You know what it’s like; you’ve sorted out all the paperwork for your new property and are all set to make the big leap from one house to another. However, before you start worrying about what you’re going to do with your new abode – whether it be paint colour or new furniture – there’s a lot more to take care of in the weeks leading up to the moving date.
Ensuring that all your paperwork has been sorted out and that you’ve hired a reputable removal company is an essential part of the moving process. There are also many contacts that you should inform of a change of address, including:
- Utilities companies (gas, electricity and water providers)
- The Inland Revenue, as well as your local council tax department
- Your employer and any insurance or pension provider you might be a member of
- Telephone, satellite television and internet providers
- Television licensing and rental companies
- Banks, building societies and credit card companies
- DVLA, breakdown companies and your car insurance provider
- Doctor, dentist and optician, as well as any other medical practitioners – such as physiotherapists
Before getting down to the business of packing, have a good sort out of your possessions and try to downsize what you own before packing the rest of your life into removal boxes. Have a good rummage through your stuff and have a clear-out if possible – making use of car boot sales, charity bags and online auction sites in order to help reduce the amount you’ll have to transport on the day of the move. Plus there’s always the potential to raise a bit of money towards new stuff for your new house.
By taking the time to plan out a timeframe of the move, you can save yourself a lot of hassle when it comes to moving day. Draw up a priority packing list and ensure that you have a good supply of packing boxes to pack your possessions into and work out roughly how many you will need for the move. Make a list of the essentials you need to take with you – this can be anything from treasured possessions to any new equipment you may have bought near to moving day.
Also, be sure to double check your home and contents insurance policy to see if you’ll be covered should anything get damaged during the transit process. It is essential to have a good supply of packaging materials – such as bubble wrap and polystyrene beans – at your disposal for when you come to pack those treasured possessions away.
By taking the time to analyse the move in detail, you can help save yourself time and money with some careful planning of your move.
David Collins
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January 29th, 2010 at 4:15 pm
What are the best ways of preparing to move house?
Thank you for all your advice!
It will be very helpful!
Take care!
January 29th, 2010 at 9:17 pm
throw everything away
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January 29th, 2010 at 9:19 pm
To move a house? Good luck with that…
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January 29th, 2010 at 9:21 pm
Get all your boxes early
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January 29th, 2010 at 9:23 pm
find out where you will be moving to.
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January 29th, 2010 at 9:25 pm
Label all of the boxes according to the room they will go in.
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January 29th, 2010 at 9:27 pm
have somewhere else to move to
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bri
January 29th, 2010 at 9:29 pm
Start at the top of the house and work down, clear out things you haven’t used in each room so you don’t end up taking them with you to your next house, good luck.
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January 29th, 2010 at 9:31 pm
Hire people.
Try The Seven Santini Bros.
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January 29th, 2010 at 9:33 pm
Make sure you have a new one to move into!
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January 29th, 2010 at 9:35 pm
Do a big srping clean first and throw out stuff you don’t want to keep. That way you’ll have less to move and have a bettre idea of what you own – so easier to organise in your new house.
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January 29th, 2010 at 9:37 pm
Mark all the boxes with room and contents.
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January 29th, 2010 at 9:39 pm
put the house up for sale, sell the house then get some boxes to put your stuff in…………bleedin easy innit
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January 29th, 2010 at 9:41 pm
I have just recently moved and i used a website (see bellow)
One thing that I did do that took a lot of pressure off us was asking the removal company to pack for us. yes this did add to the costs, but it really did make moving day a little less hecktic
We also rented a skip and threw out all the stuff we would not use and became quite ruthless about it, making sure we took nothing that was just going to end up in the attic in our new house.
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http://www.moveme.com
http://www.iammoving.com
January 29th, 2010 at 9:43 pm
Moving house Rule #1, You can’t have too many boxes or too much bubble wrap. Rule #2, see Rule #1. Rule #3, get the professionals in, they’re insured for breakages.
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January 29th, 2010 at 9:45 pm
Book a removal company far enough in advance so that you don’t have to worry about transportation of you stuff.
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January 29th, 2010 at 9:47 pm
accept merry me then i will take u where u want
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January 29th, 2010 at 9:49 pm
let some one else do it for you…saves on the nervous breakdown that comes with it!!
