North East, UK - Ultimate Moving Checklist For 2021

Moving house can often be a stressful time in your life. Having a moving checklist helps you work through what you should be doing and when which will minimise the stress of last-minute things you haven’t done or are chased for.

What is a Moving Home Checklist?

Ashington’s Removals and Storage Moving Checklist will help you when you are moving home. We have over 10 years of experience in the removals and storage industry and know everything you need to know when it comes to moving home or business. We carry out local home and business removals as well as relocations and overseas moves.

Use our Moving Checklist and create your own moving plan with dates, a to-do list and files to keep all your documents together.

When Your Offer Is Accepted on a Property

It’s always a good idea to collate all of your property’s legal documents as soon as your home goes on the market so you have them ready when it sells. This means you have everything you need and no missing documents which you have to try to find or replace.

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2 Months Before Moving

2 months before you move you should start your moving home checklist and at this point, there are a few things you should start to plan in and think about.

If you are currently renting a property it is normal that you would have a 2 months notice period, however, always check this in your contract as soon as you decide you are moving. If it’s 2 months then you should give your formal notice in writing by email and letter to your landlord or letting agent.

Start to get to know the area you are moving to, join local Facebook groups, have a wander around the area visiting restaurants, shops, supermarkets and leisure centres so you start to get a feel for the area. If you have children then it’s a great way to calm any nerves they may have about moving and if you’re close enough then join some groups so they can start to get involved with other children of their own age.

If they are school age then you will have hopefully already visited the local schools, applied for a place for them and been offered a place. Contact the school and ask if you can arrange some settling in days for them.

Go into each room in your home and make a list of the things you will take with you, the things you need to sell, anything that needs to go to the recycling centre and or charity shops and self-storage. It’s a good idea to have a really good declutter before you move so you start fresh with all the things you actually want in your new home and don’t pay to move the items that you don’t want to keep. When you’re doing this don’t forget the loft, garage and garden as these can often take people by surprise.

Start collecting sturdy boxes you can use for packing from friends, family, work colleagues, supermarkets and the recycling centre.

Arrange for removal companies to come and look at the items you want moving and ask for quotes for each level of service. Discuss access to your existing and your new home to ensure there are no concerns on your actual moving date.

You can read our full week by week and days leading up to your move here: www.ashington-removals-storage.co.uk/moving-checklist/ or contact us today on 01670 810289.