‘I had three weeks left on a 14-month let in a 1-bed at Foundry Yard, the floor-to-ceiling glass facing the Alexandra Palace side, and the Berkeley Living check-out team had already warned me the integrated extractor mesh was the deduction line on these flats.’ Foundry Yard sits inside Alexandra Gate, Berkeley’s twelve-acre Hornsey gasworks regeneration off Brook Road, postcode N8 0FY. The development is professionally managed by Berkeley Living, which also runs the check-out: that means the same crew that handed you the keys is the crew that signs off the deposit return. The rest of this page is the working detail, the pricing, and the things the N8 0FY clerks tend to flag first.
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“Monster came on a Tuesday morning. I was ending a 14-month let on a 1-bed at Foundry Yard, the Alexandra Palace side, full-height glass over the rooftop terrace. The flat looked clean to me. The Berkeley Living check-out coordinator had told me the integrated extractor canopy mesh was the line item on these apartments, and mine had a faint amber bloom across the steel from the second six months. The crew lifted the mesh out, soaked it, hand-degreased the canopy, then ran the floor-to-ceiling glass on the balcony side from the inside with a streak-free pass. The clerk passed it first time. Deposit landed on the Friday.” – Daniel, ex-tenant, Foundry Yard 1-bed
Answer in one line: end-of-tenancy cleaning at Foundry Yard N8 0FY starts at £207 for a studio, £207 for a 1-bed apartment, £243 for a 2-bed, and £265 for the larger 3-beds inside the development.
Why deposits get clipped at Foundry Yard
Foundry Yard is part of Alexandra Gate, the long-term St William regeneration of the former Hornsey gasworks site between Brook Road and Mary Neuner Road. Berkeley Group decommissioned the last two gasholders in 2005, the holders were demolished, and the twelve-acre brownfield came forward in phases from 2019. Foundry Yard itself is a build-to-rent block, professionally managed end-to-end by Berkeley Living. The fit-out is a single Berkeley Living spec across studios, 1-beds, 2-beds and 3-beds: handle-less open-plan kitchens with integrated appliances, contemporary bathrooms with walk-in showers and a rainfall head, built-in wardrobes, keyless entry, balconies or patios to every apartment, and floor-to-ceiling glazing on the apartments that face the courtyard or the Alexandra Palace skyline.
That is the first thing to grasp. The Berkeley Living check-out clerk is not guessing what your apartment looked like new. They have the same Berkeley spec photo pack the on-site team handed you the keys with, on a tablet, and they walk the flat with it open. If the integrated extractor mesh has gone amber over a year of pasta nights, that is a deduction conversation. If the chrome shower screen has scaled cloudy from N8’s very hard water, the clerk photographs it from the doorway. If the engineered-oak on the patio-door track has a grey haze from outdoor grit walked in off the rooftop terrace, that is another line.
Renters’ Rights Act 2025 and what it does not change
The Renters’ Rights Act 2025 came into force last year. Section 21 no-fault evictions are gone. All assured tenancies are now periodic. The Act does not change the deposit-deduction game. Your protected deposit still has to come back inside ten days of agreement, and the agent or build-to-rent operator still has to evidence every line item. TDS and mydeposits are the two schemes Berkeley Living tends to use across its London BTR stock. The wider context that has not changed: Shelter’s guidance still tells tenants to insist on photographic evidence and a written breakdown.
Haringey selective licensing
Haringey runs three property licensing schemes. Mandatory HMO licensing across the borough. An additional licensing scheme borough-wide from 17 June 2024 covering smaller HMOs of three or four sharers. And the consulted-on selective licensing covering Hornsey ward among thirteen others, but excluding Crouch End, Muswell Hill, Highgate and Fortis Green. Foundry Yard sits at the Hornsey end of the Hornsey gasworks site so the selective scheme reaches it on most lets. Haringey Council’s licensing page has the live ward list. The build-to-rent block itself is licensed by Berkeley Living, not by individual tenants, but the licensing regime tightens what the operator has to evidence at check-out, which is why we see a higher photographic standard in the N8 0F-prefix postcodes than across the river.
The Berkeley Living check-out specifically
Foundry Yard does its own check-out. There is no third-party inventory clerk in most cases. The on-site team that took the move-in photos walks the flat back at hand-back, against the same photo pack. That is faster than a third-party clerk visit but it is also harder to argue with: the photo set is identical at both ends and the operator has the developer’s original snagging file from 2024. Two practical things follow. Book the clean for the day before the hand-back, not the morning of. Get the crew on the rooftop terrace and the patio-door track, which is where this team focuses.
Coverage – streets and zones around Foundry Yard
We work the whole Alexandra Gate footprint at N8 0F prefixes plus the surrounding Hornsey rental streets. The roads we are on most weeks:
- Brook Road, the main spine running north-east off Mary Neuner Road, Foundry Yard’s address run.
- Mary Neuner Road, the new spine through the development, the bus stop end.
- Hornsey Park Road, the older terraces just east of the gasworks site.
- Wood Green High Road, the section between Turnpike Lane and Wood Green tube.
