Looking after your estate

Looking after your estate

At THCH, we believe your home extends beyond your front door. That’s why we’re dedicated to keeping your estate clean, safe, and well-maintained—creating spaces residents are proud to call their own.

 

With your input and feedback, we want to create environments that reflect the pride and care of the communities we serve.

What to expect from your cleaners

Our cleaning team carry out different cleaning jobs throughout the communal spaces in your block. Below, you can find details about what they do and when they do it.

Ground floor

Daily:

  • Sweep and remove litter.
  • Clean and dry floors.
  • Vacuum and spot-clean carpets and entrance mats.
  • Sanitize and disinfect frequently touched surfaces (e.g. door handles, buttons).

Monthly:

  • Polish all doors (internal and external).
  • Dust and wipe walls and surfaces (up to 2m high) such as signs, mirrors.

Annually:

  • Deep clean hard floors/shampoo carpeted areas in bin store rooms.

Staircases

Daily:

  • Visual inspection and litter picking.
  • Checking communal corridors and staircases for items that are fire hazards/safety issues.

Weekly:

  • Sweep, mop, and spot-clean hard floors.
  • Vacuum carpeted stairs.
  • Disinfect handrails and banisters.

Quarterly:

  • Deep clean carpeted stairs.
  • Dust and wipe walls, skirtings, and ledges up to full height.

External areas

Daily:
  • Sweep walkways and entrances.
  • Inspect bin storage areas for safety and cleanliness.
Weekly:
  • Clean external furniture and signage.
  • Remove litter and debris from car parks, bike racks, adjacent garden parks and building exteriors.
Quarterly:
  • Pressure wash hard surfaces (e.g. pathways and external landings).
  • Remove graffiti and sticky substances.

Bin management

Daily:

  • Check and rotate bins as required.
  • Clear debris from bin areas, rubbish chutes and collection points.

Quarterly:

  • Deep clean or jet wash bin storage areas to prevent odours and pests.

Routine inspections

The cleaning team will perform regular inspections of all communal areas to ensure they meet our standards. Any issues identified will be raised by them and actioned by the appropriate staff.
 
If you have any concerns or suggestions relating to your estate or the Estates Team, please contact us.

Who is your cleaner?

Our team operates in patches, so each block has a specific cleaner assigned to it. Use the map below to find out who looks after your block. Click this Cleaner list on the map to find a list of cleaners. Click the arrow under each name to see which properties they clean. You can also click this Full screen to view the map in full screen.

 

Cleaning Patch 1: this map shows which blocks our cleaners work at across Limehouse, Leopold Buildings, part of Spitalfields, Shadwell and Wapping. This team is led by Ricci Smith.

Ricci Smith

 

Cleaning Patch 2:  This map shows which blocks our cleaners work at across Bethnal Green & Whitechapel This team is led by Tomiwa Agbaje.

Tomiwa Agbaje

Your grounds maintenance

Our contractors, John O'Conner, provide your grounds maintenance services. These services include:
  • Grass cutting and maintenance
  • Cleaning footpaths and hard surfaces
  • Shrub and border maintenance
  • Flower bed maintenance
  • Hedge and tree maintenance
  • Litter and leaf clearance
  • General weed control
Click the button below to head to their THCH site to find out when they are coming to your estate. Just click search and it will show you a list of all the estates they visit and when.