Moving Day - Things to Remember
Planning Your Move
As soon as you know the completion date, start planning! You’ll save yourself a lorry load of unnecessary headaches.
The following schedule will help you focus on what needs to be done when.
1 On Exchanging Contracts
- Notify your landlord (if you have one).
- Contact your telephone company to organise reconnection/installation.
- Inform your utility companies where you are moving to & when. Use this free service HERE.
- Start collecting packing materials/boxes
- Book time off work.
- Hire a skip!
- Book removals
- Arrange transit insurance (if necessary) for the move.
- Inform appropriate people of your change of address.
- Tell Post Office to redirect mail on date of move.
- Organise for someone to look after any children and/or pets.
- Notify the Local Authority of your move and new address.
- Make a plan of new home and tell removers which furniture goes where.
- Start packing (it's never too early).
1 Week Left
- Arrange for any final bills to be paid.
- Have your meters read and pay any outstanding amount.
- Cancel any services, e.g. window cleaner, milkman, newspaper delivery.
- Confirm your arrangements with utility companies.
- Arrange the exchange of keys. Collect yours as soon as possible.
- Find some old sheets to put down in your new house to protect the carpets.
- Start cleaning the house.
The Day Before
- Label your Boxes and finalise packing.
- Pack a container for emergency supplies.
- Defrost the Fridge/Freezer.
- Finish cleaning the house.
- Find the cat.
The Day of the Move
- Disconnect any remaining appliances.
- Have one last final check.
- Close and lock doors and windows.
- Check that all containers have been delivered.
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