Moving house

Moving house may be one of the most stressful experiences that any one person will go through in their life. Because of this it is always helpful to make a checklist of the things you need to do when preparing to move house.

Points to consider:

• If moving to another house, you may want to move yourself or organise for a removal company to do the job for you.
• If moving yourself you will need to organise
• rental vehicle to move your belongings
• packing boxes etc
• If using a removal company you will need to choose a company to move you;
• always get quotes in writing;
• find out if they will supply packing boxes, and at what cost;
• find out if they will pack for you, or if you need do to the packing yourself. If they will pack, what is the cost;
• find out what insurance they will provide over your possessions and at what cost.
• You may not be moving directly into another house, you might be going back home even overseas for instance, therefore you will need to arrange storage of your possessions and freight of the possessions to their new destination.
• In that case you will need to source Storage facilities and Freight companies, you should follow a similar process to that used when hiring a removal company;
• always get quotes in writing;
• find out if they supply packing boxes and at what cost;
• find out if they will pickup your possessions and at what cost;
• find out if they will provide a packing service and at what cost;
• find out what insurance they will provide over your possessions and at what cost.
• Other tips to help making moving day as stress free as possible:
• Don't forget to
• Arrange gas and electricity final readings;
• Arrange telephone disconnection;
• Start to use up frozen foods;
• Defrost your freezer the day prior to moving;
• Dispose of inflammable items such as paint, paint solvents etc. [Removal companies are not permitted to carry these items or store them. The local council will be able to provide information on the disposal of these items].
• Also remember to notify the following services of your new postal details
• The Post Office, to enquire about having your mail re-directed
• Bank, Building Society etc
• Credit Card Companies
• Motor Registration Office
• Electoral Role
• The University
• Any other people who send you important mail.

We recommend using the local area newspaper or the yellow pages to find removal companies, storage facilities, freight companies and even cleaning companies if you don’t want to do the final cleaning yourself.