House Warming Gift

I would make up a hamper of biscuits and tea bags / coffee.

Also my dad has never forgiven me that I packed away the toilet rolls and there was nothing in the bathroom when he was caught short. He was shouting down the stairs for anyone with tissues. So maybe a toilet roll.

Witzend

If you really want to give a present, IMO a John Lewis or M&S voucher never comes amiss. The M&S one can at least buy nice food/wine if they don’t want anything else.

The John Lewis gift vouchers can also be used in Waitrose.

When my son and his wife moved house I sent a large basket of fruit. It was well received as they had had too many take-aways whilst packing and cleaning!

Well I've never had a single problem with cushions on leather suite. Love them. Let's just agree to disagree.

Champagne.

If sending, then a card would be enough, maybe with a suggested date for a catch up in a couple of months time.

If you want something they can take with them then the most useful thing my neighbour gave me was a small herb planter, planted up with various herbs. We moved it carefully with our other pots and it meant we could use herbs in cooking from the word go.

I've got loads of cushions on my leather sofas, no problem - but I like to choose them myself - and it's highly unlikely I'd like the ones you'd choose. I can't have flowers in the house either (allergies) so I think the vouchers and edible gifts are the best ideas.

A really nice card they can display if they want in their new home. The last thing I would want is more stuff.

I always send Biscuiteers biscuits in a tin. Always gratefully received and a lovely tin to keep/dispose of after the biscuits have been consumed.

I'm with Glenco here. When our DD and SiL moved 500 miles away, I rang the nearest gastro-pub to their new house, gave the people there my credit card number and told DD and SiL to go out for supper on us.
That might seem too much for friends, but they could go out and have a drink on you that way. I think they'd like to know you had thought of them.

Hetty58

I've got loads of cushions on my leather sofas, no problem - but I like to choose them myself - and it's highly unlikely I'd like the ones you'd choose. I can't have flowers in the house either (allergies) so I think the vouchers and edible gifts are the best ideas.

I wouldn’t, either. I don’t think I’m particularly fussy, but I’d always want to choose any such thing myself. Ditto anything like throws. A friend has twice given me one which is not at all to my taste but I have had to get it out when she visits.

And having been pet-less for some years now, I can’t even say alas it had to go because the cat peed on it, or the dog chewed it up. 🙂