Bond & Vacate Cleaning · City of Merri-bek
End of Lease Cleaning Brunswick
OneDrop FM handles end of lease cleaning in Brunswick 3056, Brunswick East 3057 and Brunswick West 3055.
We quote at your door, so you get one fixed figure before we start. We also tell you what your rental provider can lawfully ask of you, which most renters have never been told.
We will not tell you we guarantee your bond. We do not decide that. What we control is the clean, and what happens if your agent raises something afterwards.
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Bond Back Guarantee
Police checked, every cleaner
Public liability insured, certificate same day
Fixed quotes, priced on site
The legal standard
What does bond cleaning in Brunswick include?
Bond clean, vacate clean, exit clean and end of lease clean all describe the same job. In Victoria they all point to one obligation under section 63 of the Residential Tenancies Act 1997. You must leave the property reasonably clean. The words change by habit and by state. The legal standard does not.
That matters when you are comparing quotes. Three companies can use three different words for identical work, and one of them can leave out the carpets. Ask what each price actually covers before you compare the numbers.
Our bond cleaning in Brunswick covers the full inside of the property — kitchen, bathrooms, bedrooms, living areas, hallways, internal glass, balconies. Walls, skirting boards, light fittings and door frames are the four things renters tell us were skipped last time, so we name them separately below.
What it does not cover is repairs. A clean removes dirt. It does not fix a cracked tile, patch a hole or repaint a wall — that’s a separate conversation with your agent, usually settled by the entry condition report.
Know before you book
Can your rental provider require a professional clean?
Usually not. The standard in Victoria is reasonably clean, not professionally cleaned. A clause in your lease demanding a professional clean only binds you in two situations.
The property was professionally cleaned right before your tenancy started, and you were told so in writing when you signed.
Professional cleaning is genuinely needed to bring the property back to the condition it was in at the start.
Those two conditions sit in section 27C of the Act and regulation 12 of the Residential Tenancies Regulations 2021. They apply to rental agreements signed on or after 29 March 2021. If neither applies, the clause on its own does not force you to hire anyone.
You are allowed to ask your agent for written proof that the property was professionally cleaned before you moved in — an invoice or a receipt. If they cannot produce one, that tells you where you stand.
Consumer Affairs Victoria publishes the rules in plain language, and so does Tenants Victoria. Both are free.
Most people book a cleaner anyway. Moving is exhausting, the truck is booked, and paying someone to handle the last day removes a real risk. That’s a sound reason to book. A lease clause on its own is not.
Room by room
What gets cleaned, from the walls in.
Walls & the three things next to them
Skirting boards, door frames & doorknobs, light fittings & switches. These get missed more than anything else – the first four things an agent runs a finger along.
Kitchen
Oven inside (racks & door glass), stovetop, rangehood & filter, splashback degreased, cupboards & drawers in and out, benchtops, sink & taps descaled, behind and under the fridge and oven where movable, floor washed.
Bathrooms & toilet
Shower screen, tiles & grout scrubbed, soap scum & limescale removed, bath, basin & vanity in and out, mirror polished, exhaust fan cover wiped, toilet cleaned inside the bowl including under the rim.
Bedrooms, living & hallways
Cobwebs cleared, skirtings, picture rails & window sills wiped, built-in wardrobes cleaned inside, doors, frames & handles, light fittings & switches, floors vacuumed & mopped. Deep Victorian skirtings and ceiling roses hold dust a quick wipe leaves behind.
Windows & glass
Internal glass, sills & tracks, sliding doors on both faces where safely reachable. Glass is dried, not left to air dry – water marks are one of the fastest ways to fail an inspection. Sash windows in older Brunswick houses are priced for, not rushed.
Balconies & outdoor areas
Balcony floors, railings and the outside face of the glass where reachable from inside. Cobwebs cleared. Almost every apartment on Sydney Road and Barkly Street has a balcony, and agents inspect them.
Guideline 2
The Reasonably Clean Standard in Victoria
Consumer Affairs Victoria sets out this standard in Guideline 2. It sits between spotless and messy, judged by ordinary community standards. An area is reasonably clean when cleaning it further would make no real difference.
Two things follow, and both help you.
The benchmark is your entry condition report, not a display home. If the oven had baked on grease the day you arrived, and you hand it back the same way, you have met your obligation.
Fair wear and tear is excluded. Carpet flattened over four years is wear. A curry stain from last winter is not.
We clean past that line. The gap between meeting the standard and arguing about whether you met it is where bonds get held up for six weeks.
Carpet & steam cleaning
Do the Carpets Have to Be Steam Cleaned?
Only in two situations, and they mirror the professional cleaning rule.
Carpets need steam cleaning if that is what it takes to return them to their condition at the start of your tenancy. They also need it if they were professionally cleaned right before you moved in and you were told in writing.
A steam cleaning clause is not automatically enforceable. It faces the same two tests as any professional cleaning clause.
In practice it is simple. Stains that were not there at entry should be treated. Carpet that has aged is fair wear and tear.
We price carpet separately rather than folding it into every quote. If your place has floorboards through the living areas and carpet only in the bedrooms, which is common here, you should pay for the bedrooms only.
Pricing
What it costs in Brunswick?
