Useful links

Here are some helpful websites relating to house clearance, recycling, bereavement and support. We include them for general information, and we are not responsible for the content of external sites.

For official guidance, GOV.UK, Citizens Advice and Recycle Now are good places to start for questions about probate, waste and recycling.

You may also like our charities we support and recycling guide.

Our group

• 5 Star House Clearance (opens in a new tab) – Our parent company – house clearance teams covering more of the UK.
• Cumbria House Clearance (opens in a new tab) – Experience expert house clearance in Cumbria with our professional team. We deliver prompt, eco-friendly removal solutions for homes and estates.
• Geordie House Clearance (opens in a new tab) – Geordie House Clearance provides reliable, eco-friendly clearance services across Newcastle and surrounding North East areas.
• Whitby House Clearance (opens in a new tab) – House clearance along the North Yorkshire coast, from Whitby to Saltburn and Scarborough.
• Bereavement Clearance Sunderland (opens in a new tab) – Compassionate bereavement house clearance in Sunderland and the surrounding area.
• Harrogate Hoarding Clearance (opens in a new tab) – Specialist, discreet hoarding clearance in Harrogate and North Yorkshire.
• York Hoarding Clearance (opens in a new tab) – Compassionate, non-judgemental hoarding clearance in York.
• Dundee Clearance (opens in a new tab) – House, office and garden clearance across Dundee and Tayside.

Help & advice

• Hoarding Disorder Help UK (opens in a new tab) – website helps people affected by hoarding disorder find clear information, telephone support, trusted organisations and local services, wherever you are in the UK.
• GOV.UK – Applying for probate (opens in a new tab) – Official guidance on dealing with the estate of someone who has died.
• GOV.UK – What to do after someone dies (opens in a new tab) – Step-by-step help with registering a death and telling government services.
• Citizens Advice (opens in a new tab) – Free, independent advice on housing, money, bereavement and consumer rights.

Charities we support

• Children North East (opens in a new tab) – Newcastle-based charity supporting children, young people and families across the region.
• Barnardo’s (opens in a new tab) – The UK children’s charity, with charity shops that welcome donated goods.
• St Oswald’s Hospice (opens in a new tab) – Hospice care for adults, young people and children, based in Gosforth, Newcastle.
• Butterwick Hospice (opens in a new tab) – Hospice care for children and adults in Stockton-on-Tees and Bishop Auckland.
• British Heart Foundation (opens in a new tab) – Heart and circulatory disease research charity – its shops take furniture and electricals.
• Mind (opens in a new tab) – The mental health charity – information and support for anyone who is struggling.

Recycling & disposal

• GOV.UK – Check a waste carrier (opens in a new tab) – Always check anyone removing your waste is a registered waste carrier (search “waste carrier register”).