Moving Checklist
Benefits
- Inform the DSS
- Inform child benefit
- Advise your pension scheme
Burglar alarm
- Leave instructions for your new tenants or the new owner of your property
- Ensure the current owner of your new home will leave you instructions on how to enable or disable the alarm.
Cars
- inform DVLA
- inform motoring organisation
- Make sure your car is in good condition for your journey
Children
- Try to arrange for someone to look after children as young children especially can find moving very upsetting and stressful
Clubs
- Advise any clubs you may hold a membership with such as a football club or an online store
Cupboards & draws
- Check that both cupboards and draws are empty, this will make the day of the move much easier.
Important documents
- Put all the documents you will need during and shortly after the move together.
- Move all your bank details either to a safe place or a folder as the last thing you want is your bank details to be left behind and fall into the wrong hands.
Gas and electric
- Inform your gas and electric companies respectively of your moving dates so you are not paying for what you are not using.
Unwanted items
- Arrange as early as possible what you feel may be surplus to requirements.
- Take items to a charity shop or post adverts for their sale either online or in local shops.
Financial
- Inform banks of your impending move
- Inform your credit card company
- Inform HP companies
- Inform share companies
- Inform premium bonds
Forwarding address
- Leave a forwarding address for the new owners to pass mail on to you.
- Ensure that the current owners of your new home leave forwarding address for you to send their mail to them
Friends and family
- Inform all your friends and family of your new address and telephone number either personally or via social networking websites.
Heating system
- Leave instructions for the homes heating system.
- Make sure you have instructions on the heating system for your new home
Home deliveries
- Inform any necessary home delivery services of your move
Insurance
- Inform existing insurance supplier of your move
- Arrange a new insurance service with a provider for your new home.
Keys
- Leave all keys to your home for the new occupants
- Ensure the owners of your new home leave all their keys for you
- Contact a locksmith for a quote for new locks just to be on the safe side.
Medical
- Inform your doctor
- Inform your dentist
- If moving quite far arrange new doctor and dentist
- Do not pack important medications that you may need to get to quickly whilst moving
- Pack a first aid kit for your car just in case of any injuries on the day of the move.
New purchases
- Begin to set your budget for new appliances and furniture for your new home and possibly make orders if there is a long wait for the items.
- Keep track of delivery dates for new items, try and set dates to be 3 or 4 days after your move to give you time to pack away other items.
Pets
- Purchase pet carriers
- Speak with vet for advise and also to let them know about the move
- Arrange for pets to be looked after on the day of the move as they can find it very stressful and can be very difficult as a result of this.
Perishables
- Start running eating or disposing all the food in your freezer.
- If your freezer or fridge is going into storage defrost and dry them out.
Post & communications
- Inform royal mail and have your mail redirected
- Arrange for the telephone to be cut off
- Arrange for telephone to be connected at your new home
- Inform your mobile phone supplier of your impending move
Professional advisors
- Advise your solicitor, accountant, financial advisor and any other advisors you may have of your move
Recorded delivery mail
- Make sure all important notifications are sent by recorded delivery mail
Removals
- Contact one of our advisors to get a quote or have your home viewed by our assessors.
- Set a date with us to make the move.
- Purchase packing materials from these recommended online companies www.packingboxes.co.uk, www.wannapack.co.uk, www.storageboxes.co.uk
- If you would like to pack yourself set out a schedule to do so.
Rentals
- Advise your local DVD rental store of your move
- Return all library books and other items
Schools
- Inform school(s) of the move
- If moving far arrange new schools
Tax
- inform tax authorities of your move
- Advise local council of your impending move
Television
- Advise licensing authority and your cable/satellite provider of your impending move
Tradesmen/handymen
- Advise window cleaners
- Leave a list of tradesmen who have worked on the home in the past with guarantee’s
- Ensure current owners of your new home leave a list of tradesmen who have worked on the house with guarantee information
Utilities
- Arrange for your gas and electric to be cut off and meters to be read by suppliers
- Arrange for your gas and electric connection at new home to be set up in time
- Advise your water supplier
- Advise telephone supplier of your move
- Ensure all utilities are connected at your new home in time for your arrival
Flat pack and dismantling
- Leave sufficient time for these jobs to be completed.