Your personal moving checklist
Careful organisation and planning can minimise the stress of moving house.Use our moving checklist to guide you through the three weeks leading up to moving day.
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21 days before your move
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Book your removal company
Inform employer or pension provider
Inform vet
Inform life assurance company
Inform dentist
Inform contents insurance company
Inform electricity company
Inform DHSS
Reserve storage space (if needed)
Inform societies
Inform credit card companies
Inform clubs
Inform supermarket home delivery service
Inform water company
Inform hospital if an outpatient
Inform satellite or cable tv supplier
Inform Inland Revenue
Inform bank
Inform DVLA
Inform phone company
Inform Royal Mail
Inform domestic services insurance company
Inform broadband supplier
Inform optician
Inform mobile phone company
Inform car insurance company
Inform house insurance company
Inform TV Licensing
Inform gas company
Schedule experts to disconnect appliances
Inform Council Tax office
Inform doctor
Order supply of boxes
7 days before your move
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Start packing inside
Cancel newspapers
Use up freezer contents
Start packing garden, shed, summer house and garage items
Label all boxes
Cancel milk delivery
Arrange for pet transport
Work out how children will move
Arrange for car(s) to be moved
Spring clean
Work out how live-in elderly relatives will move
1 day before your move
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Arrange to move personal and valuable items
Final tidy up
Put aside essentials for move day
Empty bins
Final clear of garage
Moving day
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Drop off keys
Turn off lights
Turn off water
Read meters
Turn off gas
Check windows and locks
