Tips for Moving House
4 Weeks Before the Move Date
Get quotes from Removal Companies – you may want to move yourself, consider the different options and cost implications – always check their contracts and the small print.
Consider insurance for removals – what happens if something breaks? Ensure that the Removal Company you select is a member of an association such as Storers or Guild of Removers and have an insurance to cover them – they are your prized possessions. Also check with your own insurers as to what cover you may have if any for removals.
- Make an inventory – items you are taking with you.
- Think about cleaning your existing property
- Rubbish removal
- Foods, refrigeration and open products.
- Consider weather, time of day, traffic and routes.
- Children and their schooling
- Post and redirection – banks and building society accounts
- Utility providers, gas, electric, telephone, council tax, satellite, broadband and water
- Cancel deliveries such as milk and newspapers
- Inform friends, family and work place
- Label boxes for ease
Make a list of the important essentials – so what items you will need on the first day. It could take time unpacking, and organising your new home. The more planned your move the less stressful the moving day should be.
