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Merry Maids Of York Professionally managed cleaning services that give people confidence, consistency and peace of mind.

🌧️ IT'S FRIDAY. IT'S POURING DOWN. AND THE WEEKEND IS NEARLY HERE…Yorkshire weather has clearly decided that everything ...
09/10/2026

🌧️ IT'S FRIDAY. IT'S POURING DOWN. AND THE WEEKEND IS NEARLY HERE…

Yorkshire weather has clearly decided that everything needs a good wash today. 😂

Unfortunately, it's not doing much for the kitchen floor, the bathroom or that growing list of jobs waiting for you at home.

And here's a thought.

What if you didn't have to spend part of your weekend catching up on the cleaning?

At Merry Maids of York, our professional cleaning teams can take care of that for you.

Whether you'd like a one-off clean to get things back on track or regular weekly or fortnightly help to keep your home looking its best, we're here to make life a little easier.

We currently have additional appointments available on Mondays, Fridays and alternate Thursdays.

And there's no need to wait until Monday to enquire.

☕ Put the kettle on, get comfortable and have a look at our online booking shop.

👉 BOOK YOUR CLEAN HERE:
https://shop.merrymaids.co.uk

You can browse available bookable cleaning services and arrange your clean online.

Because there are better things to do at the weekend than scrub the bathroom.

Even if the weather does mean staying indoors. ☔

💚 Merry Maids of York

Cleaning is what we do. Making life easier is why we do it.

08/10/2026

£30,000 is not a profit threshold—and that is the part many people could easily miss.

HMRC has issued a fresh reminder about the next stage of Making Tax Digital for Income Tax.

From 6 April 2027, sole traders and landlords will usually need to use MTD if their combined qualifying income from self-employment and property was over £30,000 on their 2025/26 tax return.

The key word is gross.

That means income before expenses are deducted. If you receive both self-employment and property income, the amounts are added together.

When completing your 2025/26 Self Assessment, it is worth checking:

• Whether your qualifying income exceeds £30,000
• Whether your software will be compatible
• How you will maintain digital records
• When you need to sign up

HMRC estimates that approximately 1.077 million more people will enter MTD at this stage.

Already using MTD under the £50,000+ rules? Your second quarterly update is due by 7 November 2026.

If you are unsure whether the new threshold affects you, now is the time to check—not next April.

I can review your position, explain what will change and help you prepare without the last-minute rush.

🐙 APPARENTLY, TODAY IS WORLD OCTOPUS DAY…Which got us thinking.An octopus has eight arms.Eight!Imagine what you could ge...
08/10/2026

🐙 APPARENTLY, TODAY IS WORLD OCTOPUS DAY…

Which got us thinking.

An octopus has eight arms.

Eight!

Imagine what you could get done around the house with those.

You could vacuum the living room, dust the furniture, clean the bathroom, wipe down the kitchen, put the washing away, make a cup of tea and still have an arm free to hold your biscuit.

Although knowing how housework goes, you'd probably still find yourself cleaning something on Sunday afternoon. 😂

Fortunately, there's another solution. You could just let somebody else do some of the cleaning.

At Merry Maids of York, that's exactly what we're here for.

Our friendly, professional cleaning teams help people across York keep on top of their homes, whether that's with regular weekly or fortnightly cleaning or a one-off clean when life gets particularly busy.

And, as luck would have it, we've recently opened up some additional appointments on Mondays, Fridays and alternate Thursdays.

So, if you're feeling a little overstretched, perhaps it's time to stop trying to be an octopus.

You can even book selected cleans online without leaving your sofa.

👉 https://shop.merrymaids.co.uk

You don't need eight arms. You just need a little help.

💚 Merry Maids of York

Cleaning is what we do. Making life easier is why we do it.

P.S. No octopuses were employed in the making of this post. Our cleaners have the usual number of arms. 🐙

WE’RE HIRING IN YORK 🧹We’re looking for a new Professional Domestic Cleaner to join our team at Merry Maids of York.This...
06/10/2026

WE’RE HIRING IN YORK 🧹

We’re looking for a new Professional Domestic Cleaner to join our team at Merry Maids of York.

This is an employed, part-time role working between 3 and 5 days per week, starting at 8:30am, with variable finish times depending on the day’s schedule.

Starting pay: £12.75 per hour

What we offer:
• Monday to Friday working
• No weekends
• No Bank Holidays
• Full training provided
• Uniform provided
• All equipment and cleaning products supplied
• Friendly, supportive team
• Drivers and non-drivers welcome

You don’t need years of cleaning experience. What matters to us is that you’re reliable, hardworking, friendly and have a genuine eye for detail.