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January 29th, 2010 at 9:51 pm
wow isnt everyone so smart
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January 29th, 2010 at 9:53 pm
go and live with your friend and let partner do it instead!
seriously label all your boxes with what room they go in and take all important paperwork like birth certificates with you in holdall. pack all crucials like kettle, cups, chocolate ., etc in one box and keep this with you too!
Good luck !.
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January 29th, 2010 at 9:55 pm
Get a sectional notebook & write down everything before you begin the move.
Keeping track of what’s in each box….where the boxes go….& how many boxes you have.
Draw a diagram of where things go in each room….this keeps the movers from having to ask you.
Put checkbooks, bank statements, etc. in a secure spot.
If you’re not sure about what to keep throw or give it away.
Hope some of this helps…..good luck.
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January 29th, 2010 at 9:57 pm
Get as many boxes as you can and fill them! It makes it so much easier to move when everything is boxed away.
Make sure you label every box respectively with ‘Kitchen’, Bedroom, etc – so you don’t have to keep opening them.
Always have a box separate with the kettle, tea & coffee, mugs, etc – it’s one of the most important things.
The first room to set up is the bedroom – when you get there, assemble the bed, and make up the bed. You will get to a point where you are so knackered that you can’t go on – and the last thing you want to be doing after all that moving and unpacking is starting to make the bed.
Good luck – hope some of this helps!!
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Have moved house tooooo many times to mention!!
January 29th, 2010 at 9:59 pm
i moved homes recently the first thing i did was go into each room and sort through everything i wanted to keep and throw away. then put all the little things in bubblewrap and then into boxes. then all my colthes i put into suit cases that way i would remeber both, then after all my bits and bobs were put away figure out what big stuff i had to take with me eg. sofa, coffee table etc, as you need to know this to tell the moving company. and lastly check every room one last time!!
hope this helps
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January 29th, 2010 at 10:01 pm
Start spring cleaning as long as possible in advance. Then start collecting boxes. Write down the contents of the box – either on the box or number the boxes and make a list.
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January 29th, 2010 at 10:03 pm
Decide how many boxes you need for all stuff. Locate boxes by the rooms so kitchen stuff with clear markings that your kettle is in there will be the last one to get out and first one to be unpacked. At your new place decide where all boxes initially will go. My mistake was to dump them in the kitchen. And everyday use stuff in the separate box (my son couldn’t get to school as his school uniform had been packed with all his clothes… it was somewhere far to reach). Moving place is a nightmare but you will get trough and live happily ever after!
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January 29th, 2010 at 10:05 pm
First of all, get rid of everything you don’t really need i.e. clothes, shoes etc that you haven’t worn in years, unused kitchen gadgets (we’ve all bought them!) etc. Collect large cardboard boxes from the supermarket and pack as much as you can, particlarly linen and towels etc. If you are using a carrier, they will normally only insure items they have packed so leave the valuables to them. Pack a box with essential items you will need when you get to your new house, i.e. kettle, tea bags, mugs, spoon etc. Mark all packages with what is in them.
As the saying goes been there, done it got the t-shirt! Don’t get too stressed and wishing you every happiness in your new home
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January 29th, 2010 at 10:07 pm
I have moved many times in my life. Make sure you wrap all glass things with newspaper. Get sturdy boxs. And lable the box’s kitchen,bathroom, etc! Dont waist boxs on clothes just trow them in a trash bag or whatever. Good luck
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January 29th, 2010 at 10:09 pm
Have you decided on how you’re going to move everything?
My personal favorite method is to get anyone you know with a truck to come help you- be sure to buy them lunch.
If you feel comfortable driving a big van, call U-Haul to see what’s available/buy boxes. If you’re going a long way or don’t want to drive your stuff around, try pods or something similar– they drop off a huge shipping crate on your front lawn and let you load it on your own time. Once packed, they ship it wherever for much less than traditional movers.
But to get started, begin collecting newspapers so that you can package all of your fragile stuff safely, and invest in a sharpie.
