DIY house removals or bring in the professionals?

kasqueak

Thanks everyone for your replies and stories. Really helpful to hear other people’s experiences. 

We don’t yet have a date so not sure how long we’ve got. We will be having a clearout before hand as we do have some junk to clear! 

I’ll get a few more quotes including some “man with a van” and see if we can work it out. 

We are on a ground floor 1 bed flat now and don’t have huge amounts of stuff....but I think sometimes you don’t realise how much stuff you have until you move!
Selling our place to a landlord so there won’t be someone waiting to move in on the day, and the place we’re buying the people have already gone so no waiting that end either. 

dexterwolf

Personally I would get a van in a van they normally do 50 quid an hour and will probably get everything in a Luton can. I would never have done this before but I would get the bulky stuff moved by them and save yourself a few hundred quid.

oli150194

I'd recommend using a removal company, I've broken my back helping people move houses before and it always takes longer and a lot more effort than people first expect and you always find stuff you don't need anymore that you don't necessarily want. I'd suggest a removal and managed storage company:
1) to make moving quicker and easier and all your items are handle with care and stacked correctly during the move
2) store any unwanted items until you find a place for them or sell them on
Hope this helps