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Removal and storage costs

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pineapple
pineapple Posts: 6,934 Forumite
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Has anyone had any recent experience of these? My 2 bedroom cottage is going on the market and am trying to get a ball park estimate. I will get quotes of course. Just trying to get an idea of what is reasonable.
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  • zeeww_2
    zeeww_2 Posts: 71 Forumite
    We moved recently (160miles) and if I remember correct costs are below.

    3 bed detached with a garage.
    Removals (fully packed service) £1400
    Storage £290 per month
  • Errata
    Errata Posts: 38,230 Forumite
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    It's a while since I used this company for removal and storage and they've grown since then. They were very competitive at the time.
    http://www.shires-removals.co.uk/
    .................:)....I'm smiling because I have no idea what's going on ...:)
  • aldershot
    aldershot Posts: 209 Forumite
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    anyone but Armishaws
  • Unitoons
    Unitoons Posts: 160 Forumite
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    I used a local company for removals and am currently storing with Lok n Store. The removals to storage cost £280 and I get a 10% discount when I eventually remove from storage.
    Lok n Store costs approx £250 per month with insurance and VAT. I got a deal initially where I got 8 weeks for the price of 4 so do look out for this kind of offer.
    I was moving half my goods from a 4 bed house (relationship split) so roughly the equivalent of a 2 bed house.
  • rthrmax
    rthrmax Posts: 1 Newbie
    There are many moving companies which deal with removal or relocation and storage services both. So by hiring a reliable moving company everyone can move their stuff with care and security. Only you need to type in google.com about your search term like you need shifting services in Nagpur city then search packers and movers in Nagpur and then you will find many options for your removal need.
  • MrsFingersCrossed
    MrsFingersCrossed Posts: 93 Forumite
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    aldershot wrote: »
    anyone but Armishaws



    Agree (and wish I'd seen this earlier) - we've just had a shockingly bad experience with Armishaws. A weird combination of extremely obnoxious rudeness and total and utter incompetence. I can't believe they are still in business with all the 1* reviews I've tracked down online. There's one more now.
    As a fan of THE NUMBER THREAD, our NUMBER IS £22,000 a year = FREEDOM
    Amended 2019 - new NUMBER is approx £27k pa nett (touch wood)
    Amended 2021 - new NUMBER is approx £29k pa nett - heading that way...fingers crossed!
  • ellie27
    ellie27 Posts: 1,097 Forumite
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    edited 9 June 2015 at 8:52PM
    3 bed house (2 adults and 2 kids) Removal company £380, a huge lorry with 4 men doing the move 6 miles along the road. We did our own packing.
  • MrsFingersCrossed
    MrsFingersCrossed Posts: 93 Forumite
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    That sounds really good value, ellie. Whereabouts are you?
    As a fan of THE NUMBER THREAD, our NUMBER IS £22,000 a year = FREEDOM
    Amended 2019 - new NUMBER is approx £27k pa nett (touch wood)
    Amended 2021 - new NUMBER is approx £29k pa nett - heading that way...fingers crossed!
  • ellie27
    ellie27 Posts: 1,097 Forumite
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    MrsFingersCrossed wrote: »
    That sounds really good value, ellie. Whereabouts are you?

    We are in Glasgow

    Might be good value but too bad we had to use them twice within 6 months! We moved into our rental in January and move into our new home in 11 days!!!
  • MrsFingersCrossed
    MrsFingersCrossed Posts: 93 Forumite
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    We're near Reading and no quotes under £1,000.00, moving 3 bed house 6 miles. :(
    As a fan of THE NUMBER THREAD, our NUMBER IS £22,000 a year = FREEDOM
    Amended 2019 - new NUMBER is approx £27k pa nett (touch wood)
    Amended 2021 - new NUMBER is approx £29k pa nett - heading that way...fingers crossed!
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