Moving checklist
3 months before
1 month before
Terminate your rental contract
Send out a change of address
Let your landlord know about the move if
you are in rented accommodation.
Arrange for your children’s transfer to their
new school if necessary.
Let the following know about your new
address: your employer, utility providers
(electricity, pas, phone...), bank, post, doctors,
TV subscription, deliveries etc...
The Deutsche Post offers a mail forwarding
service.
Visa
Arrange subscriptions
Arrange school transfer
Check the expiration date of your travel and
visa documents.
Arrange the internet, phone and cable TV
subscription for your new home.
Sort and purge
2 months before
Research & book moving company
Look up quotes and book your moving
company or start asking your relatives and
friends for help.
Check insurance policy
Check the moving company's insurance
policy: does it cover the goods that you pack
yourself?
If you own especially valuable goods, take
them for a value estimate for insurance
purposes.
Take measurements
Go through every room of your house and
decide what you’d like to keep and what you
can get rid of.
Buy packing supplies
Purchase moving boxes and packing
supplies like silk paper, bubble wrap, tape...
Start packing
Begin with stuff that you use least
frequently. Make sure you label the boxes.
Check out Shurgard's packing tips and pack
like a pro.
Add items of special values (jewellery,
important files...) to a safe box that you’ll
personally transport to your new home.
Thoroughly measure your new home: see if
your old furniture, carpets, curtains etc. will
still fit or buy new ones if needed.
Make sure larger pieces of furniture will fit
through the doors.
2 weeks before
Arrange temporary accommodation
Ask for time off work on the moving day.
Make sure you arrange for temporary
accommodation if your new home will not
be ready on the day you move out.
Arrange baby-sitter
Make a request for leave
If you have kids or pets, arrange for someone
to look after them during the move.
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Moving checklist
Clean up food supplies
Set aside some essentials
Go through your food supplies, throw away
everything that has passed its expiry date.
Pack a bag with water, snacks, first aid kit,
keys, chargers, moving documents, assembly
instructions, leaflets for food delivery...
Set aside a box with some clean towels, bed
sheets, toiletries and kitchen utensils for the
first few nights.
Contact moving company
Re-confirm the arrangements with the
moving company, just to be on the safe side.
Arrange parking
If needed, arrange parking for the removal
van or cars during the move out and move in.
A few days before
Break it down
Defrost the freezer
Start dismantling larger pieces of furniture.
Empty the fridge and defrost the
refrigerator.
Book storage
Check out our self storage options and book
a unit if necessary.
1 week before
Double-check the details
Reconfirm the moving company’s arrival
time and other details. Provide exact, written
directions to your new home. Include
contact information, such as your mobile
phone number.
Move into storage
If you have booked extra storage, this is the
time to move your stuff to your storage unit.
Check out Shurgard's self storage tips to
make the most our of your storage unit.
Get your keys
Make an appointment to collect the keys to
your new home.
Clean your new home
Arrange for a thorough cleaning of your new
home or ask friends to help you with it.
Moving day
Verify
Make sure that the moving truck that shows
up is from the company you hired.
Take inventory
Before the movers leave, sign the inventory
list and keep a copy.
Pack your suitcases
Aim to finish your general packing a few
days before your moving date.
Pack suitcases for everyone in the family
with enough clothes to wear for a few days.
Good luck!
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