Here we provide a set of common things which will hopefully make the process of moving alot easier.

For a copy of our checklist please click here .

Also for links to your service providers including Water, electricity and gas etc.

WATER

South West Water

ELECTRICITY

Npower | EDF Energy | Scottish Power | Powergen

GAS

EDF Energy | British Gas |

TELEPHONE

BT | Telewest | NTL

ROYAL MAIL

The Royal Mail

UP TO ONE MONTH AHEAD

• Plan ahead. Arrange and confirm your moving date as far in advance as possible.
  
• Talk to your removal company about packing cases. They should be able to tell you how many and what sizes you will need.
  
• Make a list of the fixtures and fittings you're leaving behind. Also make a detailed list of all the main items you are taking with you, with costings and dates of purchase for insurance purposes.
  

• Sort out lofts, attics, sheds and garages and speak to your removal company if you want to store anything in the UK.
  
• To continue your right to vote, contact your electoral office and ask for the relevant forms to be sent.
  

• Dismantle furniture that is not designed to be moved when assembled.
  
• Put safety first. Arrange for professional disconnection of your kitchen appliances.
  
• Organise to have gas, electricity, and water meters read on the morning of your move and to have the telephone disconnected and any bills forwarded to your new address.
  

• Put all your important documents, birth and marriage certificates etc., in one place and keep them with you on your journey. As a precaution photocopy them and put those copies in a drawer that is being moved with your effects.
• Double check with your removal company details such as their arrival time, etc.
  
• Label all your furniture clearly (coloured dots are a good system) and draw up a plan of your new home, marking rooms with corresponding dots. This will help your removal company put every thing in the right rooms at your new destination