Manchester Removals and Storage Ltd.

Whatever you do, DO NOT USE this company. They left me in a horrible horrible situation the day they were supposed to be emptying my house. I was selling my house in Cheshire and moving to Cornwall the beginning of October 2019. I booked this company to move my entire house and garden as they were the cheapest. Alarm bells should have rung. A guy turned up several months before the move and did a survey for the quote. I then got an email with the quote which I accepted. The day before completion TWO guys turned up with ONE Luton van. (I needed three). I asked where the other two were and he said this was it. He looked around the house again and said he didn’t think he’d get it all in one van. What a surprise! He said he had only just started the job when he quoted. They disappeared into the van for 10 minutes and one came out looking very sheepish. He said he had to go back to the depot to pick up another van. He said he would be about an hour. Two hours later, no one came. And they never did. In hindsight now it was clear they had no intention of coming back, Jason the boss had clearly told them to leave and not return, otherwise they would have loaded the first van there and then and then gone back to pick up the other. I had to be legally out of my house by 1pm the next day. I called all three phone numbers. No answer. I was in utter panic as you can imagine. This was now 5pm and other companies would be due to close. I eventually got an EMAIL off Jason the owner saying he was in a meeting!! He said my quote was a mistake and they could come in the morning with one more van if I paid them another £600!! I was shocked. How can a removal company do this. The guy buying my house was moving in the next day!! One of the most stressful days in someone’s life and they do this. I never even got a phone call or apology. That was the last I saw/heard from them. I am absolutely disgusted. My estate agent was horrified. In all her career she has never known this to happen. Luckily I called my second quote and they were AMAZING. Eagle Removals. Unfortunately they couldn’t move me to Cornwall the next day as they were full for the next 5 days but as I had to clear the house that day, they got a group of 6 lads together and were at my house within an hour and half of my phone call and moved my whole house and garden into storage for 5 days. They then brought it all down to Cornwall the following week in THREE Luton vans with 4 guys. This still worked out nearly £300 cheaper than Manchester Removals &. Storage were trying to charge me. Go with Eagles if you’re looking to move. I have emails to prove all of the above if they try to deny this. Awful awful awful company. Avoid at ALL COSTS.

Service cost: £1950

The move I'm reviewing here was actually from Germany to the UK (although there is no option to display this fact in the options above, as it only covers UK domestic moves).   I haven't ever hired a removals firm before and so I put a lot of time into researching them, in order to find a reliable one. I was not disappointed!   Nick at MovingEverywhere was very courteous from the start and although the quote I received from him (1.250GBP) was in the middle of the (vast) range of quotes that I got (600-2600GBP), I finally decided that he would be able to provide the kind of attention to detail, honesty and flexibility that I was looking for in a removals firm.   As it transpired, Nick himself did not carry out the move - It was sub-contracted to Darran May Removals Ltd. At first, I was a bit miffed at this development, as I felt that I had been mislead somewhat and that my contract with MovingEverywhere was simply being 'palmed off' on another company. However, once I got in touch with Darran, I could see that the two companies were very much working in partnership and that I had nothing to fear.   I found Darran to be an honest, no-nonsense sort of guy, who was always true to his word. He and his team arrived in Germany on time for the collection, loaded everything that I wanted them to take onto the van (including a few extra bits that weren't included in the original estimate) and set off for England the same day. My possesions were even lucky enough to have the whole van to themselves (see photo), as there were no other customers in Germany that week (although this is not always the case).   The next day, I met them (on time again) in Tunbridge Wells, where they very swiftly and without any fuss unloaded the entire contents of the van, putting everything in the correct rooms (according to a colour-coding system that I'd used on the boxes).   Once I got round to unpacking everything, I discovered to nothing at all was either missing, damaged or even marked in any way. A perfect move!!   This isn't 'high praise' - it's simply a statement of fact.   In short, I couldn't have been happier with the move, unless they'd gone mad and done it for half the price ;-) . I hope that anyone reading this review and deciding to use MovingEverywhere or Darran May Removals will have the same great experience that I did.

Service cost: £1250

We have moved with Movingeverywhere two times, and both times we were very impressed by the excellent service which they provided. We have moved many times, within the UK and internationally, and Nick and his team are the most professional, honest, and reliable movers that we have used. Our most recent move with them was a large move of all of our family possessions, which included packing and unpacking services, and took two days in total. There were many potentially stressful details which had to be accounted for and the Movingeverywhere team communicated with us and coordinated beautifully to get the job done without any problems. We would definitely move with them again.

Service cost: £1340

Movingeverywhere were helpful and provided a quotation quickly. They were also very good at making everything seem calm in what could be a stressful time. The removals company, Montfords, were fantastic – Jordan co-ordinated everything very well on the day of collection and ensured that he and his colleague took great care with our belongings. The delivery was made very promptly, and again, Jordan and his colleagues were brilliant at ensuring that everything ran smoothly. The removals men were polite, friendly and very careful. We are very happy with the service we received on the day. Thank you!

Service cost: £975

Nick and his men from Moving Everywhere were absolutely superb. I had the packing service and the care and attention taken was second to none. Nothing was too much trouble. They moved my piano which is exceptionally heavy. And then they cleaned up. The whole experience from my first contact with Nick was superb. I initially booked a date and needed to change it at quite short notice. There was absolutely no problem. My new date was accommodated and times all organized to suit me. The men who did the removals were brilliant. Very respectful and the highest professional standard. I would recommend them without hesitation.

Service cost: £900

All communications were prompt, helpful and clear. The service was very personalised and flexible. Everything was provided and carried out as described, and the removalists were on time, very pleasant and helpful. A neighbour of ours was also moving and we had pity for them as the company they chose were careless, disorganised, brash and were constantly using bad language. We were very happy with moving everywhere, would use them again and definitely recommend them. They were also well priced and all our items were well cared for.

Service cost: £1231

Having stepped in at the last minute due to another mover's bad faith, the people at Moving Everywhere, from the office staff to the drivers and van guys, were wonderful to work with. They were efficient and careful with our belongings, honest, friendly and very helpful. Moving day was wet and nasty, but they were very good about keeping everything dry and not creating a mess in either the old or new houses. the cost was very reasonable. I would definitely use them again.

Service cost: £525

Used Nick and his team for 2nd time in 4 years-this time for a return from Norfolk back to North West.The 2 day move was well planned in advance by Nick and a visit by his team the day before went a long way to calming my nerves and reassuring my fears as we seemed to be taking much more back than we originally brought.The day of collection went brilliantly-the team of 4 arrived on time and worked quickly but with great care and attention.They were fully loaded and away within 3 hours which meant I was able to drive up North in daylight a good 2 hours earlier than anticipated.On day 2 we arrived at the new house to find the guys already there ready to unload.In less than 2 hours all our belongings were carefully installed exactly where we requested.In the days that followed we established that nothing was missing or damaged in any way-a pleasnt surprise considering the volume of stuff and the distance(over 200 miles) involved.At all times the guys were polite and friendly and nothing was too much trouble.Would have no hesitation in using them again or recommending them to others.

Service cost: £1900