10 Tips To Help You Move Home In New Zealand

Tuesday, May 21st, 2013

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We all love the idea of moving home. The excitement it can bring to move into a new house, put your own stamp on it, begin a new life and build new memories. However, there is one thing that we don’t all love (well, some of us might!) and that is the process of moving home. Packing boxes, organising your belongings and trying to organise everything you need to do.

We have created a quick checklist of 10 things you should consider in preparing to move home:

1. Gather boxes and containers that you can use to store things away in. Label them with useful information that will help make unpacking easier. Also, highlight any items that are fragile so that you know to be extra careful with that box.

2. Start packing away items that you no longer use or won’t have a need for before the move. By clearing away things that aren’t needed, will also help you preparing boxes that you could take to the local charity shop. Remember, if you don’t want it, someone might!

3. If you are using a furniture removal company, book well in advance. If you are using a truck hire company and planning on doing it yourself, make sure you again book in advance and closely consider the size of the truck that you will need; probably better booking too big than too small to save petrol costs of additional journeys.

4. Start using the food in your freezer as it is going to be highly unlikely that you will be able to take it with you or reduce the amount you need to transport.

5. Notify banks, utility companies and other providers that you are planning to move and arrange to have change of address forms sent out or notify of the moving out day. 

6. Get your mail redirected – no one wants to have mail going missing or miss out on a bill.

7. Review your household services. Change the details for TV subscriptions, lawn mowing, window cleaning, rubbish removal and others to your new property.

8. Make sure that your belongings are covered during your move. Review your household insurance policies to check that any breakages or losses that occur will be covered.

9. Plan your moving day in detail and set a schedule. It can be a hectic day and having a schedule can help keep you on track.

10. Remember to take final gas and electricity readings when you move out of your house and when you arrive at your new home.

Remember to stay calm. Moving house can be a stressful process but if you plan accordingly, it can run smooth and be an exciting day.

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