Moving guides and checklists
Plan your move week by week, pack room by room, and make sure everyone who needs your new address gets it. The checklists save your ticks in this browser and print cleanly.
Checklists
- Moving house checklist - A printable moving house checklist you can tick off as you go, from eight weeks before your move to the first week in your new home.
- Packing checklist - A room-by-room packing checklist: supplies, kitchen, living room, bedrooms, bathroom, home office, loft and garage, plus the open-first box. Tick it off and print it.
- Moving day checklist - Everything to do on moving day, from the morning before the crew arrives to meter readings and the first night in your new home. Tickable and printable.
- Who to tell when you move - Who to tell when you move house in the UK: council tax, the electoral register, DVLA, HMRC, TV Licensing, Royal Mail redirection, your GP, utilities, banks and more.
Guides
- Choosing a removal company - What to check before you book a removal company: insurance, where reviews come from, what the quote includes and how MoveFinder's Verified Partner badge works.
- Online home inventory - How to list your home's contents online so removal companies can quote without a home survey visit: room by room, access details, dismantling, packing and what people forget.
- Packing fragile items - How to pack glasses, plates, mirrors, pictures, lamps, TVs and other fragile things so they arrive in one piece, and what to tell your removal company.
- Tips for a smooth move - Practical tips for a smoother move: declutter early, measure the big furniture, sort parking for the van, label boxes by room, pack an open-first box and plan the first night.
Local guides for your town or city
- London
- Birmingham
- Manchester
- Leeds
- Liverpool
- Bristol
- Sheffield
- Newcastle
- Nottingham
- Leicester
- Coventry
- Bradford
- Brighton
- Southampton
- Reading
- Milton Keynes
- Cardiff
- Edinburgh
- Glasgow
- Belfast
Compare removal companies - start with your postcode, then list what you're moving online. Prices can change until you book.
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