4 weeks before
- Organise your moving company
- Arrange your mail redirection
- Start cleaning outside areas, such as the shed and garden
- Arrange for utility connections at your new home
3 weeks before
- Start to run down the contents of your freezer
- Anything that isn’t absolutely necessary for the next two weeks e.g. seasonal items and spare items like duvets or towels, can be packed
- Arrange for childcare or pet care for the day of the move, if necessary
- Register for the GP and children’s school records to their new school
2 weeks before
- Finish packing up the items that you haven’t stored yet
- Make sure you also pack a bag or box that is full of your essentials, such as a change of clothes, blankets, snacks, and toiletries, so that you don’t need to rummage through boxes on your first night in your new place
- Inform you family and friends of your new address
1 week before
- Dismantle any shelving, take-down any pictures, and remove any fitted items that are coming with you
- Repair any scrapes, scratches, nail holes, or marks in the house you’re leaving
- Remember to redirect your TV licence since it won’t automatically change to your new property
3 days before
- Do your laundry so that you don’t have to cart dirty clothes to your new home
- Empty and defrost your freezer
- Make sure plants are drained of excess water
- Make sure you canceled and/or redirected scheduled deliveries
1 days before
- Contact your utility companies e.g. gas, electric and water, to let them know of your moving date and new address
- Empty and defrost your fridge
- Disconnect any appliances that you’re taking with you e.g. the cooker, washing machine, dishwasher etc.
- Throw away any leftover food that has an expired date. Make sure all of your long-lasting foods are packed carefully and tightly so they won’t spill
On moving day
- Get the kettle, cups and supplies from your Moving Day Survival Kit. You can set up a coffee and tea station with water and snacks for when you need a break
- Read utility meters in your new home – take photos on your phone to keep them safe
- Make sure you have personally taken cash, documents, jewellery, keys with you to your new home