Harcourts moving guide
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q Newspaper delivery
q Milk delivery
q Telephone
q Internet
q Cable
q Gas
q Electricity
q Water
q Other
Get organised
q Obtain a supply of boxes from places like the supermarket
q Obtain packaging tape and heavy marker pens
q Arrange for a furniture removal van
q Arrange transit insurance
q Arrange for care of your children on moving
q Make suitable arrangements for any pets
q Arrange contents and fire insurance for your new home. Talk to your Harcourts consultant regarding this.
q Organise shifting times with the purchaser of your old property and the previous owner of your new one. Your Harcourts consultant will help co-ordinate this.
Notify your change of address to
q Bank
q Credit card companies, i.e. visa, diners, fuel cards
q Post office for redirection of mail
q Registrar of electors (at Post Office)
q Registrar of motor vehicles & drivers license
q Tax department
q Insurance companies (house, contents, car, health etc)
q Hire purchase or finance company
q Investment companies
q Local council
q Shops where you may have charge cards
q Clubs and organisations
q Police (if you own and store firearms)
q Friends
q Relatives
q Publications you subscribe to
q Doctor
q Dentist
q Church
q Accountant
q Who else sends me mail?
Remember to
q Clean the stove
q Defrost the fridge/freezer
q Tidy the yard
q Ensure that the chattels that have been sold with the property aren’t accidentally packed
q Disconnect all appliances
q Disconnect the TV aerial
q Return any borrowed items
q Throw out items that you don’t intend taking with you (organise garage sales)
q List valuable items for special care when moving
q Advise removal company of dangerous goods being moved i.e. ammunition, petrol, spirits, chemicals
q Securely pack all jewellery, money, special documents and papers (i.e. legal, tax, insurance etc)
q Set aside items you will need on the day of the move so you can take them with you, e.g. food, drinks, cleaning products
q Pack each room leaving the boxes stacked and labelled with the room they are to be moved to i.e. kitchen. It is a good idea to write on each box a list of its general content
q Boxes containing breakables label ‘FRAGILE’ and identify these items to your removal people
q Pot and pack away plants and cuttings you are taking with you
q Explain your packing procedure to the removal people and be at your new home when they arrive
Don’t
q Put breakables or liquid filled containers in drawers
q Overload drawers and make furniture too heavy to shift (too much weight can damage furniture)
q Move netting, barbed wire, timber, wood, coal etc, without special arrangements being made
q Store perishable goods where they might be overlooked
Make arrangements
q See your solicitor to sign transfer documents/mortgage discharge documents
q Advise your children’s school that your children are leaving and the name of their new school so that files can be forwarded
q Enrol children in new school
Things to organise for new home
q Newspaper delivery
q Telephone
q Internet and cable connection
q Gas
q Electricity
q Water
q Other
The week before moving
q Remind and confirm dates/times/locations for furniture removal company
q Confirm moving in/moving out details and key exchange with your Harcourts consultant
q Let children say goodbye to friends and neighbours
q Say goodbye yourself
Have one last check
q Nothing left behind?
q No clothes at dry cleaners?
q No gear stored away from your property?
q Electricity and gas turned off?
q Telephone disconnected?
q Water turned off and no taps left running?
q Light switches off?
q Windows and doors latched?
q Keys with solicitor? (if appropriate)
After the move
q Have spare keys cut
q Make an insurance claim, if any damage has occurred during the move
q Familiarise children with how to get to and from school
q Enjoy your new home
q Keep in touch with your Harcourts consultant. We’d love to hear how you are going.
Harcourts Moving Guide