No fluff and no sales talk. Real prices, real notice periods and the rules that actually apply, including the ones the industry would rather you did not read. Start with the checklist if you have just had a date confirmed, or pick a topic below.
Planning13 minMoving house checklist
Everything to do in the weeks before your move: a week-by-week countdown with the notice periods, prices and deadlines that matter.
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Planning14 minPicking the right removal company
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.
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Packing14 minHow to pack for a house move
Room by room: what goes in what box, how many boxes you actually need, and how to pack the fragile stuff so it arrives in one piece.
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Packing14 minWhat not to pack
The things removal companies won’t take: gas bottles, paint, petrol, valuables. Why they refuse them, and what to do instead.
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Packing12 minHow to declutter before a move
What to sell, donate and dump, with the lead times that decide whether you make it or pay someone to take it away.
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Costs12 minReducing the cost of a move
Where the money actually goes, which levers save hundreds and which save thousands, and the four false economies that cost more than they save.
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Costs12 minInsurance for your move
What your removal company covers, and what it doesn’t. The £40-per-item small print, and exactly what to do if something breaks.
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Planning13 minMoving into a flat
Access, lifts and parking permits: the practical stuff, including what a parking suspension costs in every London borough.
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Renting15 minEnd of tenancy cleaning
Get your deposit back. The room-by-room checklist, honest DIY-vs-professional costs, and the law on what landlords can actually demand.
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Admin13 minUpdating your address
The 17 places to notify when you move, with deadlines, 2026 Royal Mail redirection prices and the fines for forgetting the legal ones.
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Family15 minMoving house with pets
Keep your cat or dog calm on moving day, plus microchip law, travel rules, boarding costs and how long to keep cats in at the new place.
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Family13 minMoving house with children
School places are the long pole, not the packing. In-year admissions and their real timescales, what to say at each age, and how to run moving day.
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Business13 minMoving office checklist
The lease notice you may need twelve months out, the connectivity order that decides whether anyone can work on Monday, and what it all costs.
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