Tips on moving - From Poole Bay Removals

Six weeks before the move

• Confirm the date of your move    
• If you're renting, notify your landlord of your moving date    
• Check your home insurance - make sure you have cover from the day you move in to your new home.
• If you're not using professional removers, ask friends to help.    
• Book extra storage space if required.    
• Notify the relevant utility companies of your departure.    
• Start getting rid of possessions you no longer need. Decide which items can be taken to a charity shop, sold at car boot sale, or offered to your friends.    
• If you need new furniture or carpets - order them now and arrange delivery for when you move in.

Two weeks before moving    

• Start packing non-essential items such as books and non-seasonal clothes into boxes.    
• De-register from your doctor, dentist and optician if you're moving out of the area.    
• Visit the post office and arrange for your post to be forwarded (you will be charged a fee for this service).    
• Notify your milkman and newspaper shop that you'll be moving and give them a date you want the service to stop.    
• If you have children or pets, arrange for someone to look after them during the move.    
• Make a list of everyone who should know about the move. Send out change of address ecards.    
• Finalise arrangements with your removal company. Confirm arrival times and make sure your removers have directions to your new address.    
• Arrange a time to collect the keys for your new home from the estate agent.    
• Notify then bank of any changes to direct debits and standing orders.