Planning your Removals Checklist: Part 1
When you’re finally ready to move home, it is unfortunately not as simple as putting your belongings in the car or van and driving to your new destination. There are many things that need to be taken care of before you move, a lot of it involving filling out forms and checking you have the right paperwork. This two part guide will help you keep track of what you need to do in the months and days leading up to your big move.
Two months before moving:
By this point, you will have had an offer accepted and you will know how long you have to get all your jobs done. For a bit more peace of mind, book time off work around the moving date – a couple of days either side – in order to save you some rushing around.
Start accumulating boxes and containers ready for packing. There’s nothing more annoying than sorting all your possessions and finding you don’t have enough boxes to put them in!
As well as selecting the things you want to bring with you, now is the time to get rid of the things you don’t want to take. Set them into categories: items you’d like to throw away, items you’d like to sell and items you will give to charity.
This is also a good time to work out any insurance policies you may need to arrange, and also sort out the mortgage payments for your new home. If you have kids, you will need to transfer their school records and purchase their new uniform for them.
Six weeks before moving:
Ensure that you have sorted out all the belongings that you won’t be bringing to your new home, and then organise how you are going to get rid of them. By removing unwanted items, it helps the removals company get an idea of how much they will need to be moving and it also assists with the pre-move survey they carry out.
Four weeks before moving:
A month before you move, a Chartered Surveyor should have been contacted and a survey should have been arranged. You will then need to exchange contracts and finalising your moving in date – if you are a vehicle user, it will also be time for you to check or obtain parking permits for your new street.
One week before moving:
The big day is getting closer, so the main focus will be on ensuring all important paperwork is safe and easily accessible should you need it. Any essentials (things for young children, medicine, etc) should also be left free so you can reach them when you need them. Apart from that, you should be good to go.
Moving house can be very stressful and challenging, which is why it can help to have the best possible professionals available to you. Simon Long Removals are committed to providing the best possible removals service for people looking to move home, so get in touch with us today to find out more.