A great move starts with the right preparation.
From professional packing tips to helpful advice on moving with kids and pets, the Allied Pickfords moving house checklist can help you be ready for your upcoming move, and make sure there are no surprises.
Ask for a more complete, poster-sized moving house checklist when you meet with your removal consultant.
For those of you that have moved before & you want to share a really useful moving tip or hint with future relocatees, please contact us. We'd love to include it on our moving house checklist.
In the meantime, here are some useful moving tips to get you going.
MOVING HOUSE CHECKLIST - TWO WEEKS TO GO
- Moving Tip #1 - If renting, advise your current landlord or agent, in writing, of your intention to move
- Moving Tip #2 - Advise your children’s school / kindergarten and have transfer documents sent to your new school/ kindergarten
- Moving Tip #3 - Collect children’s school records, immunisation certificates etc. for the new school
- Moving Tip #4 - Contact government agencies and notify them of your new address and date of move
- Moving Tip #5 - Inform your doctor, dentist and other medical specialists of your move. Collect your records or request transfer to your new practitioners
- Moving Tip #6 - Start notifying businesses, colleagues and service providers of your intended change of address
- Moving Tip #7 - Consume your supplies of frozen and perishable foods
- Moving Tip #8 - Confirm details with Allied – times for pack, move, unpack, clean, details of storage, insurance etc.
- Moving Tip #9 - Arrange to disconnect and connect your essential services, gas, water, phone and electricity.
- Moving Tip #10 - Arrange Post Mail Redirection Service application to redirect your mail to your new address
- Moving Tip #11 - Transfer all home deliveries to new address
- Moving Tip #12 - Arrange childcare for your moving day if necessary
MOVING HOUSE CHECKLIST - ONE WEEK TO GO
- Moving Tip #1 - Transfer bank accounts to a more convenient location
- Moving Tip #2 - Advise the tax or other government authorities as appropriate
- Moving Tip #3 - Repair and clean the general household
- Moving Tip #4 - Have a final clean-out and dispose out-of-date materials from under the kitchen sink, garage, laundry etc
- Moving Tip #5 - Dispose of flammables
- Moving Tip #6 - Drain fuel from lawn mower and other machinery
- Moving Tip #7 - Gather all keys from old address, get spares from family and friends
- Moving Tip #8 - Send e-cards to everyone with your new details
- Moving Tip #9 - Collect instruction books for stove, dishwasher, security system and leave for new owner
- Moving Tip #10 - Cancel or change local services such as lawn mowing services, newspaper deliveries etc.
- Moving Tip #11 - Keep a bag free with all the things you’ll need for your unpacking and cleaning
Keep a few things out for the kids on move day
- Moving Tip #12 - Have your gas bottle purged
- Moving Tip #13 - Clean oven
- Moving Tip #14 - Clean out medicine cabinet
- Moving Tip #15 - Secure electrical items and make sure safe to move
MOVING HOUSE CHECKLIST - MOVE DAY
- Moving Tip #1 - Place all suitcases and essential items you need in one specified place so they are not loaded in the removal van, eg. bathroom or car
- Moving Tip #2 - Set aside and carry all valuables and important papers and passports with you
- Moving Tip #3 - Pack your essentials in the Allied Essentials Carton, (refer Moving Manual)
- Moving Tip #4 - Ensure children and pets are safe and out of harm’s way
- Moving Tip #5 - Turn off the gas at the meter, the electricity at the switchboard and water at the tap – make sure all cleaning is finished first
- Moving Tip #6 - Do a final walk through with the packing team
Tighten taps before you leave
- Moving Tip #7 - Leave a note at your old address with your forwarding address details
- Moving Tip #8 - Lock all doors and windows as you leave
- Moving Tip #9 - Test all keys and consider changing your locks
MOVING HOUSE CHECKLIST - AFTER DELIVERY
- Moving Tip #1 - Be sure to unpack the items and, if necessary, file any insurance claim early.
- Moving Tip #2 - Store items that don’t fit in your new home – consider selling or donating any unwanted items
- Moving Tip #3 - Find where the local sports clubs, parks and social centres are, join some clubs and get involved in your new neighbourhood
- Moving Tip #4 - Visit the local shopping precinct and ascertain which shops are best for parking, price and convenience
- Moving Tip #5 - Familiarise your pets with your new home as quickly as possible, keep cats inside for at least a week and use Feliway to help cats settle
- Moving Tip #6 - Contact the destination office regarding the used packing cartons