Meet the woman who makes up to £2.6k-a-week cleaning hoarders' homes – and says “the dirtier the better”. Charlotte Bosanquet, 20, grew up cleaning her parents' bathroom and found a passion for transforming grubby homes.
Charlotte studied social and criminal justice at university but took a gap year to clean homes full time and now makes up to £2.6k a week doing what she loves best. She often tackles homes with rubbish stacked so high it reaches the ceiling – and tries to clean these for free or at a low price.
She loves being able to help people and finds cleaning “therapeutic”. Charlotte, who owns care cleaning services, from Sydney, Australia, said: “I always say the dirtier the better.
“I make a big difference in people’s lives. There is a big misunderstanding with why homes get the way they do.
“I’m not going to judge them. Hoarding isn’t laziness.”
Charlotte had been working for a cleaning company alongside her studies before she lost her job after getting stuck in Fiji for a month in January 2022. She decided to go it alone in February 2022 and, after building up successful clientele, she took a gap year to launch her business.
Now Charlotte gets stuck in helping hoarders clear their rubbish – which can sometimes take her days or months to complete. She said: “There are three stages.
“They take the obvious rubbish, make a keep pile and a donate pile. We go section by section.”
Charlotte is currently cleaning a house with 17 years' worth of junk – piled up so high it reaches the ceiling. She said: “This one is huge.
“We’ve just got started. It’s going to be a good one.”
Charlotte finds all sorts in hoarder homes – including unused appliances still in their boxes. She said: “People don’t realise how many valuables are in the piles.
“We’ve found new microwaves and dishwashers – still in their packaging. We’ve also found dead rats.
“One we found a coin that turned out to be worth £21k under the carpet. It was very exciting.”
Charlotte loves being able to transform people’s lives as well their homes. She said: “I find it very therapeutic.
“It’s rewarding. One week we could make £2.5k.
“But it’s more about the passion and helping people. I try to help as much as possible.”
