Clearing a flat in Bratislava: where to keep things

Clearing a flat in Bratislava usually comes at a hard time: after a relative has died, before a sale, or when a tenant has moved out and left half their things behind. Most things are decided quickly: what stays, what is sold, what goes to the bin. The hardest are the things the family has not agreed on yet: the parents' furniture, photographs, documents, pictures, the china nobody can bring themselves to throw away.

This article sets out how to clear a flat without needless rush, and what to do with the things nobody has decided about. I will say it plainly: we do not clear flats or haul anything away, we rent storage units. For the time the family needs to agree, a unit is a simple answer, and when you rent you can request a paid transport partner.

Three piles instead of one big decision

Before the clearance company arrives, split everything into three groups. Coloured stickers or masking tape help.

• Stays in the family. Things where it is clear who takes them. They go straight to their new owner.
• Goes. What is sold, given to charity or thrown out. A clearance company or a second-hand dealer takes this, and the bigger this pile, the cheaper the whole clearance.
• Not decided yet. Everything the family still has to agree on, or has no time for now. This goes into storage so the flat can be empty on time.

The third pile is usually smaller than it looks. But until it is settled, it holds up the whole flat: without it you cannot hand back the keys, sell or let the flat again.

A flat after a death in the family

After a relative dies there is no need to rush decisions about their things. If the flat has to be cleared before everyone agrees, for example because of a tenancy agreement, a few simple steps help:

• Photograph and list everything of value or memory before the first load leaves. The list serves the whole family and the probate proceedings.
• Do not sell or give away anything valuable without the agreement of all the heirs. In Slovakia the inheritance is settled in proceedings led by a notary.
• Documents, contracts, statements and bills go into a separate labelled box. You will need them to transfer contracts, close utility accounts and in the proceedings.
• Photographs, letters and papers belong in an indoor unit kept at a comfortable temperature, not in an unheated container where winter damp could spoil them.

One person rents the unit and is the party to the contract. In the customer account they add up to nine more phone numbers per location, and the gates at every site except Holíčska open for brothers and sisters when they call from their own number. At Holíčska you enter the building with the personal code from the account. The family shares the padlock keys themselves.

Selling, or after tenants

Selling the flat. Buyers want to see space, not someone else's furniture. Move whatever is not sold with the flat into storage for the sale; the flat photographs and shows better. The details are in our article on home staging and storage in Bratislava.

A flat after tenants. Do not throw out what a tenant left behind straight away. Photograph it, list it and store it until you have agreed with the tenant whether they will collect it. The new tenant can meanwhile move into an empty flat.

If someone in the family is moving too, a parent into a smaller flat for example, our week-by-week moving plan helps.

Which unit for what

• Indoor unit at Tomášikova or Holíčska: photographs, documents, pictures, textiles, electronics, anything that frost and damp harm. The temperature is comfortable in summer and winter.
• Container at Dúbravka, Pionierska, Kaukazská, Gessayova or in Nitra: furniture, tools, garden things, china in boxes. The containers are ventilated but unheated. How to store furniture so it does not crack or get damp is in our article on where to store furniture during a renovation.
• Size: the contents of one room fit 3 to 5 m², a two-room flat needs 7 to 12 m². A detailed count of boxes and furniture is in our guide what size storage unit do I need.

No unit may take flammables, chemicals, fuel or perishable food. A clearance often turns them up in the cellar or on the balcony, so set them aside. The full list is in our article on what you can and cannot store.

How long, and the cost on 13 November 2026

The shortest rental is 1 month, then 3, 6, 9 and 12 months, or exactly to a date you choose, at least 31 days from the start. While the family agrees, 3 months is usually enough. If it takes longer, you extend in your account, by at least 30 days.

Prices per month on a 1, 6 and 12-month term, excluding VAT. 23% VAT is added where the location's landlord is VAT registered: always in Nitra, in Bratislava for companies with a VAT number.