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http://www.pods.com
http://www.uhaul.com
http://www.moving.com
I have a truck and a lot of personal experience
January 29th, 2010 at 10:11 pm
(we move so much with the army) I make sure I go through every room and throw away all stuff I don’t want and anything I want to keep but don’t use pack early. Then just go through the rooms one at a time packing the stuff up, making sure I mark whats in each box. Keep any newspapers and u can ask for the bubble wrap out of the empty boxes in supermarkets for free to wrap ur more precious items in them. Good luck x If u dont have packing boxes, if you google it, there are loads of companies that u can get a pack of various sized boxes quite cheap and if u are using a removal company , let them pack things like ur Tv and Pc and any large items they bring all of the stuff with them now to do that.
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January 29th, 2010 at 10:13 pm
Plan ahead!
Throw away everything you can – old bills, broken this and that that you never got around to fixing. Save the ragged towels, old blankets, etc – they can be used as padding.
Sell what you can in yard sales, rummage sales, etc, or donate good used items to charity, Goodwill, etc.
Box up and label everything you don’t need for day to day living. Label the box with the contents, and what room it goes to in the new house.
Make up one or two boxes with basic housekeeping supplies to be unpacked first at the new house. This will have things like toilet paper, paper towels, cleaning supplies, toothpaste, new toothbrushes, towels, wash cloths, paper plates and cups, plastic silverware, kleenex, a few spare light bulbs, aspirin, any routine medical supplies, etc. This is the place to put stuff that you don’t want to search for in 200-some boxes of stuff. Then keep these boxes with you, or make them easily accessible on the truck so that they are unloaded first when you arrive at the new place.
Make a list of all the businesses that need to be contacted – utilities, doctors, dentists, optometrists, veterinarians, banks, credit card companies, pharmacists/chemists shops, etc. Go through all your recent bills to see who you’ve dealt with to get more for the list. Write down their name, phone number, address, account number, etc, so you can contact them and file a change of address, cancel services, etc.
Find the address and phone # for the utility companies in the new area, so you can start services there also.
Notify the postal service of the change of address, and ask that all mail get forwarded to the new address.
Contact the vet for advice about moving pets. Dogs may be OK for the ride. Cats may get very upset. Ask about tranquilizers for the animals, and test them ahead of time if you get them. A friend found out the hard way on the drive to the new home that his cats were allergic to the tranquilizer he was told to use.
Make arrangements for the moving company, or reserve a truck if you’re moving yourself.
Collect cardboard boxes from everywhere you can. Grocery stores are good sources.
Above all, understand that it can be a stressful time, and try to not fret over the small details. Roll with it, and be prepared to say, "I’ll worry about that later".
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January 29th, 2010 at 10:15 pm
make sure you know what you can and can not use at your new home ,First get rid of all that junk that you don’t want or are not using , you could a yard sale,pick up a few dollars and reduce the move,start packin early one room at a time ,you will be abe to clean each room as you go along
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January 29th, 2010 at 10:17 pm
Organise each room in separate boxes, mark them, shift them exactly in same rooms new house.
Unpack each box a day.
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January 29th, 2010 at 10:19 pm
Flylady.com they have routines for everything!!!
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January 29th, 2010 at 10:21 pm
arange for your services to be cancelled then hire a van for the date you want to go then on that day just load the van and go
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January 29th, 2010 at 10:23 pm
GO IN WITH A CLEAR VIEW AND POSITVE MINDE DONT KLET THINGS GET U DOWN MAKE SHURE ITS RIGHT F U AND WHAT EVER HAPPENS DONT FOR GET TO MAKE UR MARK ON UR NEW HOUSE PUT UR ON STAM YOUR OWN PERSONALITY AND BE HAPPY THE VERY BEST OF LUCK TO YA
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January 29th, 2010 at 10:25 pm
Make sure you lable your boxes to the room they go in and then rent a truck get help loading and unloading , when you get to your new house take the funiture in and put it where it goes then take the boxes in and put them in the rooms that are labled for that room, then do one room at a time .Start with the kitchen first , then the bathand then bedroom and last the living room. Good Luck !
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January 29th, 2010 at 10:27 pm
1; Take time to Relax and Git in the right state of mind.
2; Get boxes, make then & get friends to help and make the job seem easier!
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