmaid.
• Please feel free to contact us by telephone or through our website.

Our Charges

• You pay on the day the service is done. Please leave a cheque for us, made payable to Kingsmaid Limited.
• Payment for your first clean is by credit or debit card
• We reserve the right to collect payments by recurring card facility.
• Payment can be made by Credit or Debit Card for subsequent cleaning services but these are subject to a 3% surcharge to cover charges made against ourselves.
• Payment can be by standing order or BACS.
• Credit facilities are by prior arrangement only.
• Please note all accounts beyond our credit terms will be passed to our debt collection agency Judges Demand Limited. All accounts without exception will be subject to a surcharge of 15% plus Vat to cover our costs of recovery. These accounts will also be subject to any legal costs incurred in obtaining settlement

Special Circumstances

• Special requests for additional services should be made 2 days before a service day. This ensures that these can be provided and payment agreed. However, we may be able to accommodate these on the service day. Please leave a note and we will invoice you accordingly.
• If your scheduled service day falls on a public holiday, then this clean will be cancelled and you should contact us to re-arrange an alternative date.
• We will treat your home with the greatest of care. Please inform us of any items that are irreplaceable, so that we can make special arrangements for care.

Your Obligations

• To provide a safe working environment for our staff, e.g. safe electrical appliances, securely fixed wardrobes, cupboards, shelves etc. and advise us of any risks to our staff
• To pay promptly for all cleaning hours provided.
• During the period of this agreement and for a period of 12 months after the termination of this agreement, the client will not employ any staff that have been employed by Kingsmaid Limited. Kingsmaid Limited reserves the right to claim any damages, loss of earnings, recruitment costs, training costs and any court costs where appropriate, subject to a minimum of £750 plus Vat.
• The client may not employ Kingsmaid Limited staff.
• Please ensure that access is provided. Otherwise we are obliged to charge you.
• We can devote more of our time in providing you with the best of our professional services should you spend a few moments tidying before we arrive.

Cancellation

• Please contact us, giving us at least 3 full working days notice if you do not want a particular clean or are on holiday. Cancellations for individual cleans require 3 full working days notice in order to re-schedule our team and avoid having to charge you.
• Our cancellation charges are dependent upon the notice given and are as follows;
• Notice period and charges for individual cleans;
       3 full working days; nil
       2 working days; 25% of original fee
       1 working day; 33% of original fee
       Same day; 50% of original fee
       Upon arrival; 75% of original fee%
       Upon commencement; full original fee
• Should you be unable to commence your cleaning service after payment of the initial fee, this can be refunded subject to a £20 administration fee plus any fees incurred for late cancellation.
• After we have provided 2 months service, we will require a notice period for the cancellation of the service. We will require a notice period for cancellation of the lesser of 2 visits or 4 weeks.

*Insurance

• We are fully insured for public liability, employer’s liability, and consequential loss of keys.
• Our accidental damage insurance is subject to an excess of £250 and excludes damage caused by the use or spillage of bleach. We do not provide cover for accidental damage for the first £250 of any loss. Please arrange your own insurance cover for the excess.
• All our teams are fully trained and endeavour to treat your home and possessions with the greatest care.
  

Complaints

• If you have just cause for complaint please contact us within 48hours in order that we can return and rectify the matter for you