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SIX WEEKS BEFORE THE MOVE
• Confirm your moving date with your ESPC solicitor estate
agent. It is worth considering that mid-week dates are
often quieter than Friday’s and bank holidays making
securing the removal company of your choice easier.
• Order new furniture as they can often have long lead times.
• Get quotes from some removal companies. Get
recommendations from friends or relatives or alternatively
visit the British Association of Removers.
• Having the removal company do the packing for you is
more costly but it also makes moving day run much more
smoothly and is less stressful.
• You could also consider man and van quotes or speaking
to family and friends and hiring a van to do it yourself.
• Get in touch with schools and nurseries in the area to
ensure that you register children as early as possible. You’ll
also need to consider ordering new uniforms etc.
• Start to have a clear out. Auction, sell, donate, recycle,
freecycle anything that you don’t need. It is costly to take
things with you that you no longer need or want.
• Order packing materials – it’s never too early to start
packing especially non-essential items such as books, vases
or non-seasonal clothes etc. One of the biggest mistakes
people make is leaving it too late to pack resulting in
frayed nerves and broken items when things are rushed at
the end.
• Start to contact people to tell them you are moving. Make
sure to us our handy “Who to tell you are moving” checklist.
• Ensure that you are insured! This can either be arranged
through your own home insurance or may be available
through your removal company.
• You should also consider insurance for your new property.
You will likely be required to have buildings insurance as a
requirement of your mortgage, but you need to make sure
that your contents are insured also. Your mortgage adviser
can help you with this.
• Organise for someone to look after your kids and/or pets.
It will make for a much less stressful day if you know your
loved ones are being well cared for and you don’t have
to worry about them escaping out the door on your
moving day.
• Re-direct your mail using the Royal Mail re-direct service.
• Make sure your friends and relatives have your new
address.
• De-register with your doctor, dentist, vet, optician and any
other local services if you are moving out of the area and
register with a new one in the area where your new home
is located.
• Remember to cancel window cleaners, gardeners,
newspapers etc.
• Create a file of key documents to hand over to the people
who will be moving in to your old home. Include instruction
leaflets, information on heating systems and appliances,
details of rubbish collections and recycling schemes.
• Round up all the keys to your home. Make sure you get
them from all friends, family and neighbours and discuss
passing these to you solicitor.
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