Renovations are exciting right up until the dust settles. Then you notice the fine plaster on the skirting, paint flecks on the glass, adhesive on the floor, and that strangely stubborn grey film over everything.

Booking a cleaner should feel simple. In reality, it's where a lot of people trip up.

If you have ever booked a cleaner and then spotted an invoice that felt a bit too high, you are not alone.

Weekend festivals are brilliant while they're happening - music drifting over the park, food stalls busy, people laughing, the whole place buzzing.

If you manage a workspace near Dalston, on Kingsland Road, or anywhere in Hackney, office cleaning is not just a background task.