Moving house-Flitting

We also used the word 'flitting', common practice when I was young here in Fife. However I think nowadays everyone just says' moving house'.

Like Mapleleaf I grew up in Yorkshire and remember “flitting” in use for moving house. Doesn’t seem to be used now, not heard it for years.

A moonlight flit was a move without anyone knowing in advance to avoid debts, usually rent.

Flitting here in SE Scotland too

It's not an expression used in the S.E. for a normal move.
"doing a moonlight" I'm familiar with.

The term is in use amongst elderly people in Cheshire. It only refers to moving house, not to avoiding debt.

Grew up in North West England and the term "doing a moon light flit" was frequently used in the 1950's & 60's.

We always said "flitting" in our area of South Yorkshire, and a moonlight flit was moving to avoid paying the rent owed.

That's what I remembered. But the online dictionary said it meant a quick move. Thanks for helping. Just goes to show some southerner has written the entry without knowing what's what.

we always say flitting ,we're in the West of Scotland and its the normal word for moving house.Like Marydoll says a moonlight flit is someone leaving in a hurry without paying their bills ..usually in the dead of night

We live near Glasgow Our family still use the word " flitting".
A " moonlight flit", was only used when someone did a " runner", without paying their rent.