Moving Home Checklist
The following list is a useful reminder of things that need to be done when you are moving house. There is often too much to remember so we have made it easy to remember for you by providing you with a moving home checklist.
- Confirm dates with mover
- Sign and return contracts
- Arrange insurance
- Arrange a contact number
- Dispose of anything you dont want
- Start running down freezer contents
- Contact carpet fitters if needed
- Book mains services for disconnections
- Cancel all rental agreements
- Notify doctor, dentist, optician and vets if required
- Tell your bank and savings account
- Inform telephone company
- Ask PO to re-route mail
- Tell TV license, car registration and passport offices
- Notify HP and credit firms
- Make local map to new house for friends and moving company
- Clear the loft
- Organise packing prior to your move
- Plan where things are to go in your new home
- Organise parking at your new home
- Cancel milk/newspapers
- Clear out the freezer
- Arrange minders for children/pets
- Find and label keys
- Address cards to friends and family
- Take down the curtains/blinds
- Collect childrens toys
- Put together basic catering for family at your new home
Things are easily forgotten when moving with all the boxes and packing. We hope you found the moving home checklist useful. Obviously every house move is different so we’ve tried to keep it as general as possible and hopefully point you in the right direction and make your removal that bit easier.