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Home Removals Checklist / Moving House To Do List

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Things that I need to do:

[    ] Book a home removal company
[    ] Clear house and give unwanted items away
[    ] Notify utility services to stop or transfer to the new home
[    ] Give notice to landlord
[    ] Buy packing materials
[    ] Packing rarely used items
[    ] Notify local authority about the move
[    ] Contact post office to redirect mails
[    ] Pack all items except for those necessary for the last few days
[    ] Contact people that I need to notify about my home move
[    ] Arrange final gas/electricity reading and pay outstanding bills
[    ] Cancel/redirect paper, milk, magazine, DVD delivery
[    ] Put important items in a safe place
[    ] Obtain a new TV license or transfer to the new home
[    ] Packing all other things
[    ] Clean around the house to give a nice welcome to new owners
[    ] Disconnect all appliances
[    ] Turn off electricity, water, gas supplies of the old home
[    ] Confirm delivery date and time with removal company
[    ] Close and secure windows, doors and entrances of the old home
[    ] Make sure nothing is left behind

People that I need to notify about my home move

- Personal Contacts

[    ] Family & Relatives
[    ] Friends
[    ] Colleagues
[    ] Employer

- Local Services

[    ] Milk and Paper delivery
[    ] Library
[    ] School, university
[    ] Gym, social club

- Financial Services

[    ] Bank & Building society
[    ] Insurance companies
[    ] Credit card companies

- Government Agencies

[    ] Local council authority
[    ] Inland revenue
[    ] Council tax office
[    ] DVLA

- Health Services

[    ] NHS
[    ] Doctor
[    ] Dentist
[    ] Optician
[    ] Vet

- Utilities

[    ] Electricity
[    ] Gas
[    ] Water
[    ] Internet service provider
[    ] Landline/Mobile phone companies
[    ] Royal Mail
[    ] TV Licence
[    ] TV service providers

- Other

[    ] Publications/Subscriptions
[    ] Internet websites: eBay, Amazon, PayPal etc.

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