About fleas in London homes
Fleas usually arrive on cats and dogs, or they're left behind by a previous tenant's pets. Most of an infestation lives in carpets and soft furnishings as eggs and larvae, so treating the home as well as your pets is essential.
Signs of fleas
- Small, itchy bites, usually around ankles and lower legs
- Pets scratching more than usual
- Tiny dark insects jumping on carpets or pet bedding
- Black specks (flea dirt) in pet bedding that turn red on damp paper
How we treat fleas
- Pre-treatment checklist: vacuum thoroughly and treat pets with a vet-approved product
- Residual insecticide spray with growth regulator over all floor areas
- Keep rooms clear for a few hours, then vacuum daily to trigger hatching
- Follow-up treatment available if activity continues
Flea Treatment prices
Priced by the number of rooms treated. Count every room that needs treating, including living rooms. No VAT to add. More than 9 rooms? Call us for a quote.
Whole-property flea treatment package
Have every room in your home treated and get a 3-month guarantee included as standard. If fleas come back within 3 months, we'll come back and re-treat.
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Flea Treatment: 5 frequently asked questions
Why am I still seeing fleas after treatment?
Pupae can survive treatment and hatch for up to 2–3 weeks. Vacuuming daily helps them hatch so the treatment can kill them.
Do I need to leave the house?
Yes, for about 2–3 hours after treatment, with pets out of the house too, until the spray has dried.
Do you offer a guarantee?
Yes. Every whole-property flea treatment comes with a 3-month guarantee as standard. If fleas come back within 3 months, call us and we'll come back and re-treat.
I've just moved in and have fleas, but I have no pets.
This is very common. Fleas left by a previous occupant's pets become active when new people move in. One treatment usually sorts it.
Do I need to treat my pets too?
Yes. Treat your pets with a vet-approved flea product before our visit, otherwise fleas will keep being brought back into the home.
Dangers of fleas: 5 reasons to get them treated
- Flea bites are itchy and can cause skin irritation and rashes.
- Some people and pets are allergic to flea bites and develop dermatitis.
- Fleas can pass tapeworms to cats and dogs.
- Heavy infestations can cause anaemia in kittens, puppies and small pets.
- Flea eggs spread through carpets and furniture, so numbers build up quickly.
5 interesting facts about fleas
- A flea can jump around 100 times its own body length.
- A female flea can lay around 50 eggs a day.
- Flea pupae can lie dormant for months until they sense warmth or vibration nearby.
- Only about 5% of a flea population are adults on your pet. The rest are eggs, larvae and pupae in your home.
- The cat flea is the most common flea on both cats and dogs in the UK.
Flea Treatment near you
We provide flea treatment in every London borough. Choose yours for local information:
- Fleas · Barking and Dagenham
- Fleas · Barnet
- Fleas · Bexley
- Fleas · Brent
- Fleas · Bromley
- Fleas · Camden
- Fleas · City of London
- Fleas · Croydon
- Fleas · Ealing
- Fleas · Enfield
- Fleas · Greenwich
- Fleas · Hackney
- Fleas · Hammersmith and Fulham
- Fleas · Haringey
- Fleas · Harrow
- Fleas · Havering
- Fleas · Hillingdon
- Fleas · Hounslow
- Fleas · Islington
- Fleas · Kensington and Chelsea
- Fleas · Kingston upon Thames
- Fleas · Lambeth
- Fleas · Lewisham
- Fleas · Merton
- Fleas · Newham
- Fleas · Redbridge
- Fleas · Richmond upon Thames
- Fleas · Southwark
- Fleas · Sutton
- Fleas · Tower Hamlets
- Fleas · Waltham Forest
- Fleas · Wandsworth
- Fleas · Westminster