Moving home, while no doubt an exciting time, can also be a period of great stress. Between moving all your belongings and getting your paperwork in order, there can be a lot to remember and get on with. To help you, we've put together a short guide to assist with planning your move.
Our Goodfellows sales progressors will keep you regularly updated as to how far your sale or purchase has moved on.
Countdown to your move
Moving home, while no doubt an exciting time, can also be a period of great stress. Between moving all your belongings and getting your paperwork in order, there can be a lot to remember and get on with. To help you, we've put together a short guide to assit with planning your move.
Setting a moving date
You will already have discussed target dates for completion but at the right time you will need to agree the actual date for your conveyancers to exchange and complete.
Where possible we recommend keeping clear of peak times such as bank holidays, end of school terms and even Fridays.
4 to 6 weeks before the moving date
- Get and compare quotes from removal firms.
- Ask if you need to pay extra for insurance or packing.
- Ensure the removal firm is a member of the National Guild of Removers and Storers.
- Make sure that you read your contract so that you know what to do if any of your goods get damaged in the move, and check your household insurance.
- Make a list of everything to be moved and give a copy to the removal firm.
- Avoid peak times to move if possible, e.g. Bank Holidays, end of school terms and Fridays.
- Make a list of the utility companies you need to contact.
- Consider paying to have your mail redirected by the post office.
- Start packing anything that you won’t need before you move.
- Have a clear out and give to charity or bin anything you don’t need anymore
1 week before your moving date
- Buy or hire boxes if the removal company aren’t supplying them.
- Make a list of where the furniture is going to go in your new home.
- Pack boxes and then label the contents plus which room it needs to be delivered to – e.g. mark your label Books/Study
- Arrange for your telephone number to be transferred if you are moving locally or your final bill to be sent if you are not.
- Cancel any regular deliveries – e.g. papers and milk.
- Send out new address cards to friends and relatives.
- Defrost your freezers a couple of days before the move.
- Organise for final readings of your water/gas/electricity meters (this will require 72 hours’ notice).
On the day
- Turn off all appliances.
- Put together an essentials kit that you can keep close to hand: Kettle, Tea /Coffee, Plates, cutlery, toiletries and toilet roll, cleaning materials, bed linen, important documents (passports etc.) keys to your new home, children’s favourite toys.
- Take final meter readings.
- Have a last look around to make sure you haven’t left anything behind.
The Completion
Your buyer's conveyancer electronically pays off the remaining balance of the purchase price to the seller's conveyancer. This is known as completion.
Once the money is received by the seller's conveyancer, they will inform the estate agent that the keys to the property can be released.
Once you have the keys you can now move in and start to enjoy your new home.
If you have any queries on the day we will be there to help you.
