Lucky you Pebbles. I have had just one really good cleaner who used to clean with her husband, they moved back to her home country 6 years ago and since then I have not found anyone like them. I decided to change cleaner once a year at least, as they do decrease the quality of cleaning after awhile. I made sure I put everything in writing from the beginning, every single thing I want them to do, otherwise they just limit themselves to the basis. Mine works 3 hours a week including ironing, however I made sure the house is tidy and there is not mess lying around, I also tidy up the kitchen and made sure there are no dirty dishes, so she can concentrate on the cleaning and ironing. I tried 4 hours before, but noticed they were just wasting time. I pay ?10 an hour. I would like someone to take pride of the house and have initiative; however I believe I will need a full time house keeper for that.