Moving House Checklist 22 January 2014 at 11:26AM edited 12 June 2014 at 3:11PM in House buying, renting & selling 7 replies 26.3K views

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Alexjohnson_2

Great Post,
This has helped me out so bad! I had to take 20 minutes one day and make a list and couldn't think what write, so I ended up finding this post. I always worry about packing boxes, very particular in the way I pack them you see, so I ordered some boxes online from a company called Pack-King, along with a load of other packing materials. I got carried away a little, but oh well, got loads of left over bubble wrap. Always a bonus.

Forrest.Wheatey

Great tips and I really appreciate the checklist. Some points inspired me when creating my own moving checklist. It is a bit different in structure, as it is time based, but this one helped as well.

bashir1

id say get 3 quotes from local reputable firms and preparation is key to a stress free move. the more you or the removals company packs to moving is a no brainer. Also lots long established family run movers in your local area are old school do a damn good job at a great price too

googler

Tell everyone you're moving, in addition to Royal Mail redirection . Here's a picking list to start with...

Accountant
Banks (High Street and Online)
Book or Music Club Subscriptions
Broadband Supplier
Building Society
Burglar Alarm Servicing or Monitoring
Car Insurer, Car Clubs (AA, RAC etc)
Catalogues/Freebies
Charities - for catalogues, as well as registered donor/member
Church/Religious Organisation
Cleaners, Ironing Service, etc.
Clubs !!!8211; Rotary, Community, Sports, WWF, RSPB, etc.
Council (both old & new) - Council Tax Department
Council !!!8211; cancel any Parking Permits
Credit Card(s) Provider
Dentist
Doctor
Dog Walking Service
DSS (or whatever they're called these days)
DVLA
Electricity, Gas & other Utility Suppliers
e-mail provider(s)
Employer(s)
Family & Friends
Gardener
Hire Purchase/Loan Companies
Hospital, if you attend regularly
Household Insurance Supplier !!!8211; Building and Contents
Home Phone/Landline Supplier
Inland Revenue, or HMRC
Internet Service Provider (ISP)
Investments (Funds, etc.) - Administrator/Registrar
Library
Life Assurance Supplier
Loan or Credit Companies
Magazine Subscriptions
Medical insurance (BUPA or similar)
Memberships - maybe included in Clubs above
Milkman !!!8211; cancel deliveries
Mobile Phone Supplier
Neighbours
Newsagent !!!8211; cancel paper deliveries
NS&I - Premium Bonds
Online Retailers (Amazon, eBay, Paypal, Play, etc)
Optician, Hairdresser, other Beauty/Health professionals
Pawnbroker - if you plan to later re-purchase anything you've pawned
Pension Providers
Pet Sitters
Royal Mail !!!8211; set up your re-direction service for 3/6/12 mths
Satellite or Cable TV Supplier
Servicing Contractors (Boiler, CH, other appliances)
Schools & Nurseries, Childminders, Babysitters
Shareholdings - Registrars (direct and online)
Stores or Chains with discount or club cards
Survey/Market Research websites
TV Licencing Office
Vet, Kennels, Cattery, Microchip Registrations
Window Cleaner

See also
http://forums.moneysavingexpert.com/showthread.php?t=5035348

BeardOne

Not sure if MSE editorial team read this, but if so - please consider adding notes on home safety (e.g. smoke alarms, fire extinguishers, CO2 alarms) in the article, as it's an easily forgotten item - especially for a first time buyer with a young family (i.e. me - who nearly forgot!).

Cheers,
Chris

Darren_Thomas

Great post.  I am a director of a removals company in Stoke-on-Trent and my advice would be to speak to your removal company and see if they offer an hourly rate service as opposed to a day rate.  If you are all organised with regards to packing etc you could save a lot more money doing an hourly rate service instead of a day rate.  If you are feeling energetic you could also assist the removal men in loading/unloading which makes for a speedy move.

With regards to removal boxes, I would stay away from purchasing boxes from eBay, etc.  They might be cheap but the boxes are very flimsy and do not withstand the move.  Your belongings could be damaged in the process.  Visit your local storage center as they have numerous boxes available.  Also, Argos do I great range of sturdy boxes and also provide removal packs.

If you have any further questions please get in touch.

Darren

NewShadow

Darren_Thomas said:

Great post.  I am a director of a removals company in Stoke-on-Trent 

Hi Darren, 

Just a heads up that it's against the rules to link to/promote your own business on MSE - if you remove the link, I think the rest of your post is helpful