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Estate clearance after a death

After a death, the flat often has to be cleared as well. Before we start, we discuss with those commissioning the work how we will proceed, and we work discreetly and carefully.

At the visit, we inspect the contents and discuss what needs clearing.

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What matters to you

What would you like to keep? Before the clearance, tell us which personal items to look for.

On request, we set aside letters we find. If you wish and describe particular letters, cards or notes, we look for them specifically.

  • Photos: On request, we set aside family albums and individual photos we find.
  • Jewellery: A personal piece of jewellery you want to keep is excluded from the purchase by prior agreement.
  • Documents: On request, we set aside documents we find. If you wish and name particular papers beforehand, we look for them specifically.
  • Handover: We agree who receives the items set aside. We also arrange the key handover beforehand.

How we go about it

  1. Enquiry

    Tell us the address. Photos help us make an initial assessment.

  2. Visit

    We inspect the rooms and prepare a written quote.

  3. Commissioning

    We establish who may instruct us and agree a clearance date.

  4. Clearance

    We remove the contents and set aside the items you are keeping.

  5. Handover

    We hand over the rooms swept clean and provide a photo record.

Unable to be there in person?

We can clear the home without you being there. We agree access and the work with you beforehand. You receive photos of the cleared rooms afterwards.We discuss the clearance by phone or email and send you photos of the cleared rooms afterwards.

Someone can let us in

A person you name can open the property for us. Alternatively, we arrange how to receive the keys.

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Questions about estate clearance

Do we need to sort anything beforehand?
No. Tell us at the visit what you wish to keep: we list it on the quote, exclude it from the purchase and set it aside for you.

How much does an estate clearance cost?
After the visit, we give you a written fixed-price quote. We buy saleable contents if you are entitled to sell them and deduct the purchase price.

How soon can the home be cleared?
Tell us the handover deadline when you enquire. After the visit we tell you when we can clear.

Is the final clean included?
No. We hand over the home swept clean. You book the final clean as an extra. More about the final clean.

Who can commission the clearance?
You do not need a certificate of inheritance to enquire. Before work begins, we establish who may instruct us: co-heirs jointly, one authorised person or, if appointed, the executor. Further information in German: co-heirs and executors.

What if we may renounce the inheritance?
We clear only once the heirs are established. A visit and a quote are possible beforehand. Whoever sells or disposes of estate items during the three-month renunciation period may lose the right to renounce the inheritance. Guidance on renouncing an inheritance (German).

Enquire about an estate clearance

Tell us the address and which rooms need clearing. You do not need to prepare anything.

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