Hello Wayne
We have a cleaner. We use an Agency who get references on our behalf. We pay The Agency £20 per month and our cleaner £10 per hour. I was hesitant about getting a cleaner at first, but now I think of it as a win win situation, I get my house cleaned and our cleaner gets employment.
I would advise that you write down everything that you want her (or him) to do. If you or Ladywayne will be in whilst the're cleaning beware the overly chatty cleaners as they don't get as much done and you can't get on with your work. I'm on my 5th cleaner now, the most difficulty I've had has been when I had a cleaner that really wasn't a very good cleaner, but she was really nice and I didn't want to upset her. I was really relieved when she left for a more suitable job.
You'll not look back once you have a cleaner, good luck.
Tracey