Moving guide
Everything to sort before moving day.
The checklist we share with our own customers: what we need to see at your home visit, dates and keys, access, labelling, an essentials box and who to tell you’ve moved.
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The Brian & Sons moving checklist
Getting ready for your home visit, keys and dates, access at the new house, labelling, an essentials box and who to tell you’ve moved.
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The checklist
Work through it at your own pace.
Open each section as you need it, or print the whole checklist and tick things off.
1. Before your home visit
One of our team visits your home to assess the move. It usually takes no more than an hour, depending on the size of your property. Make sure we see:
- Every room, including storage cupboards
- The loft, which is easily forgotten
- The garden
- Sheds, garage, outbuildings and basement
- Items that may need extra packaging
- Anything you won’t be taking, or are buying before the move
2. Dates and keys
- Book early: we can provisionally book a date and agree the exact day nearer the time
- Moving in school or seasonal holidays? Confirm as early as you can; these are our busiest times
- Completing a sale on the day? Find out what time the keys will be available. Waiting for keys may incur an extra charge
- Weekend moves cost slightly more
- Dates don’t line up? Ask about storage at your consultation
3. Access at your new home
We can see your current home, but we rely on you to tell us about the new one:
- Parking, and any tight lanes
- Low bridges on the way
- A long pathway to the door
- Ground floor or upstairs apartment, and the walk inside
- Low doors or ceilings
- Narrow hallways or spiral staircases
4. Labelling your boxes
It’s one of the things people most often forget, and one of the most useful.
- Label every box in marker pen with the room it’s going to
- Mark boxes with fragile items clearly, so the crew take extra care
- Number boxes of priority items, so they’re unpacked first
5. Pack an essentials box
Keep it with you, so the first night in your new home is easy.
- Kettle, tea and coffee
- Milk and sugar
- Soft drinks and snacks
- Basic cutlery and crockery
- Scissors
- Bottle and tin opener
- Toiletries and toilet paper
- Hand towels
- Bedding
- First aid kit and medication
- Light bulbs
- Basic tools and a torch
- Pet items
- School uniforms
- Money and cards
- Phone chargers
- Keys
- Notepad and pen
6. Tell people you’ve moved
- Banks and building societies
- Mortgage and savings
- Credit and store cards
- Pensions
- Shares and investments
- Insurance: car, health, home, travel
- Council
- Electricity and gas
- Water
- Broadband
- Landline and mobile
- TV provider and TV licence
- DVLA
- Passport
- Doctor and dentist
- Vet
- Schools and playgroups
- Workplace
- Car breakdown cover
- Health club or gym
- Memberships and charities
- Magazine and newspaper subscriptions
- Online and mail-order shopping
- Rental or hire purchase
- NHS Blood and Transplant, if you donate
- Post Office mail redirection
7. Don’t forget
- Collect anything at the dry cleaner’s, tailor or shoe repairer
- Keep personal records somewhere safe
- Keep medication on you
- Return library books
- Collect spare keys from neighbours, family or friends
- Before you leave, walk through properly: open every cupboard and drawer, and check the loft and outside spaces