Move Countdown

It’s never too soon to begin planning for a move, and veteran movers have found that a comprehensive timetable and checklist is the best strategy to ensure a smooth relocation.
Its a great way to involve the entire family in the move and to spread some of the responsibilities to each person even your children.
You'll feel a sense of accomplishment as items are checked off, moreover, as the weeks roll by, your checklist will help ensure that nothing has been overlooked or omitted from your planning, and that alone will go a long way towards relieving some of your anxiety.
8 Weeks before
• Contact your mover to make arrangements for moving day.
• Remove items from your attic, basement, storage shed, etc.
• Start to use up things you can't move, such as frozen foods and cleaning supplies.
• Contact the up my street website or visitor's and tourism bureaus in your new community for information on your new city.

6 Weeks before
• If you're moving at an employer's request, verify what expenses and responsibilities are theirs and which are yours.
• Contact the Inland revenue and/or your accountant for information on what moving expenses may be tax-deductible.
• Begin to inventory and evaluate your possessions. What can be sold or donated to a charitable organization? What haven't you used within the last year?
• Make a list of everyone you need to notify about your move: friends, professionals, creditors, subscriptions, etc.
• Obtain a mail subscription to the local paper in your new community to familiarize yourself with local government, community, and social news and activities.
• Locate all motor vehicle registration and licensing documents.
• If some of your goods are to be stored, make the necessary arrangements now. (Your removals surveyor should be able to help.)
• Contact schools, doctors, dentists, lawyers and accountants and obtain copies of your personal records. Ask for referrals where possible

4 Weeks before
• Submit a Change of Address form to the post office.
• Arrange special transportation for your pets and plants.
• Contact utility and related companies (gas, electric, oil, water, telephone, cable TV) for service disconnect/connect at your old and new addresses. However, remember to keep phone and utilities connected at your current home throughout moving day.
• Contact insurance companies (car, homeowner's or renter's, medical, and life) to arrange for coverage in your new home.
• If you're packing yourself, purchase packing boxes. Pack items that you won't be needing in the next month.
• Plan a garage sale to sell unneeded items or arrange to donate them to charity

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3 Weeks before
• Make travel arrangements and reservations for your moving trip. However, don't make plane reservations for the same day that you're moving out. House completions are often delayed, and other unexpected situations often arise.
• Collect important papers (insurance, will, deeds, stock, etc.).
• Arrange to close accounts at your local bank and open accounts in your new locality

2 Weeks before
• Have your car checked and serviced for the trip. Also, make sure that your automobile is prepared (filled with the necessary antifreeze/coolant, for example) for the type of weather conditions you'll be traveling in.
• If you're moving out of or into a building with elevators, contact the building management to schedule use of the elevators.
• Contact your removals surveyor to review and confirm all arrangements for your move.

1 Week before
• Settle any outstanding bills with local merchants.
• Don't forget to withdraw the contents of your safety deposit box, pick up any dry cleaning, return library books and rented videotapes, etc.
• Drain gas and oil from power equipment (lawn mowers, etc.).
• Give away plants not being moved.
• Prepare specific directions to your new home for your moving company. (Include your itinerary, emergency numbers, etc.)

2/3 days before
• Defrost your freezer and refrigerator. Block doors open so they can't accidentally close on pets or children.
• Have your major appliances disconnected and prepared for the move. (Again, your removals surveyor can help with arrangements for a third party to provide these services.)
• Pack a box of personal items that will be needed immediately at your new home. Have this box loaded last or carry it with you in your car.
• Organize and set aside those things that you're taking with you so that they don't get loaded on the van in error.
• Contact your removals surveyor to confirm arrival time of the moving van, as well as to notify them of any last minute details.


Moving Day
• Make sure that someone is at home to answer the van foreman's questions.
• Record all utility meter readings (gas, electric, water).
• Read your order of service and inventory carefully before you sign them. Keep these -- and all related papers -- in a safe location until all charges have been paid.


 

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