Moving Checklist
12 Weeks Before You Move:
Have you...
- Sorted through basement, loft and garage
- Resolved what to do with prohibited items
- Made proper provision for pets
- Decided whether or not you are taking your car
10 Weeks Before You Move:
Have you...
- Disposed of the things you don't want to take
8 Weeks Before You Move:
Have you...
- Started to prepare your mailing list of people who need your change of address
- Notified banks, savings accounts, credit card companies, magazine subscriptions, hire purchase and rental companies
- Started to round up passports, birth/marriage certificates and other family documentation
- Applied for any necessary visas
- Checked that electrical goods will work in your new home
6 Weeks Before You Move:
Have you...
- Separated favorite toys
- Made sure your pet's vaccinations are up to date
- Arranged for mail to be forwarded
- Decided whether or not to buy any new household goods
- Checked tax refunds
4 Weeks Before You Move:
Have you...
- Decided which clothes travel with you
- Started to dismantle climbing frames/garden furniture
- Agreed an insurance value and terms with your mover
- Made arrangements of connection of services at your new home
- Returned library books
- Canceled milk, newspapers, subscriptions
- Found new homes for your plants
7 Days Before You Move:
Have you...
- Defrosted the refrigerator/freezer
- Planned simple meals for moving day to avoid using appliances
- Separated luggage items you need for personal travel
- Cleaned garden tools, bicycles and any other gardening equipment
- Emptied the tanks of powered tools such as mowers
- Checked you have enough medication for at least two weeks, and ensure you have copies of any necessary prescriptions for use at destination
- Collected travelers checks or local currency
- Arranged for someone to look after the children on moving day
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