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PROPERTY ADVICE

 The Home Movers’

 Checklist       If you are selling your current home, make a list




                of where all the important things are in your home
                such as the stopcock, gas and electricity meters for
                                   the new owners.

 Preparing to move? Our handy checklist will ensure you don’t
 miss a thing.






 oving house can be a very stressful time – but it   4 weeks before
 doesn’t have to be. Use ESPC’S handy moving
 Mchecklist (downloadable from espc.com) and     Cancel local services and settle outstanding bills.
 our guide, to make moving home hassle-free.
             Arrange mail redirection service.

             Pack up belongings – make sure to label the boxes so
             you know where things are on the other side!


 8 weeks before
           2 weeks before
 Get a move-in date arranged with your solicitor, and
 your seller’s solicitor.  Defrost your freezer.
             Send out change of address to relevant contacts.
 If you live in a rented property, notify your landlord
 of your intention to leave (or before this point if   Arrange a time with solicitor to collect keys for new
 required, please check your agreement).
             home.
 Arrange a removals company if required. Think about     If you are selling your current home, make a list of
 how long you might need them for, as many of them   where all the important things are in your home
 charge by the hour.
             such as the stopcock, gas and electricity meters for
   If you need storage facilities, book this in.  the new owners, and set aside any guarantees and
             instruction manuals for appliances that are staying
 Notify relevant utilities companies that you will be   (such as the boiler and kitchen appliances).
 leaving your current property.
               Plan for moving day. If you have young children or
 Begin to clear out your current property and dispose   pets, you may want to arrange for them to be looked
 of/donate any items you don’t want to take with you.  after by someone else on the day.


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