The price depends on the property, not on an hourly rate.
The average paid across Brunswick East, with carpet included, is around $558. One completed job in Brunswick 3056 came in at $325 for a two bedroom covering carpet, oven, stovetop, fridge, cupboards, windows, a sliding door and a balcony.
Two things to watch. Some companies advertise a starting price under $100 and quote the real figure only after you call. Others fold carpet steam cleaning into the headline price whether your property needs it or not, which inflates a quote for a place with floorboards through the living areas.
Median weekly rent in Brunswick was $441 at the 2021 Census. A clean sits near one week of rent, against a bond of four.
| Property | What renters are paying |
|---|---|
| Studio or one bedroom unit | $250 to $375 |
| Two bedroom apartment | $300 to $430 |
| Three bedroom house | $340 to $560 |
| Four bedroom house with carpet | $500 to $710 |
| Carpet steam cleaning | Usually added per room |
Figures are market rates from published rate cards and completed jobs in Brunswick and Brunswick East. They are not our prices. We quote at your door.
Getting started
What Happens on the Day
We look at the property and quote
In person where possible. One fixed price in writing, with what is included listed.
You sort access
Keys, a lockbox, or you let us in. Tell us about owners corporation rules on lifts or loading, common in the newer buildings near Anstey station.
We photograph the finished work
From 13 October 2026 a bond claim must be backed by evidence that does not contradict your condition report. Your own photos sit on the other side of that.
We hand back
Invoice and photos.
Our word on it
If Your Agent Raises an Issue
Tell us what was raised. We come back and fix it at no cost. We do not argue about whether the issue is fair. If it was on our list and we missed it, we clean it again.
We do not promise your bond. Your rental provider decides that, and if you disagree, Rental Dispute Resolution Victoria or VCAT decides it.
Any cleaner promising a 100% bond return is promising something they do not control. Read their terms and you usually find the same thing underneath. They will come back and clean it again.
What’s changing in Victoria
Can a rental provider claim your bond without evidence?
From 13 October 2026
A rental provider must give documentary evidence supporting a bond claim at least three days before submitting it. Evidence means invoices, receipts, quotes or photographs, and it cannot contradict your condition report.
Since June 2025
Bond disputes no longer go straight to a VCAT hearing. They go first to Rental Dispute Resolution Victoria, a free service inside VCAT, where a resolution coordinator works with both sides. Most matters settle there.
Since 1 July 2026
The Portable Rental Bond Scheme lets you transfer your existing bond to your next rental for a $25 fee instead of finding a second one.
Local knowledge
Why Brunswick Rentals Take Longer
Terraces and workers cottages
The oldest stock, through the streets off Albion Street and Victoria Street. Deep skirtings, picture rails, ceiling roses and sash windows with small panes. All of it holds dust.
Warehouse conversions
Brunswick made bricks and textiles for a century and many of those buildings are homes now. High ceilings put light fittings out of reach of a domestic ladder. Exposed brick cannot be wet wiped like plaster.
Apartments on Sydney Road and Barkly Street
Balconies, sliding glass and internal window access. The stock near Barkly Square and Jewell station is a different job to a single fronted cottage, and a more common one.
Newer buildings around Anstey
Shared laundries, bike stores, and owners corporation rules covering lifts and waste on moving day.
Share houses
Common near the RMIT campus on Dawson Street. Different rooms in different condition, several people splitting one bill.
Older places that run cold and damp
Poor insulation brings condensation and bathroom mould. Mould is a common reason money gets held back, and it needs treating rather than wiping.
About
Who You Are Dealing With
OneDrop FM is run by Metecan Kalkan. When you call, you speak to the person accountable for the work, not a call centre booking a subcontractor in another suburb.
Our cleaners are police checked and we carry public liability insurance.
Here is what we commit to. Cleaning to the list on this page, at a fixed price agreed before we start, and coming back if your agent raises something we missed. We do not commit to a bond outcome. That belongs to your rental provider, and to Rental Dispute Resolution Victoria or VCAT if it is disputed.
OneDrop FM | 15 Years Experience | Melbourne, Australia
Satisfaction Guarantee
Our Promise
Our 200% guarantee on Brunswick
If you are not satisfied with the work, tell us within seven days. We return and reclean the area at no cost.That applies to homes, offices and strata common areas. There is no form to fill in — call the number on your invoice or email your account manager.
Coverage
Suburbs and Postcodes We Cover
Carpet cleaning in Brunswick 3056 covers the whole suburb, including Brunswick East 3057 and Brunswick West 3055.
We also work in Coburg, Northcote, Fitzroy North, Carlton North, Princes Hill, Parkville, Pascoe Vale South and Thornbury, and across Melbourne metro more broadly.
Commercial coverage runs the length of Sydney Road, plus Lygon Street and Nicholson Street in Brunswick East, Barkly Street, Victoria Street, Dawson Street and Albert Street.
Not in the list? Call 0402 160 946 – if we cover your postcode, we will tell you straight away.
FAQ
Frequently Asked Questions
Book Your Cleaner Now
Book end of lease cleaning in Brunswick, Brunswick East or Brunswick West on 0402 160 946, or email Mattk@onedropfm.com.au.
OneDrop FM | Melbourne, Australia | 0402 160 946