# Rick Davison Rick Davison is the founder of Compare Removal Companies. He ran a London removal company before selling it in 2026, and writes the site's guides from the trade's side of the job. ## [How to Pack for a House Move: Room-by-Room Guide (UK 2026)](https://www.removalcompanies.reviews/removal-guides/how-to-pack-for-moving-house/) August 4, 2026 [![Image to represent how to pack for a house move](https://www.removalcompanies.reviews/wp-content/uploads/2026/08/how-to-pack-for-moving-house-guide-image.jpg)](https://www.removalcompanies.reviews/removal-guides/how-to-pack-for-moving-house/) Updated August 2026·14 min read A fully furnished family move can fill 50-60 boxes, and most people underestimate how many they need by 20-30%. This guide gives you the full plan: when to start, exactly how many boxes and how much tape to buy, which room to pack first, and how to wrap the fragile stuff … [Read more](https://www.removalcompanies.reviews/removal-guides/how-to-pack-for-moving-house/) ## [Moving house checklist UK 2026: the week-by-week countdown](https://www.removalcompanies.reviews/removal-guides/moving-house-checklist/) August 4, 2026 [![Image to represent the moving house checklist](https://www.removalcompanies.reviews/wp-content/uploads/2026/08/moving-house-checklist-guide-image.jpg)](https://www.removalcompanies.reviews/removal-guides/moving-house-checklist/) Updated August 2026·13 min read Everything you need to do before, during and after a house move, in the order you need to do it, with the real notice periods, prices and deadlines for 2026, a master who-to-notify table, and a printable moving day run sheet. This is the master checklist in our removal guides series. … [Read more](https://www.removalcompanies.reviews/removal-guides/moving-house-checklist/) ## [How to declutter before a move: what to sell, donate and dump](https://www.removalcompanies.reviews/removal-guides/how-to-declutter-before-a-move/) October 21, 2024 [![Image to represent decluttering before a move](https://www.removalcompanies.reviews/wp-content/uploads/2024/10/how-to-declutter-before-a-move-guide-image.jpg)](https://www.removalcompanies.reviews/removal-guides/how-to-declutter-before-a-move/) Updated August 2026·12 min read Removals are priced on volume, so everything you get rid of before the survey comes off the quote. This guide covers what to start when, the four piles that actually work, and where each category of thing really goes in the UK, with the lead times that decide whether you make … [Read more](https://www.removalcompanies.reviews/removal-guides/how-to-declutter-before-a-move/) ## [How to pick the right removal company (UK guide 2026)](https://www.removalcompanies.reviews/removal-guides/how-to-pick-the-right-removal-company/) October 21, 2024 [![Image to represent picking the right removal company](https://www.removalcompanies.reviews/wp-content/uploads/2024/10/how-to-pick-the-right-removal-company-guide-image.jpg)](https://www.removalcompanies.reviews/removal-guides/how-to-pick-the-right-removal-company/) Updated August 2026·14 min read Anyone can put a van on a website. This guide covers the checks that actually separate one removal firm from another: the survey, the membership you can verify, the insurance question with a number in the answer, and the payment terms that tell you what you are dealing with before you … [Read more](https://www.removalcompanies.reviews/removal-guides/how-to-pick-the-right-removal-company/) ## [Moving house with children: schools, moving day and settling in](https://www.removalcompanies.reviews/removal-guides/how-to-move-with-children/) October 21, 2024 [![Image to represent moving house with children](https://www.removalcompanies.reviews/wp-content/uploads/2024/10/how-to-move-with-children-guide-image.jpg)](https://www.removalcompanies.reviews/removal-guides/how-to-move-with-children/) Updated August 2026·13 min read School places are the long pole, not the packing. This guide covers the in-year admissions process and its real timescales, what to say to children at each age, how to run moving day so nobody is underfoot, and what settling in actually looks like week by week. Moving with children has … [Read more](https://www.removalcompanies.reviews/removal-guides/how-to-move-with-children/) ## [How to reduce the cost of moving house (UK guide 2026)](https://www.removalcompanies.reviews/removal-guides/how-to-reduce-the-cost-of-a-home-move/) October 21, 2024 [![Image to represent reducing the cost of a move](https://www.removalcompanies.reviews/wp-content/uploads/2024/10/how-to-reduce-the-cost-of-a-home-move-guide-image.jpg)](https://www.removalcompanies.reviews/removal-guides/how-to-reduce-the-cost-of-a-home-move/) Updated August 2026·12 min read The average UK move costs around £13,000 all in on 2026 figures, and most of that is not the removal van. This guide shows where the money actually goes, which levers save hundreds and which save thousands, and the four false economies that cost more than they save. Almost every “save … [Read more](https://www.removalcompanies.reviews/removal-guides/how-to-reduce-the-cost-of-a-home-move/) ## [Moving office checklist: the UK business relocation plan (2026)](https://www.removalcompanies.reviews/removal-guides/moving-office-checklist/) October 21, 2024 [![Image to represent the office move checklist](https://www.removalcompanies.reviews/wp-content/uploads/2024/10/moving-office-checklist-guide-image.jpg)](https://www.removalcompanies.reviews/removal-guides/moving-office-checklist/) Updated August 2026·13 min read A working plan for moving a business, from the lease notice you probably have to serve twelve months out to the connectivity order that decides whether anyone can work on Monday. With real 2026 costs, the legal notifications with deadlines attached, and the two things that sink most office moves. An … [Read more](https://www.removalcompanies.reviews/removal-guides/moving-office-checklist/) --- Web page: https://www.removalcompanies.reviews/author/richard/page/2/