• H17, H22, Holíčska, indoor unit 1.82 and 1.85 m², for boxes of documents, photographs and small things: 54€, 49€ and 44€.
• T13, T14, Tomášikova, indoor unit 2.56 m², with a 20% discount: 81€, 72€ and 63€.
• T44, T58, T67, Tomášikova, indoor unit 3.60 m², with a 20% discount: 91€, 82€ and 74€.
• T49, Tomášikova, indoor unit 6.60 m² with a 2.20 × 3.00 m floor: 160€, 150€ and 139€.
• D46, D51, D53, D56, Dúbravka, container 3.60 m² on the first floor: 74€, 64€ and 48€.
• D4, Dúbravka, container 7.20 m² on the ground floor, drive up to the door: 108€, 97€ and 86€.
• N29, N31, N62, Nitra, 7.20 m² on the ground floor, with a 10% discount: 76€, 67€ and 57€.
• P36, P38, P39, Pionierska, container 14.40 m² with double doors: 167€, 143€ and 131€.

The first payment also includes a deposit of one month's rent, returned after the unit is properly handed back. Insurance of your things up to 2,000€ is included and can be raised for more valuable items.

Common mistakes

1. Everything straight into a skip. What goes does not come back. For undecided things, a month of storage is cheaper than a family quarrel.
2. Everything into storage. A unit should not become a second flat. Put only the third pile in it, or you pay for things that would have gone anyway.
3. Documents in an unheated container. Paper and photographs belong in an indoor unit.
4. No list. Six months later nobody knows what is in which box. Label the boxes and send the list to the whole family.
5. Forgotten cellars and lofts. They often hold paint, thinners and gas cylinders that may not go into storage.
6. A unit for a year "just in case". Start with 3 months and extend if needed.

When you do not need storage

• The family agreed straight away. Things go to their new owners and the clearance company takes the rest.
• The flat does not have to be empty. If it is not being sold or let, the things can wait in it.
• Only a few boxes are left. Someone in the family takes them home.

How to go about it

1. Agree the date by which the flat must be empty.
2. Photograph and list valuables and documents.
3. Sort everything into three piles: stays in the family, goes, not decided yet.
4. Choose a unit for the third pile: indoor for paper and sensitive things, a container for furniture.
5. Choose 3 months or exactly to a date, fill in your details and pay by card, bank transfer or QR payment. You get access at once.
6. Add the numbers of brothers, sisters or other family members in your account.
7. Book a clearance company for the rest of the flat and check the cellar and balcony.

What TOP SKLAD offers

We run six sites in Bratislava and one in Nitra, 519 units in total; on 13 November 2026, 70 were free. Indoor units kept at a comfortable temperature are at Holíčska in Petržalka and Tomášikova in Nové Mesto, containers at Dúbravka, Gessayova, Kaukazská, Pionierska and in Nitra. Access is 24 hours a day, the sites are fenced with recording cameras and you lock the unit with your own padlock. We do not clear flats or haul things away, but when renting you can tick "Moving assistance (paid service)" on the unit page: the partner's specialists contact you and you pay them directly.

Frequently asked questions

Do you clear flats?

No. We rent storage units for the things that have to wait. For the clearance and removal itself book a clearance company; when renting a unit you can request a paid transport partner.

How much does clearing a flat cost?

The clearance company sets the price by the volume, the floor, whether there is a lift and what has to go to the tip. The more you sell, give away or put into storage, the less has to be hauled.

Where can I keep a deceased relative's things until the family agrees?

In a storage unit rented for 1 or 3 months and extended as needed. Photographs and documents in an indoor unit, furniture in a container.

Can several family members use the unit?

Yes. The tenant adds up to nine more numbers per location in the account and the gates open with a call. At Holíčska you enter the building with the personal code from the account. The family shares the padlock keys themselves.

What may not go into storage?

Flammables, chemicals, fuel, pressurised cylinders, perishable food, animals and plants. Set them aside during the clearance.

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