If you are making your own list, look through your direct debit notifications. In the course of the year, you have all the people whose bills you pay annually, monthly or quarterly.
If you keep an address book, go though it too, deleting those entries that are no longer relevant and write an e-mail stating the date of your removal and you old and new addresses, plus any change in telephone numbers. Send the e-mail to all the people in your address book /Access program.
Notify the post office of your new address, find out how long they will forward letters sent to the old one too.
If you have dogs or cats, remember to contact the registry of chipped or tattooed pets with you new address, preferably before moving.
Start eating up the food in the freezer now, so you can de-frost it and turn it off, whether you are taking it with you or not.
If you will be in the same district and therefore not changing your GP and dentist, send them your new address and the date of moving.
Make sure your house insurance covers your new home from the day you enter it, and that the old property insurance ends on the day you move out.
Number your packing boxes and write in large letters on All sides of them KITCHEN LIVING ROOM etc. and ask the removal company to place them in the appropriate location. Keep a list of the contents of each box incase any goes missing.
Pack a basket or box with toilet paper, first aid kit, tinned food for dinner, pet food, plus food and water bowls if appropriate, towels and clean bed linen, tea towel and dish cloth and MAKE ABSOLUTELY SURE that this box is last on the removal van, and first off.
On the day you move in, get your beds set up, mattresses on and made before anything else - then when you are dead beat, you can just tumble into bed. And re-cat or dog - lock them in a room with food, water and cat tray while everything is being moved in and don't let them out until you are certain that all outer doors and windows are locked. Then let them explore their new house, but not the garden, unless on the lead.
If the properties have water meters take a photo of the readings too.