Moving house is one of life's most stressful events — but the biggest source of stress is forgetting something. This checklist covers everything, week by week, from the moment you confirm your moving date to the day the last box is unpacked.
📌 Note: This checklist assumes an 8-week lead time. If you have less time, combine the earlier stages and prioritise items marked ⚠️.
8 Weeks Before Moving Day
- ⚠️ Confirm your moving date and exchange contracts
- ⚠️ Start getting removal company quotes
- Begin decluttering room by room — sell, donate, or skip anything you don't need
- Measure doorways and stairwells at the new property
- Research storage options if there's a gap between moves
6 Weeks Before
- ⚠️ Book your chosen removal company
- ⚠️ Notify children's schools and arrange transfers
- Start collecting free boxes from supermarkets
- Order packing supplies: tape, bubble wrap, marker pens
- Sort through loft, garage, and shed
4 Weeks Before
- ⚠️ Redirect your post — Royal Mail redirection takes time
- ⚠️ Notify HMRC, DVLA, and the electoral roll
- Notify your bank and financial providers
- Contact utility providers at both addresses
- Arrange broadband installation at new property
- Start packing non-essentials: books, off-season clothes, ornaments
2 Weeks Before
- ⚠️ Confirm all details with your removal company
- Pack most belongings, leaving out only daily essentials
- Defrost fridge and freezer (24–48 hours before)
- Notify friends and family of your new address
- Arrange parking permits or suspensions if needed
Moving Day
- ⚠️ Final walkthrough of every room, loft, shed, and garage
- ⚠️ Take meter readings at both properties (photograph them)
- Hand over keys to estate agent or seller
- Direct the removal team room by room
- Check everything is accounted for before team leaves
After Moving Day
- Unpack essentials box first — get the kettle on
- Test smoke alarms and boiler
- ⚠️ Change all locks — you don't know who has copies of the keys
- Register with a local GP and dentist
- Update driving licence address with DVLA
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