Wise Moving Tips
A Few Gems For You
About 30 days before the moving date, get onto:
- Finding and carefully choosing a removalist company
- Discarding any items you do not wish to take with you
- Lining up a local council pick-up
- Booking cleaners
- Going through your fridge, freezer and pantry to discard any opened packets and goods past their use-by-date and use up food
- Advising utility suppliers such as electricity, gas, telephone and internet about disconnection and reconnection
- Having your mail redirected and letting Australia Post know about your move
- Informing your insurance companies so that your contents insurance policy can be updated with the new address
- Updating your address with your gym club, local library, food delivery companies, charities, Pay TV providers and sport teams
- Advising the Australian Electoral Commission, Centrelink and any other Governmental Departments
- Advising your bank, superannuation fund and other financial institutions
- Letting your doctors, dentists and vets know about your change of address
- Starting packing, ensuring boxes are labelled and accompanied by an inventory list
- Identifying items that either need special handling care or are very heavy, and making necessary arrangements to have them moved safely
- Making arrangements for the kids to be minded on the day of the move if not at school
- Advising your accountant, solicitors and any other professional advisers
- Identifying whether any gas cylinders or air bottles need emptying
- Creating a folder with all your moving documents
About a week before the moving date, you should:
- Tidy up the yard
- Clean the oven
- Organise having your carpet cleaned, and attend to a flea treatment if applicable
- Start dismantling furniture
- Confirm arrival time with removalist and cleaners
- Ensure you have a parking permit for your removalist if necessary
- Cancel any routine deliveries such as magazines/newspapers
- Defrost your fridge the night before the move
- Empty out your fridge, having a portable Esky with ice for transport
- Arrange the final inspection with your agent
- Back up computers
- Arrange a ‘goodbye’ get together with your neighbours
On the moving day, you will need to:
- Drop the kids and pets off to friends or relatives if they are not getting picked up
- Look throughout cupboards, the pantry, and built-in wardrobes for any forgotten items
- Keep your valuable items such as jewellery and important legal documents on you or secured
- Have snacks, beverage and food available during the moving day
- Have the keys easily accessible and in a safe place so you can easily find them when you need to hand them over to the agent
- Direct and supervise the placement of your boxes and furniture in the new home
- Check that the utilities are all connected in the new home
- Before you lock the doors, ensure everything is turned off
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