- Hornsey High Street, between the station and the Crouch End Broadway side.
- Park Road and Newland Road, around the Alexandra Park edge.
- Tottenham Lane, towards Crouch End.
- Western Road and the Clarendon Road side, the older side of the gasworks footprint.
The closest stations are Hornsey on the Great Northern line out of King’s Cross (about 54 metres from the Foundry Yard entrance, four minutes’ walk to the lobby) and Turnpike Lane on the Piccadilly line, thirteen minutes’ walk south. Wood Green Piccadilly is about fifteen minutes’ walk north. Bus 41 runs Tottenham Hale to Archway through the gasworks site and stops on Wood Green High Road; the W3 runs Finsbury Park to Northumberland Park; the 144 turns through Wood Green to Edmonton. Most of our Foundry Yard crews come in on the Great Northern.
What’s included in the clean
End of tenancy is the hand-back clean. Deep is for staying. Regular is for keeping it tidy. The work below is the first one – the full 57-point agent-approved checklist on every Foundry Yard let, applied to the Berkeley Living photo pack as the reference.
Kitchen
Behind and under the integrated fridge, freezer and dishwasher. Hand-degrease the integrated extractor canopy, lift the mesh filters out and soak them. Inside the oven, glass door, racks, the trim seals. Hob top and the ceramic surround. Splashbacks. Wipe-out of every cabinet and drawer including the corner pulls. Sink, taps and the under-sink u-bend. Small appliance bodies the apartment came furnished with – kettle, toaster, microwave – inside and out.
Bathrooms
Walk-in shower glass screen and the channel where the Foundry Yard hard-water deposit settles. Rainfall shower head and the wall arm. Tap chrome and the basin. Toilet pan, behind, base seal, cistern outside. Tile grout where it meets the shower tray. Mirror, shelf, extractor cover. Floor and skirting.
Bedrooms and living
Built-in wardrobe interiors including the high shelf and the rail. Skirtings, picture rails where they exist on the older blocks, plug socket faces, the keyless entry box and intercom panel. Engineered-oak floor with a manufacturer-safe wood polish. Floor-to-ceiling glazing inner face from the inside, the patio-door channel, the weather-strip, and the balcony or Juliette balustrade rail on the inside. The metal frames on the floor-to-ceiling glass tend to hold a faint dust line at the head; we run a microfibre across them.
Throughout the apartment
Every door – both faces, top edge, the handle. Every light switch and socket face. Skirtings and the door reveals. Hallway floor and entrance mat strip. The rooftop terrace patio surface, sweep and a damp wipe of the railing inside face if the apartment has private terrace access.
What it costs at Foundry Yard
Foundry Yard sits inside our London-premium pricing band. The Berkeley Living spec is a tighter clean than a typical N8 conversion – more glass, more integrated kit, more chrome – so the per-bed numbers are above the Tier-3 base.
| Property | End-of-tenancy |
|---|---|
| Studio | £207 |
| 1-bed apartment | £207 |
| 2-bed apartment | £243 |
| 3-bed apartment | £339 |
Hourly cover, where the apartment does not need a full hand-back, is £30 per cleaner per hour with a two-cleaner minimum. Carpet shampoo is an add-on at £36 per bedroom or £43 for the living room; whole-flat carpet on a Foundry Yard 2-bed is £115. Most Foundry Yard apartments are engineered-oak through the living spaces with carpet only in the bedrooms, so the typical add-on is one or two bedrooms not the whole flat. Oven add-ons are £77 for a single, £110 for a double, and £114 for a 90cm range; the Berkeley Living spec runs single ovens almost everywhere in the build-to-rent stock.
What the Berkeley Living check-out actually checks
The clerk will work down a numbered list. We have run the same flat enough times to know what is on it.
- Integrated extractor canopy and mesh filters – the single most-flagged item in the kitchen.
- Oven interior glass and the hinge-side seal.
- Hob ceramic and the silicone trim around it.
- Inside every kitchen cabinet, every drawer, the corner pull-outs.
- Under-sink area, the u-bend joint and the disposal flap if fitted.
- Walk-in shower screen base channel and the rainfall head wall arm.
- Tile grout in the bathroom, especially around the shower tray.
- Toilet base seal and behind the pan.
- Built-in wardrobe interior shelves, the high shelf and the rail.
- Floor-to-ceiling glass inside face, the head dust line and the bottom track.
- Patio-door track and the door reveal.
- Engineered-oak floor finish across the living spaces.
- Balcony or terrace surface and the rail inside face.
- Keyless entry box, intercom panel, every light switch.
- The whole-flat skirting line as a final pass.
How booking works
- Phone 0333 555 2076 or email [email protected] with the apartment number, the postcode (N8 0FY for the main run), and your hand-back date with Berkeley Living.
- We quote on the spot from the bed count and the floor finish. No site visit needed.
- We slot you in – same-day or next-day is normal Tuesday to Thursday, end-of-month and Friday slots fill earliest.
- The crew arrives, signs in at the Foundry Yard concierge, and the on-site team logs the move-out. We work to the 57-point list against the Berkeley Living photo pack.
