The Ultimate Moving Day Checklist

Keep your sanity intact with our definitive step-by-step moving timeline.

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14-6 Weeks Before Moving

Declutter your home and donate unwanted items.
Book your professional removals team (we recommend NGLOB Removals!).
Order packing boxes and materials.
Notify your landlord (if renting) or exchange contracts (if buying/selling).

22 Weeks Before Moving

Start packing non-essential items (books, out-of-season clothes).
Notify utility providers (gas, electric, water, internet) of your move date.
Update your address with the bank, DVLA, and insurance providers.
Arrange parking suspensions if necessary for the moving van.

3Moving Day

Pack an "essentials" box (kettle, mugs, tea/coffee, toilet roll, phone chargers).
Take meter readings at your old property before leaving.
Do a final walkthrough to ensure windows are locked and nothing is left behind.
Leave keys in the agreed location.