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You’ve created the moving checklist, started packing early and have your house removals company booked—so everything should go smoothly, right? Unfortunately, no matter how prepared you are, there’s also the possibility that last-minute moving problems will crop up. Here’s how you deal with them. Assess Your Situation Quickly First of all, don’t panic. Assess your situation and figure out exactly what the nature of your moving day issues are. Is it that you can’t get a large piece of furniture out of your old home, or into your new one? Has a friend or family member that promised to help…
Moving house is exciting, stressful and hard work—but it’s also something most people only do a handful of times in their lives. This means it’s hard to become an expert at moving house and, as a result, there are some common moving errors that people make. Read on to discover these five moving mistakes to avoid. Mistake #1: Failing to Plan Your Move Early You might think moving home is ‘simple’. Afterall, it’s just putting everything you own into boxes, right? If you’ve ever moved before, you’ll know it’s not that easy. A successful house move requires some planning, and…
More and more businesses across the UK are embracing sustainability, looking at ways they can reduce their carbon footprint and make a positive impact on the environment. There are both practical and ethical reasons behind this, and the companies that are most effective at doing so consider sustainability in everything they do. You might think commercial office moves are difficult to include in that. After all, they require large trucks and lots of packaging, but it can be achieved if you work with the right company and do the right things. Why Sustainability Matters in Commercial Moves Sustainability matters because…
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One of those slightly larger moving jobs, requiring two six-hour shifts of packing, transporting and unpacking at the other end. Check out the process below – pretty smooth sailing once again, we're happy to report! [caption id="attachment_3890" align="aligncenter" width="1024"] Lots of packing to do today[/caption] The job Moving from: a 2-bedroom flat in Swiss Cottage Moving to: a larger family flat in Balham Vehicles required: Luton van and a LWB Transit Number of movers: 2 packers, then 3 movers Time taken: 12 hours total (two 6-hour stints) [caption id="attachment_3891" align="aligncenter" width="1024"] Yep, this family is going to need a bit…
Another pleasingly hassle-free move done – here's our recent transporting of a small office setup to a new address a few miles away in South Ken. The job Moving from: a small office in Dacre Street, near New Scotland Yard Moving to: a new office base at the French Embassy in South Kensington Vehicle required: Luton van Number of movers: 2 Time taken: 3.5 hours [caption id="attachment_3880" align="aligncenter" width="1024"] A bit of 'filing' for us to take care of here...[/caption] The client A small 5-6 person London office department was moving a couple of miles across town, from its previous…
We recently moved a young London couple from two separate properties into their new shared place across town. Here's how it worked on the day... The Job Moving from: two separate flats in Fulham and Bloomsbury Moving to: a single shared flat in Barbican Vehicle required: Luton van Number of movers: 2 Time taken: 2.5 hours [caption id="attachment_3816" align="aligncenter" width="1024"] First pick-up – nice packing by our clients![/caption] The Clients This job was for a young couple who were moving in together for the first time. Each of them needed transferring from their current separate flats (in Fulham and Bloomsbury…