End of Lease Treatment

Fleas are small, blood-feeding parasitic insects that rely on animal hosts such as dogs and cats. While adult fleas live on pets, the majority of their life cycle—up to 95%—occurs off the animal in the surrounding environment.

The flea life cycle consists of four stages:

1. Egg – Adult fleas lay eggs on the host, which quickly fall into carpets, floorboards, pet bedding, and outdoor areas.
2. Larva – The eggs hatch into larvae that burrow into carpets and cracks in floors, feeding on organic debris.
3. Pupa – Larvae spin protective cocoons where they develop into adult fleas. Fleas in this stage can remain dormant for weeks or even months, waiting for the right conditions—such as vibration or warmth—to emerge.
4. Adult – Once emerged, adult fleas jump onto a new host to feed and begin the cycle again.

Even if your pets are treated before vacating the property, flea eggs, larvae, or pupae may remain behind. These immature stages are not affected by most on-animal treatments and can continue to develop in the environment long after you've left.

Without professional treatment, fleas may emerge after new tenants move in, leading to infestations, complaints, and potential bond disputes.

Our End of Lease Flea Treatment targets the environment, breaking the flea life cycle before adult fleas can emerge, and providing peace of mind to both outgoing tenants and landlords.

Our End of Lease Flea Treatment is designed as a preventative measure, not for the treatment of active infestations. It is typically required by property managers or real estate agents when tenants are vacating a property where pets have resided, regardless of whether fleas have been observed.

Here’s what the service involves:

• A qualified technician will carry out a targeted application to all internal floor areas, including carpeted rooms, floorboards, skirting boards, and known pet resting zones. This is done using a combination of insect growth regulators (IGRs) and residual insecticides. The IGR prevents any remaining flea eggs or larvae from developing into adults, while the residual component ensures extended protection against newly emerging fleas.
• If required, the technician can also treat external areas where pets may have spent time—such as verandas, kennels, shaded garden spots, or outdoor furniture—as these are common zones for flea eggs to settle unnoticed.
• The treatment is designed to break the flea life cycle and prevent a potential infestation from occurring after you’ve vacated the property. It is not intended for use where fleas are currently active or where bites are being experienced, in which case a more intensive treatment may be necessary.
• On completion of the treatment, you’ll be provided with a treatment invoice, which can be handed to your property manager or real estate agent to confirm the service has been completed in line with rental requirements.

Please note: for maximum effectiveness, this service must be completed after all other cleaning (including carpet steam cleaning) has been done and as close as possible to when the keys are returned. Once the treatment has begun, no one should re-enter the property for at least 4 hours, allowing the product to settle and activate properly.

If you are unsure whether this treatment suits your situation, or if you're seeing signs of an active flea issue, please contact our team for tailored advice or alternative treatment options.