Get estimates from removal companies, checking that comprehensive insurance cover is available against damage or loss, do they offer a packing/unpacking service?
Buy contents insurance for your new home
Arrange for change of address cards to be printed
Contact a telephone provider to arrange for a phone line installation
Draw up a list of things to pack, take the opportunity to clear out unwanted items and give them to charity, sell through classifieds/eBay, or take to the tip!
Make sure you have enough packing materials, sturdy boxes, string and sticky tape.
Tell your local chemist if you use their prescription delivery service
Send off change of address cards and letters
Arrange and pay for automatic redirection of your mail by the Post Office
Put together all your important documents in one place
Check all your lists to make sure nothing has been overlooked
Complete your packing except for those items you are likely to need overnight.
Prepare a picnic for moving day
Make sure you have collected together important documents and valuables in a safe place
Put together a bag with a few essential clothes, bedding, towels for your new home
Pack up final items
Who to Notify
Department for Work and Pensions
HMRC – Tax Office
Bank
Building Society
Credit Card and Store Card Companies
Insurance Policies
Premium Savings Bonds Office (ask at the Post Office)
