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Moving home is always a bittersweet experience. On the one hand you have a new home, a new area, a new community and a wealth of new experiences to look forward to. On the other hand you’ll miss your old home, your neighbours and the walls within which so many memories have been made. But if you’re moving far away, the logistical complications can add much more bitter to the sweet. The longer the move, the greater the propensity for things to go awry.
Nonetheless, with a little forward planning, managing your own expectations and easy access to secure storage units throughout the UK, you can navigate a long distance move with ease and aplomb. Hopefully these tips will help…
Start packing as early as possible
It’s not until you actually start packing that you realise just how much stuff you have. It’s easy to overlook and underestimate the sheer volume of your belongings until you actually start to box them up. One thing’s for sure though, it’s better to start packing earlier than later. Packing non-essential items early on can help you take a prepared and relaxed approach to your move as well as giving you plenty of time to…
Rid your home of clutter
A move is a great opportunity to purge yourself of belongings that have stopped being useful and become clutter. Rather than consign them to landfill, however, try throwing a car boot sale at your local market, putting unwanted items up for sale on eBay or at the very least donating them to a charity shop. The environment will thank you for it and you might even make some money, too.
Do your due diligence when choosing a moving company
Choosing the right moving company is always an essential consideration. But it becomes much more important when moving over a long distance. You need to ensure that the moving company you choose can ensure that your belongings will arrive at their destination expediently and all in one piece without charging you the earth. The longer you start looking for quotes, the more time you have to read customer reviews, get guarantees and assurances from moving companies and make an informed decision.
The last thing you need is to rush yourself into choosing an inadequate moving company.
Insure your move
As trustworthy as your movers are, it’s worth looking into what insurance they offer (if any) to protect your belongings in transit. If you don’t feel confident in theirs, you might want to look into moving insurance. Policies are usually inexpensive but provide peace of mind that can make a chaotic day a little less stressful.
Get access to a secure storage unit
When moving long distance, there’s often some awkwardness when it comes to marrying the date by which you have to move out of your old home with the date when you move into the new home. If you don’t have time to move all your belongings out of your home straight away, moving them to a nearby storage unit can make for a more relaxed and leisurely move as you can go back and forth to collect your items from the unit without needing to panic about getting them out of the old house and into the new on time.
At Henfield Storage we work tirelessly to assure our customers of high quality, dry and secure storage for long distance movers. If you’re looking for a higher standard of self storage in Southwark, Chiswick, Staples Corner, Wimbledon or Horsham click here to get to know our self storage options a little better!
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