Removals Checklist
Four Weeks Ahead
- Order Packing cases and material.
- Book time off work for your move.
- Plan where your furniture will go in your new home and dispose of unwanted items.
- Declutter and throw out what you no longer need.
Two Weeks Ahead
- Arrange Post office redirection for your mail.
- Inform utility companies and TV License that you are moving.
- Begin packing non-essential items.
- Start to run down freezer food.
- Get your landline phone number redirected if staying within the area.
One Week Ahead
- Inform doctors and banks (financial).
- Get an up to date council tax bill and inform the council of your move.
- Send out new address cards to friends and family.
- Organise who will take care of children and pets on move day.
- Arrange for professional disconnection of gas cooker, washing machine, dish washer or any other electrical appliances.
Two Days Ahead
- Defrost the freezer.
- Prepare a box of moving day essentials, including snacks.
- Disconnect dishwasher and Organise who will take care of children and pets on move day.
- Label items and keys for new property owners.
One Day Ahead
- Start labeling where boxes and furniture should go in your new home.
- Get a good night sleep
Moving Day
- Strip bedding and put in moving box.
- Lay down sheets to protect floors
- Have vacuum and a few cleaning items on hand for last tidy up.
- Finish labeling where boxes and furniture should go in your new home.
- Arrange for professional disconnection of gas cooker, washing machine, dish washer or any other electrical appliances.