Last updated: January 2026

Move In & Move Out Cleaning in Luxembourg: The €4,000+ Question

You're moving out of your Luxembourg apartment. Your landlord is holding €4,500 as a security deposit — or maybe you used a bank guarantee for two months' rent on a €2,800/month apartment, which means €5,600 is on the line.

The question isn't whether you should clean before moving out. The question is: do you understand what "clean enough to get your deposit back" actually means in Luxembourg?

Why Luxembourg Security Deposits Are So High

In most countries, security deposits are one month's rent. In Luxembourg, the standard is two months' rent. For a typical apartment in Kirchberg or Limpertsberg, that's €4,000–6,000. For larger homes in Belair or Strassen, €6,000–10,000+.

When €5,000+ is at stake, landlords and agents don't accept "pretty clean." They inspect with a level of scrutiny that would seem absurd anywhere else — because financially, it makes sense.

What Real Estate Agents Actually Inspect

🚿 The Bathroom

• Grout lines between tiles — yellowed or mildewed grout = failed inspection
• Limescale on showerheads, faucets, and glass doors (Luxembourg's hard water makes this brutal)
• Behind the toilet base — dust, hair, mystery stains
• Under the sink cabinet — water stains, product residue
• Exhaust fan grill — always forgotten, always checked
• Silicone seals around bathtub/shower — mold = immediate deduction

🍳 The Kitchen

• Inside the oven — not just wiped, actually clean
• Behind the stove — grease, crumbs, forgotten spills
• Inside all cabinets — crumbs, stains, residue
• Inside fridge and freezer (including seals)
• Extractor hood filter — always filthy, always checked
• Countertop grout/seams — staining, trapped food

🪟 Windows

• Both sides of glass — inside AND outside
• Window frames and tracks — dust, dead insects
• Blinds or shutters — every single slat

📋 Things People Always Forget

• Light fixtures and ceiling fans (dust on top)
• Door frames and doors (fingerprints, scuff marks)
• Radiators (dust between fins)
• Balcony or terrace (swept, washed, drain clear)
• Basement/cave storage

Why DIY Usually Costs More

The Move-In Clean: Why It Matters

Move-in cleaning sets your baseline. Whatever condition you document when moving in becomes the standard you're held to on move-out. If you move into an apartment with slightly yellowed grout and don't document it, you'll be charged for grout whitening when you leave.

Ideal Move-Out Timeline

• 3 weeks before move-out: Book professional cleaning for the day after your moving truck
• Move-out day: Moving truck empties your apartment
• Next day: Professional cleaning in empty apartment
• Day after: Agent walkthrough inspection

An empty apartment is faster to clean, more thorough, and your freshly cleaned floors aren't dirtied by movers.

Our Move-Out Cleaning Guarantee

We walk through with a checklist that mirrors what agents inspect. Photos are taken of all completed work. If any cleaning-related deduction occurs from your deposit, we refund our service fee.

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