Your check list for moving home
Electrical Appliances
Packing staff are not permitted to interfere with service connections, we can assist with arrangements for the professional disconnection of cookers, fires, washing machines, light fittings and any other items wired directly to gas or electrical mains. Our handyman will, by arrangement, change your plugs to standard fittings for your new country where possible.
Fixed Items
Arrangements will need to be made to detach any fixed items such as pelmets, towel rails or built in furniture. Fitted carpets should be professionally loosened before our crew arrive and flat-pack furniture should be dismantled. Our handyman will, by arrangement, be able to handle the above.
4-6 weeks before your move
Have you:
- Confirmed the removal date?
- Disposed of any goods which you no longer need?
- Checked on resident permits, import permits, work permits etc?
- Checked passports are valid?
- Discussed with your bank any need to transfer bank accounts and funds to your city of destination?
- Notified schools and obtained copies of transcripts or reports?
- Transferred or sold memberships in sports facilities or given notice?
- Begun to reduce your frozen food stock?
- Made any VAT refundable purchases?
- Contact Royal Mail to forward your mail using the Domestic & International Mail Forwarding service
- Advised Monarch if you are shipping firearms or controlled goods so that precautions may be taken and formalities completed?
- Organised pet transportation where appropriate?
- Obtained vaccinations and medical certificates for travelling pets?
- Made arrangements for the sale or shipment of your car, in line with the Customs regulations of your new country?
- Applied for refund of remaining car road tax?
- Obtained medical certificates and records?
- Fulfilled outstanding HP agreements?
1 week before the move Have you:
- Supplied Monarch with a contact telephone number for when you leave the house?
- Supplied Monarch with your new overseas address and temporary address (if any) before your move overseas?
- Found marriage and birth certificates?
- Arranged for mail to be forwarded?
- Washed and cleaned garden tools and outdoor toys?
- Arranged for your children and pets to be looked after on moving day?
- Arranged for mains services to be disconnected and meters read?
- Advised your newsagent/milkman of your move and requested a final bill?
- Ensured that all deposits or credits have been returned to you?
- Ensured that all lockers at work, school or sports club are emptied?
- Ensured that all items on loan are returned?
- Ensured that nothing remains at the drycleaners or repairers?
- Drained fuel from motor mowers etc?
- Put to one side hazardous materials i.e. paint, spray cans, acid etc?
- Informed your building manager/porter of your move date?
- Completed the Insurance Proposal provided?
1 day before the move Have you:
Separated personal items which will travel with you, i.e. keys, documents, passports, tickets, medicine, vaccination certificates, currency, birth and marriage certificates?
- De-frosted the fridge/freezer?
- Had fitted carpets professionally loosened, where appropriate?
- Separated and labelled items not to be shipped (i.e. 'Storage'/'Don't Pack')?
- Arranged with neighbours to leave sufficient space for parking of the removal vehicles (if not pre-arranged by ourselves)?
- Collected valuable items from safedeposit boxes? (Do not ship them, carry them with you)
- Given away perishable foodstuff or plants (Note: we can usually move plants within Europe)
- Kept paper plates and cups and plastic utensils on hand?
- Completed all laundry? Ensure that washer and dryer are empty.
- Disconnected washing machine, dryer and dishwasher?
- Disposed of any alcohol that will not be shipped? Remember: Passports, tickets, money.
Notification checklist
A summary sheet listing people or organisations you may need to notify of your move.
- Telephone Company, Internet Provider
- Bank
- Post Office Savings Bank
- Building Society
- Investment Company
- Inland Revenue
- Department of Health and Social Security
- School
- Doctor
- Dentist
- House Insurance Company
- Car Insurance Company
- Life Insurance Company
- Health Insurance Plan Company
- Library
- Car Registration Authority
- Driving Licence Authority
- Motor Organisation
- Hire Purchase Company
- Milkman
- Newsagent/Magazine Subscription
- Sports/Social Clubs
- Satellite/Cable Television Provider
- Church/Place of worship
- Insurance Broker
- Electricity Board
- Water Board
- Gas Board
- College
- Post Office (for mail)
- Town Hall (Property Tax)
Contact Monarch on 0800 954 6474 or Email: info@monarch-movers.com for your FREE extensive survey by one of our Relocation Surveyors. It gives you the chance to discuss your particular needs, look at potential problem areas and devise specific solutions to suit you.
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