Apartment Clearance

Apartments and flats come with their own set of practical problems that a house clearance doesn't: a lift that needs booking in advance, a narrow stairwell, a management company's loading-bay rules, or a resident's parking permit that only covers one bay. HouseClearances.ie clears apartments across Dublin with those constraints built into the plan from the start, not worked around on the day.

Who This Is For

• Tenants moving out who need a flat emptied and left in a lettable condition.
• Landlords and letting agents turning a unit around between tenancies, sometimes on a tight deadline.
• Families clearing an apartment as part of a bereavement or probate process — see our Bereavement Clearance page for how we handle that side of it.
• Management companies dealing with an abandoned unit or a resident who has passed away with no immediate family locally.

Access, Sorted Properly

Before the day, we ask about the practical details that actually determine how a clearance runs: which floor, whether there's a lift and its size, whether the building requires a loading-bay booking or a specific access window, and where we can legally park to load. Getting this right in advance means the crew isn't standing in a hallway working it out on the day — which matters both for speed and for not annoying the neighbours.

What We Clear

Furniture, appliances (including built-in or freestanding white goods), household contents, and any general accumulation of belongings. In rental turnarounds this often includes items a previous tenant has simply left behind — we clear these the same way as anything else, sorted for donation, recycling, or responsible disposal.

For Landlords and Letting Agents

If you're managing more than one property, a fast, predictable turnaround matters more than almost anything else — every day a unit sits uncleared is a day it's not earning rent. We can work to a fixed date, coordinate directly with a managing agent or caretaker for keys and access, and — for agents managing several units — handle clearances on an ongoing basis rather than a one-off quote each time. Get in touch to talk through a standing arrangement if that's useful.

Responsible Disposal

As with every clearance we carry out, we prioritise reuse and donation before recycling, and recycling before landfill — we're a fully insured waste carrier and aim for an average recycling rate of up to 95% across the items we handle. Anything genuinely unsuitable for reuse goes through a licensed waste transfer station.

How It Works

1. Tell us the details — floor, lift availability, rough volume, and your timeline.
2. We give a free, no-obligation quote, built around the access details you've given us.
3. We book a time that works around lift access, building rules, and your deadline.
4. We clear the unit, working efficiently through stairwells or lifts as needed.
5. The apartment is left clean and ready — for a new tenant, a viewing, or handover.

Frequently Asked Questions

Do you need lift access booked in advance?

If the building requires it, yes — let us know the building's process and we'll factor the booking into scheduling, or coordinate directly with the management company if that's easier.

Can you clear an apartment on short notice?

Often, yes. Get in touch with your timeline and we'll confirm what's realistic.

Do you clear items a previous tenant left behind?

Yes — abandoned belongings are cleared the same as any other contents, sorted responsibly.

Can you work with our managing agent directly for access?

Yes, we regularly coordinate directly with agents and caretakers for keys, access windows, and building requirements.

Get a Free Quote

Tell us the floor, access details, and roughly what needs clearing — we'll come back with a free, no-obligation quote.

Recent Work

A selection of genuine photos from recent clearances — not staged, not stock.