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| Moving house checklist
There are a number of things you should get started as soon as you
get a final date for completion from your solicitor:
Confirm the date with the seller. This avoids any crossed wires.
Start getting some quotes for removals companies if you are going
to use one. Don't forget to find out what other services they offer,
such as packing, packaging, cleaning, insurance and storage. You should
try to book one as soon after you set a date as possible.
Check the situation with your buildings and contents insurance provider
and arrange transit insurance for the move if necessary. This can
almost always be done through your removal company. Make sure you
check any policies thoroughly for exclusions and ensure that a policy
will be in place to cover the contents of your new home once you have
moved in. Need
new insurance?
Let your employer know as early as possible. Some employers give generous
amounts of unpaid leave when you are buying a house. Others may need
the time just to allocate holidays.
Arrange to visit schools in the new area if you have not already done
so. Inform existing schools of the leaving date if appropriate.
Have a good look around the entire contents of your house and make
a long list of everything major. Write a list of everything that you
intend to leave behind in the property and pass it on to your solicitor.
It is important that this is accurate. For insurance purposes and
to assist you in your packing inventory later on, make a list of all
the major items you are taking with you. This should be quite detailed
and include costs, dates and place of purchase.
Find out about local car boot sales and charity shops - all the 'junk'
you're not taking is probably worth something to someone. Maybe you
could flog the lot at an online auction. I could buy the entire unwanted
contents of someone's home and have my own house sale as if it was
me that were moving. Or not.
Check what your total buying costs are going to be and make sure that
your bank account will cope with so many debits at the same time.
If you are going to struggle until the proceeds of your own sale go
through, consider speaking to the bank about a bridging loan to cover
you for the difference.
Courtesy of TheMoveChannel.com
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