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Any recommendations for a useful Moving Checklist?

(36 Posts)
Whiff Tue 26-Oct-21 19:01:24

Sorry spelt your name wrong Bakingmad.

Whiff Tue 26-Oct-21 19:00:33

Bakingmade Help calm me ,house buying and selling stress is still going. Spice101 has kept it going since Craftyone left. I joined it in March 2019 when my house sale fell through for the second time and I was at the end of my rope.

Think its on part 8 so there is plenty for you to read. But there is brilliant advice there . You should read some of the older parts . Still good advice on the new on but more on older ones.

Apart from beveveament buying and selling a property is the most stressful thing you will ever do. Glad I am never doing it again.

Wish you well on your journey.

Bakingmad0203 Tue 26-Oct-21 18:40:22

Thank you, some good tips that I hadn’t thought of.

I think I shall also go through this forum from when it was started by craftyone as I remember there was some good advice on here.

Mattsmum2 Tue 26-Oct-21 17:49:54

I’ve moved 4 times in the last 3 years and I’ve always set up a spreadsheet that has all the things to do and by when along with reference numbers. Found it particularly useful in a dispute with Sky. It has dates etc. I turn the cell green when it’s complete. One to remember is dog microchip, car log book and pension providers.

Scones Tue 26-Oct-21 17:34:12

We were given a really useful checklist by our solicitor when we moved so maybe you could get one from your solicitor. Tried to find ours for you without success. Sorry.

Shandy57 Tue 26-Oct-21 16:47:59

You might like the one I used:-

www.which.co.uk/money/mortgages-and-property/home-movers/moving-house/moving-house-checklist-ap7pv6c6t74x

JaneJudge Tue 26-Oct-21 16:44:07

Take dated photos of your electric/gas and water meter on the day you move out and then also at the house you are moving to.

JaneJudge Tue 26-Oct-21 16:43:18

I found that trying to clean each room as I packed was useful too so there wasn't much 'dep' cleaning to do at the end iykwim

Sago Tue 26-Oct-21 16:41:25

Click the link and there is a really good printable download.

A word of warning if you have to redirect your mail it is impossible to do this via Royal Mail without them passing on your details, I dont know how they get away with it.

NotTooOld Tue 26-Oct-21 16:34:36

That is a good idea. Prior to one of our many moves the removals company gave us a check list which came in handy. I'm afraid I don't still have it. It probably got lost in one of our subsequent moves. Have you tried googling it? Something useful might come up.

Bakingmad0203 Tue 26-Oct-21 15:15:46

I remember a while ago someone putting on this forum a very useful checklist for moving, which included who to contact about change of address etc. I thought I had saved it but can’t find it anywhere. Not a good start...!