A Birmingham estate, cleared from start to finish
If you’re an executor, a solicitor or a family member with a Birmingham house to clear, we can take it on. We’re based in Weston-super-Mare, and Birmingham is straight up the M5, around 105 miles and usually a little under two hours’ drive.
Here’s how it works at that distance. You send us photos of each room, including the loft, garage and shed, or show us round on a video call. We send back a fixed written quote you can share with the other executors. Keys come to us by tracked post, or we pick them up from the solicitor or estate agent on the way in. We clear the property in as few days as we can, send photos while we work, and return the keys and any set-aside items afterwards.
Birmingham’s homes, and what they mean on the day
Birmingham covers a lot of ground, and a clearance in Handsworth is a different job from one in Four Oaks.
Terraced streets. Small Heath, Sparkhill, Sparkbrook, Handsworth, Kings Heath, Selly Oak and Stirchley are full of Victorian and Edwardian terraces. Front doors open straight onto the pavement, stairs are steep, and cars are parked both sides.
Larger older houses. Edgbaston, Moseley and Harborne have big Victorian and Edwardian houses, often with cellars, attics and decades of belongings. These take longer to search properly, and we allow for that.
Interwar and post-war estates. Kingstanding, Weoley Castle, Kitts Green, Northfield and Erdington have large areas of council-built semis and terraces, with gardens and sheds that are usually part of the job.
Tower blocks and flats. There are high-rise and low-rise blocks right across the city. We check the lift, the stairs and how far the van can get before quoting.
Sutton Coldfield, Hall Green and Acocks Green. Suburban semis, detached houses and bungalows, often with a well-filled garage.
The Clean Air Zone and getting the van in
Birmingham has a Clean Air Zone covering the city centre inside the A4540 Middleway ring road. Most homes we’d be clearing are outside it, but city centre flats in places like the Jewellery Quarter and Digbeth may be inside. If the property is inside the zone, we plan for it in the quote.
Parking matters more than distance. Terraced streets are usually lined with cars, and some residential areas have permit parking. Let us know what the street outside is like and whether a visitor permit is needed, and we’ll sort out the loading plan before the day.
Careful with what matters
Nothing gets loaded until it’s been looked through. We go through drawers, wardrobes, coat pockets, books and boxes, and we set aside papers, photographs, jewellery, cash and keepsakes, plus anything you’ve asked us to find. You decide what happens to them.
- Photographs and a simple inventory on request
- Usable furniture and household goods go to charities and reuse projects close to the property
- Recyclable materials and electricals separated; the rest to licensed facilities
- A waste transfer note for the estate’s records on request
- We can put you in touch with an independent valuer before anything of value leaves
See probate clearance for the full picture, and our guide to clearing a house after someone dies if you’re at the start of it all.
Working with Birmingham firms and landlords
If you’re instructing us for a client, we’ll take your reference, confirm the scope in writing and invoice the firm or the estate, whichever you prefer. Keys can be collected from your office or from the agent marketing the property. Our page for solicitors, executors and deputies explains how we report back.
Where the person rented from the council or a housing association, there’s usually a notice period and a date the property must be returned empty. Tell us that date at the start. If someone has moved into a care home rather than died, deputies and attorneys can ask us to move chosen furniture to their new room before we clear the rest.
Birmingham clearance questions
Is there a travel charge for Birmingham?
No separate one. Travel is included in the fixed quote, and so is any Clean Air Zone charge if the property is inside the zone.
Do you cover Sutton Coldfield and the edges of the city?
Yes. Sutton Coldfield, Erdington, Northfield, Hall Green and everywhere else in Birmingham. We cover probate and estate clearances anywhere in England and Wales, so Solihull and the Black Country towns are fine too.
Can you clear a flat on a high floor?
Yes. Tell us the floor and whether there’s a working lift. Carrying and stairs are priced into the quote, so there’s nothing extra on the day for the agreed work.
How quickly can you start?
Quotes from photos or a video call are usually quick. The clearance date depends on the job and our diary, and we prioritise jobs with a tenancy or sale deadline.
Probate clearances nationwide
From Weston-super-Mare to Birmingham, and anywhere in England and Wales
Every kind of clearance close to home, and probate and estate clearances wherever the property is.
- Local: every clearance, Weston-super-Mare to Bristol and Bridgwater
- Extended area: every clearance, out to Gloucester, Frome and Exeter
- Probate and estate clearances anywhere in England and Wales