03/09/2026
Hereโs a simple, practical moving-house timeline:
๐ ๐ฒ ๐๐ผ ๐ด ๐๐ฒ๐ฒ๐ธ๐ ๐ฏ๐ฒ๐ณ๐ผ๐ฟ๐ฒ ๐บ๐ผ๐๐ถ๐ป๐ด: Start getting removal quotes and decide whether you will need packing, dismantling or storage.
๐ ๐ฐ ๐๐ผ ๐ฒ ๐๐ฒ๐ฒ๐ธ๐ ๐ฏ๐ฒ๐ณ๐ผ๐ฟ๐ฒ: Book your removals company once you have a likely moving date. Good dates, especially Fridays and month-end, can fill quickly.
๐ ๐ฏ ๐๐ผ ๐ฐ ๐๐ฒ๐ฒ๐ธ๐ ๐ฏ๐ฒ๐ณ๐ผ๐ฟ๐ฒ: Start decluttering. Donate, sell or dispose of anything you do not want to take with you.
๐ ๐ฎ ๐๐ผ ๐ฏ ๐๐ฒ๐ฒ๐ธ๐ ๐ฏ๐ฒ๐ณ๐ผ๐ฟ๐ฒ: Confirm whether you need boxes and packing materials, or arrange a professional packing service.
๐ ๐ญ ๐๐ผ ๐ฎ ๐๐ฒ๐ฒ๐ธ๐ ๐ฏ๐ฒ๐ณ๐ผ๐ฟ๐ฒ: Start packing non-essential items if you are packing yourself. Label boxes clearly by room.
๐ ๐ญ ๐๐ฒ๐ฒ๐ธ ๐ฏ๐ฒ๐ณ๐ผ๐ฟ๐ฒ: Confirm final arrangements with your removals company, including access, parking, timings and any particularly large or fragile items.
๐ A few days before: Pack an essentials box with medication, chargers, toiletries, paperwork, tea and coffee supplies, basic kitchen items and anything you will need immediately.
๐ ๐ง๐ต๐ฒ ๐ฑ๐ฎ๐ ๐ฏ๐ฒ๐ณ๐ผ๐ฟ๐ฒ: Finish packing, defrost the freezer if necessary and make sure everything is ready to move.
๐ ๐ ๐ผ๐๐ถ๐ป๐ด ๐ฑ๐ฎ๐: Keep keys, important documents, valuables and essentials with you. Let the removals team handle the heavy lifting and loading.
๐ ๐๐ ๐๐ต๐ฒ ๐ป๐ฒ๐ ๐ฝ๐ฟ๐ผ๐ฝ๐ฒ๐ฟ๐๐: Check furniture and boxes are placed in the correct rooms, take metre readings and start with the essentials rather than trying to unpack everything at once.
๐จ๐๐ฒ๐ณ๐๐น ๐ฟ๐๐น๐ฒ ๐ผ๐ณ ๐๐ต๐๐บ๐ฏ: book the removals company as early as you reasonably can. You can usually refine the exact arrangements once the moving date becomes clearer.
