Relocation Check List - How To Have A Successful House Move

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Date: Tue, 27 Sep 2011 Time: 8:29 PM
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Moving house is never an easy thing to do. However, planning your move in advance can help to ensure everything goes as smoothly as possible.

One month before the moving day

House clearance time! List down the items you want to take with you to the new place and give away the rest to family/friends or charity.

Call around for removals quotes and make the booking with the removal company. Ask family/friends to give you some recommendations. Sometimes a man and van removal firm might be able to do the house move for you at a very good price. Complete all needed procedures with the moving company.

Note down the utility companies that need notifying and ring them up to let them know that you are changing address.

If you are renting, notify your landlord about the move as most renting contracts require at least one month notice. Even if it is not necessary to give notice this early, it is a nice gesture to let your landlord know in advance.

Purchase all packing materials that you may need for your move such as wrapping papers, tapes and boxes.

Two weeks before the moving day

Begin with items you don't often use (which often are many!) so you don't have spend time packing when there are many other things to worry about later on.

Print out a list with all your home-ware and furniture items and where they will be in your new home.

Contact the removal service provider to confirm the moving time and date, locations, and let them know if there is any change regarding the inventory list, removal service type or any details which have been agreed.

Inform your local authority about your move so they will stop sending council tax letters to your current address.

Call your post office service to redirect your mails. They normally provide this with some charges, depending on how long you would like to use the mail redirection service.

7 days before the move

Pack all items that you want to move except for those you will use until the moving day.

Create a list of family, friends and all parties that you need to inform about your move.

Arrange the last electricity and metre readings and pay any outstanding bills relating to your current home.

Cancel or redirect all deliveries such as papers, milk.

Put important and valuable items such as passports, jewellery, driving license and certificates in a safe place.

Buy a new TV license or move the current TV license to your new home.

One day before your moving date

Complete all final packing and prepare a survival kit containing necessary items like light bulbs, toilet paper, light torch, lighter etc.

Confirm with your utility companies whether electricity, gas, telephone, Internet, TV are ready to be used in the new home.

Disconnect all unused appliances and defrost the fridge/freezer.

Make a nice clean around the house and leave a nice welcome card for the new owners together with some takeaway menus and instructions they may need.

Have a sound sleep to prepare yourself for the moving day!

The move day

Call your house removal company to ensure they are not running late.

Switch off electricity, gas and water supplies carefully and disconnect all appliances.

Lock all windows, doors and any other entrances to the house.

Once everything has been loaded on removal vehicles, quickly look inside to ensure nothing is left behind.

Upon your arrival at the new place

Put the removal boxes to the correct rooms/places they are meant to be.

Unpack all the items from the most important, especially the survival kit.

Check and ensure electricity, gas, water, TV, Internet, telephone and other utilities are running.

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