Unlock a Seamless Move with City Moves' Step-by-Step Guide

Moving house doesn't have to be overwhelming. Our comprehensive moving guide is your ultimate companion for a smooth transition. Packed with popular FAQs and a week-by-week breakdown of optimized tasks, we ensure nothing is left to chance. From planning to settling in, trust City Moves to make your move effortless and stress-free. Download our guide today and experience moving made easy! 

4 Weeks before your move date, here are some things to think about.

• File a change of address form with the Post Office, for each person receiving mail at your property address.
• Notify creditors, magazines or any other subscriptions, of your new address.
• Contact your doctors & dentists for your family’s medical records. This is an easy process. Ask your physicians for colleague, recommendations, in your new City/Town.
• Get copies of renewable prescriptions.
• Decide which items should be discarded or donated to charity. Consider having a garage sale/boot sale or giving to family members.
• Complete a home inventory, listing each possession, date of purchase and the value. We will supply you with forms, if needed.
• Notify your local utilities to have your service turned off (re-assigned to new property) after your relocation date.
• Contact utilities at your new home, for new connections.
  

3 Weeks before your move date, time to get organised.

• Decide which items you will pack and request delivery of packing materials, ready for the move.
• Sketch out floor plan of your new property to determine placement of furniture and box allocation.
• Make a list of names, addresses and numbers that you will want/need to remember. Always best to be well prepared.
• Pack your local phone book and Yellow pages, so you can contact local businesses after your move.
• Notify City Moves if you have changed anything about your move; household goods (volume in/de-crease), destination, dates of move etc…
• Make arrangements to move your plants & pets.
• Check home owners Extra Care handling charges policies to see if your relocation Insurance will be covered.
• Transfer Extra Care handling charge to cover Fire, theft and personal property, at your new home.

2 Weeks before your move date, the day is nearly here

• Plan your trip to your new property, make travel arrangements (accommodation if needed), if driving check car tyres, water, oil etc…
• Return borrowed things and collect things you’ve loaned out. Make arrangements for servicing your appliances at, both, your current and your new property.
• Dispose of flammables such as petrol, matches, cleaning fluids/liquids, paints, bleach, pressured or aerosol cans, due to insurance purposes.
• Discontinue regular services such as newspapers, window cleaning, garden/lawn keeping etc.
• If you are moving your TV antenna or satellite dish please make arrangement’s to have it taken down and reinstalled at your new property.

1 Week before your move date, time to get ready

• If you are doing your own packing, pack these items and set them aside in a designated area, ready for the relocations teams arrival.
• Have all of your rugs and curtains taken down, cleaned and ready; protective bags or bin bags we find great for these items.
• Start using up all of your fresh & frozen food goods, prior to move date, as fridges/freezers will need to be empty for relocation.
• Drain the fuel from any lawn mowers, strimmer’s, chain saws etc…Ready for transport.
• Have your move plan ready (for the relocation day) knowing where furniture is to be placed and have every ones bedrooms chosen, ready for City Moves’ relocation team to populate your new property. We find that colour coding or names on doors work very well.
• Confirm your completion date (with your solicitors) is still valid and that your move is still confirmed for the date that you have booked, if anything has changed please call our office to keep us updated > Contact Us if you have any questions regarding the relocation now is the time to get in touch.

1 Day until move date, final preparations

• Pack a box of things that you will need as soon as you arrive at your new home.Things might include non-aerosol supplies, disposable plates & cups, light tools (such as screw drivers etc…) snacks, bathroom items, bin bags and the kettle, sugar/coffee/tea. We have found that these items are the first ‘looked for’ items on arrival at your new home. Take this box with you, in your car or ask our team to pack this box on last, this ensures that it will be the first box out.
• Notify the removals team to leave your hoover back, as this is need to do your final clean up. This is usually the day your packing service will take place (if you have opted for a packing service). Make sure that all packing services have been performed before our packing team leave your property as Day 2 would normally consist of the loading of the goods.
• Ensure that your Fridge/Freezer are both empty, defrosted and cleaned ready to move. Please note that we are unable to move these items full.
• Make sure that you have disconnected all appliances and have drained your washing machine ready for the move, so the excess water does not leak on any other goods, while in transit.

Your Moving Day, our relocations team are on their way!

• Be on hand when the City Moves relocations team arrives and throughout the loading process. (If you can’t be there, make sure someone can to direct the movers – this will be at your own responsibility)
• Make sure the driver has in writing the name and phone number of that person. Accompany the driver during inventory.
• Check on the condition of your goods as they are loaded.
• Make a final tour of your home.
• See that nothing is overlooked.
• Sign the bill of lading (if applicable) and make sure your new address and phone number are correct.