How long do I get to move?

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It doesn't really matter whether you are moving next door (did that once) or 500 miles, apart from the travelling time, the process is exactly the same. I've also done it with professionals, your local man and van and with a hired van myself. I would never contemplate a full house move without professionals again and I would pay for a good firm. My guess is that if you haven't time then you have the money to pay but would just rather not. Look at it as a cost of moving, just like new carpets or a repainted kitchen etc.

PasturesNew

While you might think you need your OH there ... and it seems he'd get a day off anyway ... you can move on your own, else what would single people do?

iamana1ias

Why does everyone assume that the OP's OH is a teacher?

VickyA_2

iamana1ias wrote: »

Why does everyone assume that the OP's OH is a teacher?

Good point! However, the fact is that those people who work in schools are able to ask for a "moving day" and it is given otherwise chains would be held up.

sundin13

iamana1ias wrote: »

Why does everyone assume that the OP's OH is a teacher?

Indeed...he's a T.A. But I still am interested in the potential of a moving day being a possibility, even if its unpaid.

iamana1ias

VickyA wrote: »

Good point! However, the fact is that those people who work in schools are able to ask for a "moving day" and it is given otherwise chains would be held up.

I'm not entirely sure that's true for all school staff. Not like they don't get 13 weeks off a year!

Teachers' terms and conditions are negotiated nationally, but other non-teaching staff will have local contracts which may or may not allow it.

VickyA_2

iamana1ias wrote: »

I'm not entirely sure that's true for all school staff. Not like they don't get 13 weeks off a year!

Teachers' terms and conditions are negotiated nationally, but other non-teaching staff will have local contracts which may or may not allow it.

Well, everyone is treated the same way in my school whichever way as our head gets a bit hazy about who is allowed what as far as moving days are concerned. If in doubt, ask (and for the OP, we were entitled to it being paid)!

Yes, we do have 13 weeks away from the children but sadly we can't ensure that moving dates always coincide with holidays. We thought that OUR moving date was initially going to happen during a half term holiday, but due to hold ups from the vendor's end this didn't happen. Nothing that we could do about it!

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Having moved from a one bed place (with hardly any furniture really but lots of stuff), one young child and using the services of a removal company.., and moving ourselves with a same day transfer.., and one very small van (we had very little money at the time) I'd pay for the removal people if at all humanely possible. It was awful trying to move everything ourselves, and totally and utterly exhausting. With the removal company, they kindly waited for a new fridge freezer to arrive (did not charge extra even tho it was several hours late).., waited for the exchange to happen and it was just so much less stressful than having all that to deal with as well as lugging numerous boxes/heavy items of furniture to a new house.., however close. Its not the distance between houses thats the issue., its the moving of heavy items in and out of houses.

nomnomnom

Slinky wrote: »

From what I've observed with DIY moves they can be nightmares. We watched a moving day from hell unfold opposite us a few years ago. The occupiers of a 4 bed house were doing it themselves. Hired a small box van, got that loaded up, then had to sit and wait to get the keys to the new place. Off they went to unload, obviously not going far. In the meantime the new folk turn up with a removals wagon expecting get in. Cut a long story short the new folk and their removals people ended up helping the old folks load up their box van several times, whilst unloading the new folk's stuff into the garage. Probably cost the new folk a fortune in waiting time for their removal wagon.

Must be quite common as a friend of mine told me this happened to her a few years ago. Sounds like a nightmare and way too stressful!

not_loaded

PasturesNew wrote: »

You can get some cheap self-storage units and move a lot out prior to the day, minimising your moving time/stress.
What I'd do is probably rent 2-3 small units. In the first one, pack things you absolutely won't need (probably ever, certainly not for months), like the Xmas stuff, winter clothes, clothes you've kept "in case". In the second one I'd pack up things I would need, just not for a week. e.g. spare bed linen, kitchen stuff, towels. Maybe a 3rd one for tricky furniture.
These can cost as little as £5/week. So, on the move day you move the bare minimum, next day you can go collect your tricky furniture and things you'll need in the next week ... and the other stuff can sit in storage for another couple of weeks.
If you rented two at £5/week for two weeks and one larger one (tricky furniture) at £10/week for two weeks, it'd only cost you £40…

£40??? Unless you own a tail-lift Luton or similar, you’ll need to add in the cost of van rental days and fuel. Time is also worth money.

Old_Git wrote: »

has your OH never heard off a sickie .They need to be there for the move

There’s always the possibility that he doesn’t WANT to be there…

iamana1ias wrote: »

I've moved at least 6 times, including over 300 miles, and have never used anything but hired vans and mates with muscles
Moving is easy if you are organised about it

AND have the money to own two properties at the same time (losing interest), AND the time and money for van rental, fuel, etc, AND mates with the time and muscles. I presume you also have to give back some time on another occasion to your mates?

Good luck with the removals men sundin13!