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.