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A poll by Legal and General found that 57% of Brits feel moving home is a more significant life stressor than having a baby, and with the average Brit moving four times, it’s a lot of upheaval to go through and a great deal of stress.
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But what can you actually do to reduce the stress of moving home and avoid making massive mistakes? The key is in the details and planning. This post looks at some of the major mistakes people make when moving home and how to avoid them.
Leaving Packing Too Late
It can be really easy to underestimate how long it will take you to pack up your entire life. Last-minute packing can be a nightmare and leave you even more stressed than when you started the process. You need to prepare at least a month in advance and organise your order to ensure that not only are you packing everything correctly, you know where it is, and you are packing items you will need to use between now and the move.
Make a list, and check it twice, you might not be santa clause, but you need to know where you are up to and what is in each box to help you get organised for moving day.
Not Booking Your Removal Company
Again, like packing, leaving booking in your removal company or hiring a van can mean you end up paying higher prices for last minute bookings or not be able to get the services you need on the day you need them to higher demand, especially in the busy moving period over the summer.
As soon as you know when you are moving, call around and get some quotes before booking a Removal Company early to make everything run a little bit more smoothly.
Not Registering for Utilities
The last thing you want is to get to your new house and realise you haven’t arranged for your utilities to be connected for you. Get all the details you need for your new home, and when you inform your current supplier you are moving home and give them a moving date, talk to the suppliers at your new address and arrange for your account to be set up. This will allow you to ensure you have gas and electricity turned on and arrange dates for installations such as TV, broadband, and security options you might be installing.
Not Changing Address and Redirecting Mail
Lastly, moving home means you will inevitably miss some vital mail or need to return to your old home to check for any letters you might have missed or urgently need. This is something that is often overlooked and forgotten in the chaos of moving.
Call your service providers, bank, doctors, creditors, insurance, etc. and get your address changed, don’t forget your driving licence too. Once you have done this, set up a redirect for your post via Royal Mail and have your letter delivered directly to your new address for a short period of time, allowing everything to catch up and settle post-move.
Conclusion
The first thing you want is to make your house move harder than it needs to be and increase your stress load. Make sure you take care of any actions mentioned in this post to avoid some of the more common mistakes Brits make when moving home.
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