Moving anytime soon? Check our tips!

4 weeks before the move

• Confirm your moving date
• Decide exactly what you’re taking, and dispose of any unwanted goods
• Make sure official documents (passport, drivers licence, ID card) are valid
• Obtain copies of medical and school records
• Organise vaccination and medical certificates for pets
• Decide whether you will sell your car or take it with you

1-3 weeks before the move

• Arrange for your email to be forwarded, and cancel / forward any subscriptions
• Fill any prescriptions you have
• Arrange for utilities to be disconnected and meters read
• Complete insurance and inventory forms
• Notify Gosselin Mobility Services, friends and family of your new address
• Make travel arrangements for yourself and your family and pets
• Pay any outstanding bills and cancel any standing orders
• Arrange for childcare and pet-sitters on moving day

1 day before the move

• Separate the items that will be travelling with you (eg. keys, documents, passports, tickets)
• Defrost your fridge/freezer
• Dispose of perishable foodstuff
• Arrange with neighbours to leave sufficient parking space for moving trucks
• Disconnect large appliances (eg. washing machine)
• Charge your mobile phone and get a good night’s sleep

Moving day

• Meet with the move foreman and give any special instructions
• Advise the packing crew which items you’ll need immediately so they can load these last
• Check the inventory list, sign it and keep a copy for your reference
• When the house seems empty, quickly double-check it
• Look inside cupboards and other hiding places to make sure you haven’t forgotten anything