First Rate Advice When Moving House
There’s so much to think about when you move home. Use this checklist to help make sure you don’t forget anything.
Have you made the arrangements for new utilities for your new house?
Have you taken closing meter readings and forwarded the information to the applicable utility firms?
Have you notified your bank, mobile phone supplier and any other companies who regularly invoice you at your old house of your new house?
Do you regularly engage a gardener, grocery delivery, house keeping service or any other service that you need to rescind?
Have you organized for your mail to be redirected?
Have you turned off the gas, water and electricity, if adviced to do so?
Have you informed any tax or local authorities of your forthcoming change of address so that they can calculate your final bill and have it forwarded to your new address?
If you are leaving some furniture, have you checked that there’s nothing in, underneath, behind or on top of it?
Have you fulfilled any items that will secure the refund of your deposit (if appropriate?)
Is everything packed into containers and clearly marked?
Have you created a list of the contents of each box so that you know where everything is?
Have you paid, or do you have the funds to settle the account for your new house, if required?
Have you clearly explained, or marked out any repairs required within your old house?
Have you left any guides that you don’t require, for appliances or items you’re leaving in your old house?
Have you altered items like your driver’s license, visa, passport or work permit to your new address?
If you stick to this practical checklist you know that you will be doing your best to minimize the stress of moving house. And, you will have followed the necessary steps to minimize the risk of identity theft.
Wishing you health and happiness in your new home.
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