- If the check-out clerk flags anything inside 48 hours, we come back and put it right at no extra cost. That is the 48-hour re-clean guarantee on every booking.
Related services and neighbouring areas
Most Foundry Yard hand-backs need just the end-of-tenancy clean. A few need add-ons. We run a separate oven cleaning service for the integrated single ovens that come back amber after a long let, and a carpet cleaning service for the bedroom carpet on a 2-bed or 3-bed Foundry Yard apartment. Our parent borough hub is end of tenancy cleaning Haringey, with neighbouring coverage on the Harringay Ladder terraces off Green Lanes for the older period stock.
Frequently Asked Questions
How much is end-of-tenancy cleaning at Foundry Yard?
Studios start at £156, 1-bed apartments at £207, 2-bed apartments at £243, and 3-bed apartments at £339. Hourly cover is £30 per cleaner per hour with a two-cleaner minimum.
Do you clean inside the Foundry Yard build-to-rent block specifically?
Yes. We are inside Foundry Yard at Brook Road and across the wider Alexandra Gate footprint several times a month. The 24-hour concierge clears us through the lobby on the day, and the Berkeley Living on-site team logs the move-out booking against the apartment number.
Is Foundry Yard inside Haringey’s selective licensing scheme?
Foundry Yard sits at the Hornsey end of the former gasworks site, inside the Hornsey ward that the Haringey selective scheme covers. Haringey also runs an additional licensing scheme borough-wide from 17 June 2024 for smaller HMOs. Build-to-rent operators like Berkeley Living hold the licence at block level, not tenant level, but the regime tightens what gets evidenced at check-out.
Do you work directly with Berkeley Living?
We work with 300+ letting agents and build-to-rent operators across London including Berkeley Living, Greystar, Quintain Living and Get Living. Some Foundry Yard hand-backs are booked by the tenant; some are referred by the on-site Berkeley Living team. We copy the photo pack to the operator either way.
How long does a clean of a 1-bed apartment take?
Roughly four to five hours with two cleaners. Foundry Yard 1-beds run between 428 and 557 square feet on average, with a single bathroom and an open-plan kitchen-reception, so the integrated kitchen and the floor-to-ceiling glass set the tail of the clean.
Are you safe to use on engineered-oak floors?
Yes. We use a manufacturer-safe wood polish and microfibre. We never use abrasive pads or strong acids on wood. The Foundry Yard spec is engineered-oak in the living rooms and tile in the wet rooms, and we treat each accordingly.
What’s the 48-hour re-clean guarantee?
If the Berkeley Living check-out coordinator or any agent flags something within 48 hours of the clean, we come back and put it right at no extra cost. It is on every booking we do, every postcode we work.
What’s your first-time pass rate at Foundry Yard?
Our company-wide first-time pass rate is 97%. N8 0FY sits at or above that average because the team that works the Alexandra Gate footprint knows the Berkeley Living photo pack and the integrated kitchen specification inside-out.
Do you have public liability insurance?
Yes. £5m public liability, employer’s liability, and we send a copy of the certificate to the Berkeley Living management office when they ask. We have helped recover £1.2m in tenant deposits across our London EOT work.
Can I book at short notice?
Same-day or next-day is normal Tuesday to Thursday. End-of-month and Friday slots fill earliest, so two or three days’ notice is sensible if you can give it.
How do you handle parking and access at Foundry Yard?
Foundry Yard has a gated underground car park managed by Berkeley Living, available to residents at extra cost. For the hand-back clean we use the loading bay off Brook Road or short-stay on Mary Neuner Road. The 24-hour concierge logs the move-out van in at the service door.
Can you clean the integrated extractor canopy filters?
Always. The mesh filters come out of the canopy, get degreased in the kitchen sink, dry and go back. Skipping this is the single most common reason the Berkeley Living check-out fails a Foundry Yard kitchen.
How do you handle the floor-to-ceiling glazing?
Inner face only as standard. Frame channels, weather-strip, the patio-door track and the head dust line where the metal frame meets the ceiling. Outer-face cleaning on the high-rise glazing is handled by an abseil trade run by the Berkeley Living management office; we co-ordinate timing with the block office if the outer face is on the day.
Do you charge extra for engineered-oak versus carpet?
No. Engineered-oak cleaning is included in the base price. Carpet shampoo is the only flooring extra at £36 per bedroom.
How do you handle Thames Water hard-water marks at N8?
N8 sits in Thames Water’s very hard water area, around 302 ppm calcium carbonate on average across the supply zone. Water from the New River is treated locally at Hornsey Treatment Works before it reaches the building. We use a mild scale solution on chrome and shower glass, never on porous tile or the engineered-oak floor, and we hand-buff the chrome at the end.
What if the check-out finds something the next day?
Phone us inside 48 hours with the photo from the Berkeley Living coordinator. We re-attend at no charge, fix the line item, and the on-site team signs it off. That is on every booking.
Ready to book the Foundry Yard clean?
Phone 0333 555 2076 or email [email protected]. Give us the apartment number, the N8 0FY postcode, and your Berkeley Living hand-back date. We quote on the call.