Christmas is almost upon us. Christmas carols, shops decked in decorations and filled with lots of scrumptious food, Christmas trees sparkling, cold and crisp wintry days, excited children everywhere, the air filled with expectation and excitement, oh, and an imminent home move.
This time of year can be really busy for removal companies as many people plan to be in their new home in time for Christmas. And no doubt you are wondering how to juggle a home move and plan your celebrations simultaneously.
So, if you are planning a last-minute home move around this yuletide then this home moving guide is an early gift from Santa.
As Kris Kringle could have said in Miracle on 34th Street “Oh, moving home isn’t just a day, it’s a frame of mind”
You will find an easy step by step guide to moving home, some quick home moving tips and hacks, and all the home moving checklists you need for a ho..ho..ho.. home move.
So to get you in the Christmas spirit and to help you have a successful home move, here are our 12 (Moving) Days of Christmas.
Moving home at Christmas can throw all sorts of challenges your way. Snow is just one of them.
On the 1st Day of Christmas My True Love Gave to Me:
An Epic Guide to Decluttering for a Home Move
This is going to be one of the best gifts you’ll get this Christmas. Not only will decluttering your home save you time packing, but it will make your home move cheaper too.
Decluttering for a home move means getting rid of all the things you no longer need, want, or will not fit into your new home. It is a great way to clear out all your unwanted things so that you can have a fresh start, and maximize the space in your new home, whilst saving moving costs at the same time.
Why not offer your unwanted items to a local good cause, or give that vase that Aunt Vera has always loved, but will not suit the style of your new home, as a Christmas gift?
It is time to contact the Three Wise Men. Or to be more accurate, for you to get three or four home moving cost estimates.
This will enable you to get a ballpark figure cost for your home move. You can then compare the cost, services, and benefits of hiring each removal company that you receive a quote from.
On the 3rd Day of Christmas My True Love Gave to Me:
Removal Reviews
Wouldn’t it be great if the Ghost of Christmas Past, the Ghost of Christmas Present, and the Ghost of Christmas Yet to Come were to visit you and show you just how easy or difficult your home move will be?
Well, you have the next best thing just a click away. Removal Company reviews are a great way to find out how reliable and how good, or bad a job, a very large number of removal companies do.
Once you have received your quotes, you should look carefully at the reviews the company has received. There are many things to consider when hiring a removal company, so please check out the guides below which will give you plenty of useful information on how to do this, and how to avoid being scammed by a removal company.
Essential guides that should be on your Christmas list this year:
On the 4th Day of Christmas My True Love Gave to Me:
A Home Removal Survey
If you don’t let Santa know what you want for Christmas, then how does he know what to get you?
It is the same with your Christmas home move. How can the removal company know how much a home move will cost, and how to plan moving day, if they don’t know what you intend to move, what access is like out of and into your home, and the myriad of other things that can affect the cost of your home move.
So it is important that any removal company you are considering hiring carries out a survey for your home move. It is becoming increasingly common that this is done by video, but it is more likely that the removal company will want to visit your home.
They can then see exactly what items you want to be packed and moved, whether there are any access issues such as restricted parking, and the number of flights of stairs they will have to negotiate.
Beware of removal companies who do not do a moving day survey as often you will find that come moving day your charges will skyrocket as they discover that they have to walk 200 meters to load the lorry, or there is no lift.
A good selection of positive reviews from many people who have moved home can be a good sign when looking for a removal company.
On the 5th Day of Christmas My True Love Gave to Me:
Advice on How to Choose a Removal Company
Whilst we all want to be like Ebeneezer Scrooge and save money where we can, spending a few extra pounds hiring a good removal company may be money well spent.
Now you have read all the online reviews you can find on the removal firms, you have compared the different services they offer, and you have met with their in-home surveyor.
So you have quite a bit of information to base your decision upon as to which removal company to hire.
Make sure you check out the guides below which give lots of useful information on how to choose a reputable removal company and once you have made your decision, book their services as soon as you can. The best removal companies get booked up quickly.
On the 6th Day of Christmas My True Love Gave to Me:
Home Moving Checklists
Santa’s Elves are well known for being extremely well organised, how else would they get all those gifts packed and ready in time for Christmas day otherwise?
