Removals Advice Pack

At Farrer and Fenwick we do everything we can to make sure your move is a stress free experience. However, there are a few easy steps you can follow to make your move simpler. These are shown below, or can be downloaded/opened and saved in pdf format. Click on the PDF Link to the right >>

One month before your move

Arrange and confirm your removal date as far in advance as possible.
Book time off work.
Prepare a list of fixtures you are leaving.
Check your home insurance, make sure you have cover from the day you move in to your new home.
If you're renting, notify your landlord of your moving date.

Three weeks ahead

Make a plan of your new home and decide which rooms will be used for what.
Sort out the contents of your garage, loft and shed. Start getting rid of possessions you no longer need. Decide which items can go to a charity shop, be sold at car boot sale, or offered to friends.
Organise suitable transport for your pets, or someone to look after them on the day.

Two weeks ahead

Make a list of everyone who should know about your move, Send them change of address cards.
Start packing non-essential items such as books and non-seasonal clothes into boxes.
Dismantle self-assembly furniture, unless we have agreed to do this for you.
Arrange for professional disconnection of kitchen appliances, TV aerials, satellite dishes and light fittings.
Arrange to have the gas, electricity, telephone and water meters read.
Start running down freezers. Manufacturers advise against moving freezers in a full or frozen state.
Remove any fixtures and fittings you are taking.
Cancel any services, e.g. window cleaner, milkman, and newspaper delivery.
Dismantle sheds, greenhouses, climbing frames etc, unless we have agreed to do this for you.
Drain fuel from lawnmowers/motor cycles.
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Two weeks ahead (continued)

If appropriate, arrange for your children to be looked after on moving day.
If you are moving in or out of a block of flats, arrange to have use of the manual override key or priority use of the lift.
Deregister from your doctor, dentist & optician, if you're moving out of the area.
Visit the post office and arrange for your post to be redirected.

The week before your move

Finalise arrangements with us, confirm arrival times and make sure we have directions to your new address.
Arrange a time to collect the keys for your new home from the estate agent.

The day before your move

Defrost the refrigerator and freezer.
Prepare plants for transit.
Set aside an area marked “do not move” for coats, handbags, kettle, snacks, tools and cleaning materials.
Arrange separate transportation for any dangerous substance.

Moving day

Lock your valuables somewhere safe and carry them personally to your new home.
If your possessions are being stored, remember to retain important items, passport, driving licence, etc.
Keep the kettle boiling.
Before the removal van departs, check nothing has been forgotten. Responsibility is yours to see nothing is moved in error.
Ensure that our crew has directions to your new property and a phone number to contact you. Agree a time of arrival.
Arrive at your new property, with the keys, ideally before the removal van.
Label all rooms and direct the crew to position furniture and effects.
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