A woman with a passion for cleaning now makes as much as £2.6K-a-week cleaning the homes of hoarders, and says she prefers houses to be unkempt, stating "the dirtier the better".
Charlotte Bosanquet, 20, cleaned her parents' bathroom growing up, and, as an adult, discovered a passion for transforming mucky homes.
After studying social and criminal justice at university, Charlotte took a gap year to clean houses full-time. She now runs her own business, Care Cleaning Services, and reportedly rakes up to £2.6K per week.
The houses Charlotte cleans are often piled so high that the piles of rubbish actually reach the ceilings. She tries to sort these ones out either free of charge or for a low price.
Keen cleaner Charlotte loves that her work allows her to help others, and claims to find the process of scrubbing grubby homes "therapeutic".
Charlotte, 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 about why homes get the way they do. I'm not going to judge them. Hoarding isn't laziness."
As a student, Charlotte worked for a cleaning company while studying, but ended up losing her job after getting stuck in Fiji for a month back in January 2022.
In February 20222, Charlotte decided to strike out on her own. After successfully building her clientele, she took a gap year and launched her business.
Now Charlotte gets stuck in helping hoarders clear their rubbish – which can sometimes take her days or months to complete.
Charlotte, who sometimes spends days or even months completing a job, explained: "There are three stages. They take the obvious rubbish, make a keep pile and a donate pile. We go section by section."
The house Charlotte currently working on is said to be packed with 17 years' worth of rubbish, which reaches up to the ceiling. She describes the job, which she's only just started as "huge", and reckons it's "going to be a good one".
Charlotte, who finds all sorts of treasures in hoarder homes, revealed: "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."
She added: "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."
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