To almost quote the line from Deck The Halls: “That’s what home moving nightmares are made from. They’re not planned; they’re not scheduled. Nobody puts them in their Blackberry. They just happen”
And being well organised is key to a successful home move.
Although hiring a good removal company to move you into your new home will alleviate most of the work, it is still worth having some checklists for your peace of mind. And of course, you will still need to do things like changing your address.
So to help make this even easier for you we have created every home moving checklist you will ever need.
On the 7th Day of Christmas My True Love Gave to Me:
Home Moving Tips and Hacks
Although a good removal company will take care of all your home moving essentials, there are still things that you should double-check to make sure everything goes smoothly on moving day.
For example, if you live on the 14th floor of Nakatomi Plaza you will want to make sure the lift is available and booked when you need it.
It is easy to overlook details such as an available parking space for the removal van, not only at the pickup address but at the point of delivery too. This is essential as the removal company may incur charges and additional work hours if they have further to walk to load the removal van, and in turn, those charges will be passed to you.
In the guide below you will find lots of home moving hacks and tricks as well as things to be mindful of that can blow your home moving budget.
On the 8th Day of Christmas My True Love Gave to Me:
A Moving Day Essential Box
This Christmas home moving box will provide you with all the essentials that you may need on moving day. Things like medicines, snacks, drinks, important and valuable items, and although this box will not contain incense and myrrh, it should contain all your precious gold.
Be sure to keep this box with you at all times so that it does not get packed onto the removal van.
Everybody will have their own idea as to what they absolutely must have easy access to on moving day, but the guide below may just provide you with some content ideas that you may have overlooked.
On the 9th Day of Christmas My True Love Gave to Me:
Moving Box Labels
How does Santa know which home to deliver which gifts to? Impeccable labeling.
And labeling your moving boxes is a vital part of having a well-organised home move.
Each moving box should be labeled with the contents and the room in the home they are destined for. This will make the unloading process so much easier as the removal team can place the boxes into their proper location. It will also help you to locate things if you need to before you have unpacked everything.
If you number the boxes you can also easily identify if a box has been missed or put into the wrong room.
Wrapping presents or packing for a home move, which is worst? At least you can hire a professional home packing service.
On the 10th Day of Christmas My True Love Gave to Me:
Professional Packers
Have you ever wondered how all those gifts get into Santa’s sack? Smart packing.
And that is where hiring a professional packing team comes in. Packing for a home move is time-consuming and expensive, but a packing team knows all the best ways to safely pack your moving boxes to make the most of every available bit of space.
And as Billy Mack almost said in Love Actually “Hiya Kids. Here is an important message from your Uncle Bill. Don’t buy moving boxes. Hire professional packers and they give you them for free”.
On the 11th Day of Christmas My True Love Gave to Me:
Time to Reflect and Relax
As Frank Cross in the film Scrooged could have famously said “It’s Moving Day Eve! It’s… it’s the one night of the year when we all act a little nicer, we smile a little easier, we… we cheer a little more. For a couple of hours out of the whole year, we are the people that we always hoped we would be. It’s a… miracle. It’s really a sort of a miracle. And if you waste that miracle, you’re gonna burn for it, I know what I am talking about. You have to do something. You have to take a chance. You do have to move home. There are people that are having… having trouble making their miracle happen……”
Don’t forget to charge your phones and set an alarm so that you don’t oversleep on moving day. You want to start the day as relaxed as possible and running around whilst the removal team is sat outside would not be a good start to moving day.
On the 12th Day of Christmas My True Love Gave to Me:
An Easy Moving Day
‘Do you hear what I hear, do you see what I see?’ The arrival of your removal team.
You will want to be around when your removal van is being loaded and unloaded so that you can answer any questions that the removal team may have. But other than that, all you have to do is stay safely in the background whilst your removal team does all the hard work for you.
There are still things that can go wrong on moving day, even with the best removal companies, but be assured that they have dealt with hundreds of home moves and usually know the best way to overcome any issues that may arise.
And at the end of the day, you can give out a big yippee-ki-ya when you are finally in your new home.
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