Businesses or individuals contemplating relocation in Great Britain’s capital city need reliable advice and assistance. Moving across any major city can be a costly and complex business. Research is a vital first step on the road to a smooth and stress-free cross-city journey with your belongings. It is imperative to create a shortlist of potentially suitable movers from which to decide upon your ideal choice of a removal company or man and van hire service to facilitate your move.

Draw up an overview of the alternative companies to evaluate which one best measures up to your assessment of cheap removals. Narrow down this list by deciding if you require a company that provides a packing service or if you are happy to help a man with a van to load your belongings. When you have come to a decision, make sure that you pick their brains for helpful hints and use their experience and expertise to produce a moving checklist and timeline.

1.    When you have booked your moving van it is time to start reducing the amount of food in your fridges and freezers. A month prior to your relocation date you should begin disposing of any possessions that you do not need to take with you. Order all the materials that you will require for safe and secure packing; bubble wrap, boxes and adhesive tape etc. This is also the right time to inform relevant financial institutions and utility supply companies of your new address.

2.    One week before you are due to move, it is necessary to utilize the postal redirection service. Now is also the time to familiarize yourself with the operating manuals of your new home’s water heating, central heating and other appliances. Contact the local authority to ensure that your furniture van can park without getting a ticket, being clamped or towed away. Begin the packing process and be sure to label or mark all boxes with the new address and a list of their contents to inform your movers which room each box is meant to go.

3.    The day before your relocation is to take place you ought to contact the estate agent or solicitor to make sure that the keys to your new home are available to you. Set aside the things that you will need during the day of the move; refuse bags, a kettle, materials for last-minute clean-ups, snacks, crockery and cutlery. You will also need to be able to put your hands on cash, documents and valuables that you wish to transport personally.

4.    On the actual day of the move do not forget to read the electricity and gas meters at the old and the new addresses. Be on hand to keep any kids and animals out from under the porters’ feet. It is a good idea to have a first aid kit to hand, just in case. Before you finally move out and head for your new home take a few minutes to go over your old home one last time making sure that nothing has been left behind.

There are many things that can be overlooked during the stressful period of moving home. It makes sense to check out expert tips and to prepare a checklist to ensure that you do not forget something important. Remember that you might need to enrol your children in a new local school. Research the medical facilities in your new location as well as finding the nearest branch of your bank. Inform relevant agencies of your change of address.