It is a physically demanding job, so you’ll need to be comfortable with an active working day.

Successful applicants will be required to provide satisfactory references and undertake a DBS check.

Most importantly, we’re looking for someone who will treat our clients’ homes with the same care and respect they would their own.

Interested?

Send us a message to introduce yourself and we’ll tell you more about the role.

And if you know someone who might be perfect for our team, please share this post with them.

Merry Maids of York
Cleaning is what we do. Making life easier is why we do it.

💚 ASK MERRY MAIDS: Can I change what I want my cleaners to concentrate on?Yes — absolutely.Because although we like cons...
06/10/2026

💚 ASK MERRY MAIDS: Can I change what I want my cleaners to concentrate on?

Yes — absolutely.

Because although we like consistency, we also understand that homes — and lives — don't stay exactly the same from week to week.

Perhaps you've got family coming to stay and you'd like us to spend a little more time on the spare bedroom and bathroom.

Maybe the kitchen has had a particularly busy week.

Perhaps the children have somehow managed to bring half the garden indoors. Again. 😂

Or there might simply be an area you'd particularly like us to concentrate on this time.

Just let us know.

At Merry Maids of York, a regular clean will normally have an agreed routine. That helps our team understand your home, your priorities and the things you'd like us to take care of regularly.

But that doesn't mean it has to be completely rigid.

Within the cleaning time you've booked, we can usually adjust the emphasis and concentrate more time on the areas that matter most to you.

There are, of course, limits.

If you'd like to add something that requires considerably more time, specialist work or something outside the scope of a normal regular clean, we'll talk to you about the best way to arrange it rather than promising something we can't realistically achieve.

For us, that's part of providing a professionally managed cleaning service.

It's not simply about turning up and working through the same checklist regardless.

It's about understanding the home we're looking after.

A regular routine provides consistency.
A little flexibility makes it work for real life.

If you're considering weekly or fortnightly cleaning in York, we'd be happy to discuss what you'd like us to take off your to-do list.

💚 Cleaning is what we do. Making life easier is why we do it.

30/09/2026

This is the Self Assessment deadline that often catches new business owners out.

If you started working for yourself during the 2025/26 tax year and need to complete a tax return for the first time, you must register with HMRC by 5 October 2026.

This is not the deadline for submitting your tax return—that is 31 January 2027. It is the deadline for telling HMRC that you need to complete one.

You may need to register if you:

• Became self-employed and earned more than £1,000 before expenses
• Became a partner in a business partnership
• Received other income that has not been taxed

Once registered, you’ll receive your Unique Taxpayer Reference, which you’ll need to complete your return.

If you started a business or side income last tax year and aren’t sure what you need to do, feel free to send me a message.

And if you know someone who might have missed this, please send it their way.

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💚 APPARENTLY, TODAY IS “ASK A STUPID QUESTION DAY”…Which seems rather appropriate, because we spend quite a lot of time ...
30/09/2026

💚 APPARENTLY, TODAY IS “ASK A STUPID QUESTION DAY”…

Which seems rather appropriate, because we spend quite a lot of time answering questions about cleaning. 😂

So, in the spirit of the day, here are a few questions that are absolutely NOT stupid:

“Do I need to clean before the cleaners arrive?”
No. Please don't. That's rather why we're coming.

“Will you bring your own cleaning products?”
Yes. Otherwise we'd spend a lot of time standing in people's kitchens looking slightly lost.

“Can I have a cleaner even if my house isn't particularly dirty?”
Of course. Most of our regular clients use us to help KEEP their homes clean.

“Is having a cleaner a bit of a luxury?”
Possibly.

But so is eating out, having your car washed, getting your hair cut or paying somebody to do something you'd rather not spend your own time doing.

Sometimes you're not really buying the cleaning.

You're buying back some of your time.

And here's another question we wouldn't consider stupid:

“Do you have any availability at the moment?”

Actually, yes. 😊

Our team has some additional capacity at the moment for both regular weekly and fortnightly cleaning and one-off cleans.

And if you'd rather not even telephone us, our online shop is open and taking bookings.

So, on Ask a Stupid Question Day, we'd like to suggest one final question:

What would you rather be doing while somebody else cleans your house?

Answers on a postcard. 😂

💚 Merry Maids of York

Cleaning is what we do. Making life easier is why we do it.

