Timetable & Checklist For Moving Home Pt3.

DAY BEFORE:

• Pack personal overnight case(s)
• Organise meals/drinks for moving day
• Switch freezer to maximum (if moving its contents)
• Take children to relatives or friends to stay
• Deliver pets to kennels or elsewhere
• Get supply of cash (e.g. Tips, meals, petrol)
• Defrost refrigerator
• Go to bed early!

Timetable & Check List For Moving Home Pt2.

ONE WEEK BEFORE:

• Prepare diagram of new house with location of furniture
• Send off change of address cards
• Bank etc – arrange for transfer of account

Old Address

Arrange cancellation of deliveries and settlement of accounts:

• Milk
• Newspapers
• Laundry

New Address

Arrange deliveries e.g. milk

In General

• Put valuables and documents in bank/safe place
• Tell police of imminent move
• Check arrangements for hiring van/borrowing car
• Confirm arrangements and timings for Gas & Electricity meter readings and disconnection at old/new address:-
• Arrange with seller and buyer to leave off/on:- Electricity, Water & Heating
• Arrange to leave keys at old address
• Check arrangement for collecting keys at new address
• Finish packing and labelling
• Prepare survival kit

Timetable & Check List For Moving Home Pt.1

ABOUT FOUR WEEKS TO A WEEK BEFORE:

• Get 3 removal firms estimates for van hire
• Choose firm: confirm arrangements
• Alert friends and family for help on the day (packing, driving, providing meals, cleaning up)

Old Address

• Arrange for utility meters to be read
• Arrange for disconnection of washing machine, dishwasher
• Arrange for carpets to be cleaned if required

New Address

• Arrange for taking over gas, electricity
• Arrange for reconnection of cooker, washing machine, dishwasher
• Arrange for carpets to be laid, site dependant (may already be included)

In General

• Notify telephone sales office of date account to be closed
• Apply to take over telephone or request new telephone to be installed
• Change of address cards – buy or print
• Post office – apply for redirection of mail
• Arrange insurance of contents at new house from moving in date
• Start sorting and throwing out things
• Arrange extra rubbish disposal
• Get boxes, packing material
• Buy stick on labels
• Children – arrange to leave with relatives/friends
• Pets – book kennels if necessary