The Removal Process

2 weeks before you move house

Make arrangements for water, gas and electricity meter readings and service disconnection/connection by contacting your essential service providers and notifying them of your move. Organise water, gas and electricity readings to be taken at your present home on the day of your move, and then check that all those services are connected in your new home on the day you move in.

Still use landline? Transfer or change your phone number if necessary, arranging for your final bill to be sent to your new home. 

Make enquiries about your aerials and satellite dishes. Your current TV/FM aerials and satellite dish may not be suitable in the area you are moving to, and if that's the case, it could work out cheaper for you to leave them behind and install new equipment at your new home. It's worth getting that specialist advice to save you money on an already expensive move.

Contact Royal Mail and get your post redirected to your new address. They need at least 5 working days notice to arrange the service so don't leave it too late, and you can organise to have post redirected for between one month and two years. 

Start packing certain items into boxes so it isn't all left to the last minute.

The day before you move house

Now you are one day away from your big removal date you need to ensure the following are in order:

Moving day itself might be increasingly more time restricted/limited the closer it gets, so if you have a lot of belongings to move it might be necessary to pack your belongings the day before you move to prepare as much as possible in advance so it runs smoothly and avoid any delays.

In terms of packing, you can normally leave the contents of drawers and trunks intact providing there are no delicate items inside that could break. While this saves packaging extra items, don't take advantage of it and fill them with heavy items such as books.

Place any liquids, oils and paints into sealed containers. We cannot transport inflammable substances for you so if you are taking any petrol mowers or paraffin fires to your new address you'll need to ensure they are drained before we can move them. 

Curtains or blinds should be taken down by yourself prior to the removal team arriving unless that service is included as an extra in your moving plan. 

Transport your household plants in containers to protect them as much as possible during the move. We will do everything to move them safely, but any tender plants can become damaged in transit as we cannot protect them from the effects of extreme changes in temperature.

To avoid small furniture keys going astray (it's easily done), leave them with the item of furniture and our removal team will secure them to each unit.

Create a 'do not remove' pile that contains the essential things you don't want us to remove. This can be items such as coats, handbags, any snacks and final cleaning materials before you leave. 

Pack your small, valuable items such as jewellery, watches, trinkets, money, bonds, coins and stamps are not covered by removers insurance. You should pack these separately and take them with you.