Guides
Moving guides
The practical stuff, in the order you will need it. Written by the people who turn up on the day, which is why they are mostly about the things that go wrong.
How to pack boxes so nothing breaks
Weight, wrapping, labelling and the mistakes we see most often — plus the one thing about self-packed boxes worth knowing before you start.
Read itParking and access — the part of a move people forget
Permits, bay suspensions, back lanes, lift bookings and narrow streets. Sort these early and moving day gets an hour shorter.
Read itThe moving house checklist, eight weeks out
What to do and when, from eight weeks before completion to the morning itself — written by the people who turn up on the day.
Read itWhat a removal van cannot legally or safely carry
Fuels, gas, chemicals, pets, plants and food — the full list of what has to travel another way, and what to do with it instead.
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