House clearance

Clearing a whole house, a flat or a few rooms? Post the job with photos and licensed local collectors will quote.

You choose who does it, and you pay once it’s cleared.

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How it works for a full house

  1. Take photos of each room, and the loft, garage or shed if they’re part of it.
  2. Say what’s staying, so nobody quotes for it.
  3. Add access notes: stairs, parking, keys, anything that needs taking apart.
  4. Collectors quote. Ask them questions by message on scrapmarket, then choose one and agree the day.
  5. When it’s done, confirm the collection in your account. That’s when you’re charged, and your waste transfer note is issued.

What can go, and what can’t

Furniture, mattresses, carpets, clothes, kitchen and bathroom units, non-cooling appliances such as washing machines, small electricals and general household rubbish can all go.

We can’t take fridges or freezers, TVs or monitors, asbestos, gas bottles, paint, chemicals or clinical waste. Your council’s recycling centre takes most of these. When you buy a new appliance, the shop must take your old one of the same type back free of charge, or offer a free way to drop it off.

Reuse first

Furniture in good condition, books, clothes and kitchenware can often go to charity shops or local reuse schemes. Take out anything of value and any personal papers before collectors arrive: they quote to take waste away, not to value it.

Probate, landlord and end-of-tenancy clearances

If you’re clearing a home you don’t live in, as an executor or a landlord, the paperwork matters more. Every job gets a waste transfer note, kept in your account. Landlords, businesses and anyone clearing a home they don’t live in must keep it for two years.

The note shows who took the waste and where it went. If anything is ever questioned, that’s your evidence.

Checked for you

The law makes you responsible for who takes your waste. On scrapmarket, that’s handled. Every collector’s licence, insurance and ID are checked before they can quote, and the licence again every night. They’re paid only once we’ve seen proof your waste reached a licensed site, and you get a waste transfer note on every job. How we check every collector.

House clearance near you

We take jobs anywhere in England. Local pages: Worcester, Redditch, Birmingham, Coventry, Wolverhampton, Dudley, Walsall, Solihull, West Bromwich, Telford, Cheltenham, Gloucester, or find your town.

Questions

Do I need to be home?
Not necessarily. When you post, say how easy it is to reach and add any access notes, then agree the details with your collector by message. Afterwards you confirm the collection in your account, and that’s when you’re charged.
What can’t you take?
Asbestos, fridges or freezers, TVs or monitors, plasterboard, tyres, gas bottles, car batteries, fluorescent tubes, paint or chemicals, and clinical waste. When you post a job, we’ll tell you if anything can’t go.
What if my waste is fly-tipped?
It’s very unlikely. We check every collector’s licence, insurance and ID before they can quote, and they aren’t paid until we’ve reviewed proof of where your waste went. If it ever happens, we’ll report the collector to the Environment Agency and the council, and cover any fine. The details are in our Terms.

Sources

Last updated 8 October 2026.

Get quotes for your job

Post it in a couple of minutes, with photos. Licensed local collectors quote, you choose, and nothing is paid until it’s gone.

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