Moving home, office, national & International advice

A NEW home can be exciting to look forward to, but don’t forget the hard work and preparation.
● Once you have the keys to your new home, get in there and make sure it is ready for you to a) move in and is suitable for the moving firm.  If it needs a clean, get [...]

THIS is it, the day of the move has dawned.
● The removal company will give you a specific time or approximate time for their arrival, which is usually between 8.30 and 9.30 am.  Be there to let them in promptly.  They will have a lot to do and cannot afford to lose time just because [...]

THE big day has arrived, you are moving to a new home and leaving the old one behind.
Here’s a handy run down of dos and don’ts for your moving day:
● Your chosen removal firm will give you a short time window for their arrival (often 9 am to 9.30 am),  so make sure you are [...]

SPACE is not the final frontier.  It is has become almost something tangible, like a commodity, a thing or a concept.
Regardless of economic conditions, in this consumer age, we have more, gather more and store more.  We need more space to keep things, books, CDs, DVDs, files, photograph albums and other archive items.
On a personal [...]

BUYING a house at auction can seem a tempting way to avoid all the usual bureaucratic, complex and time consuming process associated with the property market.  What could be months, can possibly be reduced to minutes while you’re waiting for the hammer to fall.
However, there’s far more involved than showing up, finding yourself a deal [...]

A HOUSE, a home, that special place to live and grow, is one of the most important purchases you will ever make.
Start by understanding every aspect of the mortgage process.  Youíll be signing legally binding document, so know the game in advance and stay ahead.
Make sure your finances are in order and you have a [...]

Hopeful sellers continue to make the same fundamental mistakes over and over in pursuit of getting their dream prices for their homes.  Some sellers are their own worst enemy and driven by ££££ signs, they lose all perspective and badly damage their chances of selling as a result.
Here’s a round up of some more house [...]

Cookers must be clean and to help prevent accidents, free of grease.
Particular care must be taken with Gas cookers which usually have a bayonet fitting.  Do not take silly risks here and make sure such appliances are deal with by fitters registered with Council for Registered Gas Installers, known as CORGI.  Any lose cooker fittings [...]

China and glass items need, of course, to be wrapped well.  Get a box and pad it with screwed up newspaper, ensuring the bottom of the box is well covered.
All fragile items should be wrapped individually in plain paper, and put into the box in a vertical position.  Do not lay them flat which will [...]

SO, the big day has arrived, you and your family are moving home.  Hereís some tips for ensuring a hassle free day.
Your first job of the day is not what to load on the van first or whether the sofa will fit, but whether your chosen removal firm can actually park close to your house [...]