Moving Tips

Moving house is an important and potentially exciting event in your life. At Dalton we will do everything to make it a hassle-free experience, offering additional packing and storage services, and advice, whenever necessary. We hope that this list of Moving Tips we have compiled will help you prepare for the move. .

1.Be present on the moving day:

To ensure that everything goes as planned with the removal team, it is important to be present on the moving day.

2.Check your old home once more:

Check that you have not left any items behind. Also turn off gas, electricity and close all the windows.

3.Think about your new home:

Draw up a map of your new home. If it is considerably smaller than your current home for example, you definitely need to leave some things behind. If you start packing based on how you are planning to unpack in your new home, moving in will be much easier.

4.Prepare Ahead:

When moving house, you will have to organise many things ahead of time. Make a list of the things you have to do. Get plenty of packing material, think about the furniture and other belongings that you want to move, and the items you need to leave behind. If you have small children, or pets, for example, you will also have to organise care for them.

5.Moving boxes:

You may have already bought your new home, but to get the moving process going, it is essential to get moving boxes and other packing material.

6.Communicating with your moving company:

It is essential to choose a moving company that is willing to help you whenever you need advice, and with whom you can communicate effectively. Establish the date of moving well ahead, do not be afraid to discuss anything you need to know, and confirm the removal again a few days before the moving day as well, to avoid any misunderstandings.

7.Access for the removal van:

Think about how the removal van can access your current and future home, advise your neighbours that the van will be parking outside your house, and get any necessary permits

8.Decide what to take and what to leave behind:

You will not necessarily want to take everything with you, especially if you are moving abroad. Make a list of the things you are definitely taking with you – It is also useful to have an inventory when you are unpacking, and it is a requirement at customs when you are moving abroad. Don't just throw away the items you are leaving behind. Ask your relatives and friends if they want anything, give the things to charities, or organise a garage sale.