Moving Tips

• • Clear out unwanted goods and hold a garage sale.
  • Get rid of flammables like paint, petrol, gas cylinders.
  • Empty fuel from mowers, clippers, trimmers and so on.
  • Clothes-do you need them all? Charity shops may want them.
  • Separate books-disposable, family reading, valuable.
  • Check all electrical goods-will they work in the new home?
  • Start making up your change of address list.
  • Arrange to have mail forwarded.
  • Agree termination date for electricity, gas, oil, telephone and other main suppliers.
  • If you are taking electrical goods such as a stereo, see if you still have their original boxes.
  • Have rugs cleaned.
  • If you have children, separate cherished toys to travel with you.
  • Round up personal documentation such as marriage/birth certificates, driving licenses and so on.
  • Keep passports separate so they are not packed.
  • Want to take the car? Check on import regulations and the duty payable.
  • To say nothing of family pets, make sure vaccinations and documentation are up to date.
  • Will your new home be ready? If not, you need to arrange temporary storage.
  • Shops, schools, theaters, life styles- it is never too early to find out about your new home.
  • Start running down freezer stocks.
  • Arrange your finances-close or transfer bank accounts, savings accounts and so on, if necessary.