💚 ASK MERRY MAIDS: Do I have to have exactly the same things cleaned every visit?No — because homes don't work like that...
28/09/2026

💚 ASK MERRY MAIDS: Do I have to have exactly the same things cleaned every visit?

No — because homes don't work like that.

One week the kitchen might need a little more attention.

Another week, you've had family staying and the spare bedroom and bathroom have suddenly become more important.

Perhaps the children have brought half the outdoors home with them.

Or maybe everything is under control and there's something else you'd particularly like us to concentrate on.

That's why, at Merry Maids of York, a regular cleaning service isn't about blindly following exactly the same checklist every time.

There will usually be a core cleaning routine that helps us keep your home consistently clean — bathrooms, kitchen surfaces, dusting, vacuuming, floors and the other jobs we've agreed with you.

But within your scheduled cleaning time, priorities can change.

If there's something you'd particularly like us to focus on, talk to us.

There may occasionally be jobs that need additional time or aren't part of a normal regular clean, and we'll always be realistic about what can be achieved during your visit.

But the principle is simple:

Your cleaning service should work around your home — not the other way round.

That's one of the benefits of regular professional cleaning. We get to know the home, understand what's important to you and establish a routine — while recognising that real life doesn't follow exactly the same routine every week.

So no, you don't necessarily have to have exactly the same things cleaned every visit.

Consistency where it matters. Flexibility when you need it.

If you're considering weekly or fortnightly cleaning in York, we'd be happy to talk about what would work for your home.

💚 Cleaning is what we do. Making life easier is why we do it.

💚 THE MORNINGS ARE GETTING DARKER…It definitely felt a little more autumnal in York this morning.Grey skies. Darker morn...
25/09/2026

💚 THE MORNINGS ARE GETTING DARKER…

It definitely felt a little more autumnal in York this morning.

Grey skies. Darker mornings. The heating is beginning to look tempting.

And somehow it's Friday again. 😊

Our Merry Maids teams are busy today, out looking after our regular clients across York — getting homes clean and ready for the weekend.

But as our team has grown, we still have room in the diary to welcome some new regular cleaning clients.

So here's a thought for the weekend…

What if this autumn, you simply stopped doing quite so much of the cleaning yourself?

Not because you can't do it.

Not because your home needs to be immaculate.

But because your evenings and weekends are valuable too.

Our clients use us for all sorts of reasons. Busy work and family lives. Getting older. A change in circumstances. Wanting regular help around the home.

And sometimes simply because they've decided there are better ways to spend a couple of hours.

We provide professional weekly and fortnightly cleaning, tailored around your home and the things that matter most to you.

Our team members are fully employed, DBS checked, professionally trained and insured, and we bring the cleaning products and equipment with us.

So, as the days get shorter, perhaps it's time to make your own to-do list a little shorter too.

💚 We currently have availability for new regular clients in York.

Have a lovely weekend.

Cleaning is what we do. Making life easier is why we do it.

— Gareth & the Merry Maids of York team

💚 IT'S ONLY TUESDAY…You know those days when you suspect you probably should have stayed in bed?Today may be one of them...
22/09/2026

💚 IT'S ONLY TUESDAY…

You know those days when you suspect you probably should have stayed in bed?

Today may be one of them. 😂

We've already encountered:

✔️ A leak
✔️ Blocked toilets
✔️ A cleaning job that has developed a few unexpected additional features
✔️ And several moments of quietly wondering whether it's too early to start thinking about Friday.

All before most people have finished their second coffee.

One of the interesting things about running a cleaning business is that you never quite know what the day is going to throw at you.

Fortunately, our team does what it always does.

Rolls up its sleeves, deals with what we can, reports what we can't, and carries on.

There are definitely more glamorous ways to spend a Tuesday morning.

Although I'm struggling to think of any right now because I'm still thinking about the toilets. 😂

So, if your Tuesday isn't going quite according to plan either, you're not alone.

And if the thing going wrong happens to be the state of the house…

That one we actually can help you with. 😉

Have a good Tuesday, York.

We're going to try again with ours. 💚

Cleaning is what we do. Making life easier is why we do it.

Address

The Raylor Centre
York
YO103DW

Opening Hours

Monday 8:30am - 3pm
Tuesday 8:30am - 3pm
Wednesday 8:30am - 3pm
Thursday 8:30am - 3pm
Friday 8:30am - 2:30pm

Telephone

+441904411611

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