Removal costs

pitbull

I moved last month from Telford to Northumberland, used a local removal company and packing service, also paid for a weekend storage, emptied the property on Thursday and delivered to new property following Monday, total cost £3,200. Edit, should have said it was from a 3 bed house to another 3 bed house.

Lucky we decided to wait over the weekend as we didn't get the keys until 4 pm on the Friday (completion day) as one of the solicitors didn't ask for the funds early enough!

Oh and massive bonus is the downsize means we are now mortgage free

Albala

MovingForwards wrote: »

Is it really bad that I've only ever done DIY when moving, keeps costs right down; I will also do it when I buy my own place next year, hire a van, grab loads of boxes, pack, load, move out and move in.

Depends on the sort of person you are, and what you have acquired in the meantime. You can accumulate a lot of stuff without realising it. I moved DIY in cars the first few times between flats, no trouble, by the next time, had paired up and we lived in a 1 and half bedroom house. Both of us bookish types, and I work from home. We did a DIY. job, hiring a tail lift luton as we had white goods, and had 3 cars (ours and two sets of parents). We moved about 5 miles. It was sheer unadulterated hell. We swore never to do it again. We also swore never to put anything in a loft again. Nearly 30 years later, we had a full (larger) loft, another adult in the house with all their stuff, and nearly 30 years' worth more of books and work kit....though we have been shifting things gradually with a large Transit into the doer-upper, we're still getting the professionals for the big stuff.:o (BTW, took 2 1/2 large transit loads just to empty the loft:D)

Piiiinksocks

I’m starting to think I got a VERY good deal last year.

3 bed house with lots of stuff (filled 2 Luton vans and also both cars and father in laws camper van), moved 250 miles (approx 4-4.5hours each way due to the locations). We packed, they loaded on the Saturday (about half a day job), they kept it sat/sun night and delivered Monday morning. Cost £900 inc VAT.

Looking at removals again to maybe go 1/2 mile up the road - 2 bed terrace this time (but we have too much stuff) and verbal guesstimates are coming out around £600 which has made me want to cry a bit!!!

Blondetotty

I paid well under 2k for a lorry and 3 men collecting in the morning and then doing a 4-5 hour drive and dropping off the same day. They even re-assembled my bed and bedroom furniture for me and then drove back "home" the same day. I had a 2 bed flat moving to a 2 bed house.


Bizarrely I left only about 10 minutes behind them and they were there at the house waiting for me when I arrived. Still not sure how they managed it because I was doing a good 70mph on the motorways. To this day it still confuses me!!


Personally I wouldn't have wanted to have my furniture held overnight and dropped the next day. I'm a same day girl and if mine could do it with a 4 hour drive, why on earth is 2 1/2 hours stumping them. It took the 3 guys about an hour to load and another hour to unload as they had it down to an artform. Surely professional movers should be able to do a simple move in one day if everything is all ready, boxed and packed ready for them to load up early doors.

OldMusicGuy

Sounds expensive. We have just moved from Berkshire to Wiltshire (about 1.5 hour drive). We had a five bed house but are moving into a rented 3 bed so did reduce our furniture somewhat, although it sounds like you don't have a huge amount. We still had a lot of stuff which meant we had a full pantechnicon. We got quotes from three firms, two local, one national big name. The local ones came in at around £1,500 plus VAT and £250 plus VAT for a full pack. The national big name firm was about £1,700 plus VAT.

Both local forms were BAR registered and very reputable. In the end It took two full days to pack and load, a a full day to offload at the new place.

bugfriendlygardener

Surrey to Kent - 88 miles. 3bed semi. We've had 7 quotes and the cheapest is £2300 inc VAT . Highest was £3400 !!! all without packing. Packing quotes we did have ranged from £360 - £600. Wondering whether they are all trying to make up lost COVID mpney although most said they all worked through lockdown and ,now, they've never been so busy.

bec820

My quotes are £1000-£1500 also 3 bed semi but our move is one mile away so I thought that sounded about what I would expect, but I've never done this before so who knows!?