2-4 weeks prior to your move day.
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Removals: Make sure you book the services of a Removal's company. Get some competitive quotes - BAR website (British Association of Removers)has 500+ members of the UK’s leading professional removal and storage companies. They each work to an OFT-approved Code of Practice and have the experience, expertise and facilities to handle your move properly. They can be contacted on: 01923 699 480.
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Start packing/sorting. If you are doing the packing yourself start as soon as you can, and certainly no later than two weeks to go. ... if you are busy it may be easier to ask your removal company to quote for a 'pack - move - unpack' service to help you.
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Change of address. Remember to let companies know of your new change of address. - INCLUDING The General Medical Council ( GMC ) - (if applicable)
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Local Authorities Your local Council tax office also needs to be informed both your new address as well as old.
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Land/Mobile phones. Contact providers including Internet account and advise them of your change of address and the date that you wish your new number to operate from.
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DVLA. If you have changed address, you must tell DVLA to update both your: Driving Licence and Vehicle Registration Cert.
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Parking. If you have any parking restrictions at either your present or your new address, you will need to contact the local authorities to arrange for a suspension of the parking restrictions outside your property on your moving day.
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Redirect your post. Redirect your post. use Royal Mail's Redirection Service to direct your mail from your old address to your new one for at least a year. You can apply on-line by visiting Royal Mail, by phone 08457 740 740. Allow 5 days for this to be set up.
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Bank ,Credit Score cards and Insurance Policies . Notify your bank/banks of your change of address and maybe consider transferring your accounts to a branch nearer to your new home. Remember to notify any card protection insurers that you may have. Contact your broker or the individual companies for your Life, Motor, Medical, Pet and Contents insurance. When contacting your house contents insurers, check with them to see what cover you have regarding moving house, you may find that you are fully covered and have no need to take out extra cover with your removal company.
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Inland Revenue. When you notify your local tax office you will need to quote your reference number, this can be found on your pay slip/P60/code notification.
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Doctor, Dentist & Opticians If you are moving out of the local area you will have de-register with them and register with new ones in your new area. Check with your hospital if you are undergoing regular treatment as an out patient. A really useful website to use is www.nhs.uk You can find details on this website for services in your local area, including Doctors, Dentists, Opticians and Pharmacies just by typing in your post code. If you have your contact lenses delivered directly to your door it is really important to let your Opticians know your new address so that your next three month pack arrives in the right place at the right time.
3 days before moving day
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Pack a bag. Fill this with a change of clothes. Include a survival kit for the other end; include things like, toilet rolls, light bulbs, candles, a few tools, matches, cash and a list of important telephone numbers. Include anything that you think you might need for the couple of days after moving day. You can put jewellery and valuables in this bag, and on the day of the removal, lock it in the car.
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Keys. Please check that the keys to your new home are going to be available and that you know what to do with your own keys. Any spare keys should be clearly labeled and left where they will be seen when you leave the house on moving day. Please remember not to leave them in direct view of any window. The kitchen work top is usually good as it’s normally the first room the new people will head towards and organise first.
2 days before the move.
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Fridges/Freezers. Empty, defrost and dry out your fridge / freezer, this is most important if your furniture is to go into store or over a long distance. If you don't do this it will defrost on its own in the back of the removal van, leaking over everything around it. Please remember food stuffs cannot be moved into store. If you have been quoted to have your freezer moved with the contents still inside (will only apply to short distances) put the contents into polythene bags so they can be lifted out while carrying the freezer and placed back inside with the minimum of fuss.
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Valuables/documents Pack valuables and documents and put in a safe place
The day before the moving house.
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Packing. Aim to finish the packing today, apart from a few essentials in the kitchen and bathroom. You will feel so much better when you can see the end is finally in sight. "Don't forget to clearly mark the boxes with the room name you would like them to end up in".
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Snack box. Make up a box of refreshments for the next day, bearing in mind that your cooker may be disconnected or in the back of a removal van. Include tea, coffee, sugar etc, and the most important item of all the kettle, you will have to keep the refreshments flowing as moving house is very thirsty work. A selection of cold drinks is also a good idea. Mark on the box "kettle things" or "brewing tackle" and it will be guaranteed to be last on, first off the van. The same applies for a toiletries box -Make up a box in the bathroom and put in the toiletries that you aren't using. Leave this box open to put in all the other toiletries tomorrow morning after everyone has got up and cleaned their teeth, you can then seal it up
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Mobile phone. Make sure that your mobile phone is fully charged up for tomorrow, you are probably going to need it.