Four weeks before
- Make sure your home contents insurance covers you for the move
- Have a good sort out and decide what you’re taking and what you can throw away and don’t forget your loft!
- Start to collect packing boxes if you’re packing yourself
- Get quotes from removal firms or van hire companies
- Consider what arrangements need to be made for any pets during the move
- Arrange meter readings at your existing home and confirm the date for taking over gas and electricity at new address
- Notify your phone and ADSL providers when you want your phone and ADSL accounts to end at your present address and make arrangements for your new home
- Redirect your post and inform insurance companies, your bank, your employer, doctor etc of your change of address
- Start to run down the contents of your freezer
One week before
- Settle paper and milk bills
- Make sure you remember to defrost the freezer
- Send out change of address cards to friends and family
- Confirm the date and time with removal company
One day before
- Finish packing
- Make sure you have cash, credit cards and cheque book handy
- Put valuables and documents in a safe place
On the day
- Have a box of essentials to hand
- Toilet paper, bin liners, detergent and other cleaning items
- Kettle, coffee, tea, milk and biscuits
- Cash for a take away!