6 Weeks to go
It’s time to start dismantling your carefully crafted home, room by room, plus there is a raft of people to notify.
- If you’ve decided to pack for yourself, the marathon begins! Work through non-essential items – books, ornaments, out-of-season clothes, toys – and mark the boxes with what’s inside and what room it needs to end up in.
- Send change of address cards or use an online service to notify friends and family of your new details and the date. (maybe something like the image to the right)
- Confirm your moving details with us.
- Arrange a time to collect the keys from the estate agent.
Notification Checklist
- Financial companies – These include your bank, credit card, investments, savings accounts, loans, life assurances, pensions, and shares.
- Deliveries – Notify deliveries such as milk and newspapers that you are moving and the date on which you’d like the service to stop.
- TV licence – If you don’t notify TV Licensing of your new address, you could end up being unlicensed in your new home, risking prosecution and a fine.
- Non-essential organisations – Don’t overlook connections you may have to charities, loyalty cards, subscriptions, gym membership, and mail order and internet companies.
The Night Before
Aside from the last-minute packing, there are a few more things to do to help the moving day itself run smoothly.
- Pack a bag for each member of the family containing their essentials: change of clothes, nightwear, toiletries, and not forgetting bed linen and towels.
- Organise a box for the kitchen containing tea, coffee, milk, mugs, cutlery, and the kettle. If you are staying in the same area, include a couple of takeaway menus, as you won’t feel like cooking – and may not have the means to – by the end of the day. You may also want to pop in a bottle of JC LeRoux (or similar) – ideal as there’s no need for a bottle opener!
- As you will probably arrive in advance of the truck, keep cleaning materials and the vacuum cleaner with you – you may have the chance to give the house a quick once-over before every room is filled with boxes.
- You may want to put together a mini-toolkit with a screwdriver and allen key, knife, tape, light bulbs, candles.
- Keep important numbers with you, such as the solicitor and estate agent, and a pen and paper. A copy of the Yellow Pages may be handy if you have room – you never know if you’ll need to call a plumber or glazier.
- Charge mobile phones.
- Defrost the freezer.
- Put valuables and documents in a safe place.
The Day of the Move
Sit back, relax, and let us sort all the stress related to the move for you.
Job Done.
Job Done.