Two weeks before
This page is part of our house moving checklist, a comprehensive guide that sets out what you need to be doing in advance of your house move and when you should be doing it. With detailed information ranging from how to get the most out of your packing to knowing when to contact your utilities company, you’ll have everything you need set out in one handy place. Let us do the hard work for you and enjoy a more relaxed, stress-free move.
Take a look at the full moving checklist today, or continue reading what you should be doing two weeks before your move.
Check you have adequate prescription medicines to cover the moving period. Make sure you stock up on the essentials - such as painkillers and cold remedies - too.
Safely dispose of all materials and liquids that require specialist treatment e.g. paints, gas bottles, cleaning fluids and oils - find out where to take each one before you go by contacting your local council.
If you need specialist help around the home but haven’t arranged for your removals company to help, book people to carry out these tasks e.g. removing light fittings, house cleaning and dismantling of hi-fi systems, computers and printers. If you do this yourself, insert transit screws where applicable.
Cancel local deliveries and inform them of your moving date - newspapers, gardener, cleaner, milk, fuel and oil.
Prepare a moving day survival kit that contains everything you need to get through the day unscathed.
