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  • Apr 13, 2009

1.PREPARING YOUR HOUSE FOR SALE

Before hire a removals you should:

Stand back for a while and study your kitchen, is it full of pots and pans that you never use, blenders and mixers that were used on the first day of purchase and then laid to rest. If the answer is yes box, them up and put them in the loft or out of the way. You need a kitchen that they could produce a TV cookery show from.
Remove all items from your work surface and your sink; clean the surface and all taps and splash backs. Next look in the cupboards and see what you can do without; you need to do this because your buyers will be doing this to see what storage space they have available, and you need to show them that you have plenty. The cooker should be next on the agenda, empty it out and put all the shelves to soak, clean the oven inside and out as best as you can and replace the shelves, set correct time

2.CHANGE OF ADDRESS

You may well have been settled in your old places for quite a number of years, and there is a lot that needs to be taken care of to carry your life forward to the new home. Below is hopefully a comprehensive list of all the things you must consider before you hire removals:

Bank Notify all your banks/building societies of your change of address and maybe consider transferring your accounts to a branch nearer to your new home. Its probably best to create a 'standard' "I am moving to this new address" letter at this stage

Schools Let your child's school know when you intend them to be leaving, and advise the new school when you intend your children to start.

Doctor, Dentist & Opticians If you are moving out of the local area you will have de-register with them and register with a new one in your new area. Leave plenty of time for this as the beaurocratic wheels turn quite slowly in the NHS.

Electricity, Gas, and Water Contact your existing and new electricity companies. Advise them of your new address and date of removal. Give plenty of notice, and always assume that they haven't listened to you the first time, so phone them up a second time to confirm your address.

Telephones Contact providers and advise them of your change of address and the date that you wish your new number to operate from. Make sure that if your phone is to be disconnected that you have a way to contact your solicitor and estate agent