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Five Ways To Cut Costs When Moving House Removal companies quote by volume which means the more you take the more you'll pay. Many people decide to take all their possessions with and sort through them at a later date. This can be a mistake - you'll have to unpack and store all these excess items at your new property until you come to sort through them. Instead, purge your possessions by giving away or selling what you don't want or need - not only can you make a few pounds but you'll benefit from reduced removals bills as a result. You can put the money towards useful and functional items for your new house. Compare moving services quotes Online moving services comparison sites allow you to compare quotes for removals, conveyancing and other key services in an instant. Ten years ago these services weren't available, meaning companies could charge more arbitrary prices. However to remain competitive many have lowered prices considerably. Comparison sites do the hard work for you so you don't have to phone up every company and ask for their best price. Generally speaking, once you've compared quotes online and approached a company, they will provide you with a more accurate quotation by surveying the volume of your possessions. Plan your move carefully Careful planning is essential for any house move - the need for last minute professional services is what can significantly drive up the cost of a house move. For example, you may forget to disconnect your washing machine if you don't plan carefully. If you then find you can't disconnect it easy (the parts may have seized), you'll need to call out an emergency plumber, which could be incredibly expensive depending on when you move and what time of day you need them. Be sure to ensure all moving tasks are planned and completed in plenty of time so you avoid the costs of large-minute jobs. Ask friends to help you It may be tempted to ask your removals company to pack up your boxes but this can be a very expensive option. If the thought of packing seems impossible for you to complete alone, ask your friends and relatives to get involved. Most will be only too happy to help, and it's very nice to have friendly faces around at such an important time. They can keep you happy, sane and just provide some much needed encouragement at such a stressful time. And they'll stop you having to ask your removals company to pack up your items. Have a 'cookathon' Takeaways can be very expensive, and unfortunately it can get extremely tempting to order regular takeaways when you're in the middle of the packing process. Over the course of a few days, cook and freeze several meals - that way you still have access to healthy, nutritious food when you're exhausted. And you don't have to pay an arm and a leg for expensive takeaways that don't provide you with the energy needed to continue packing your items efficiently. The stress of moving home is high up on all stress related charts. It can really take its toll with all the different things that need organising, sorting out and dealing with. From the purchase and sale of your own home, to the utilities, councils, solicitors, banks, mortgage companies, removals men. This is all not including if your moving with children or pets... The older we get and the longer we have lived in a house for the harder it will become to move. Hording is a personal favorite of mine and of course adds to the logistics when I have had many years of doing so. It causes boxes for charity, boxes for dumping, boxes for recycling and of course boxes of things I still can't just let go of. The buying and selling process within the UK adds to the madness. What with buyers able to drop out, change dates or them having to rely upon their buyers who can also drop out at the drop of a hat. Alas there is help on its way. We now have what is called Moving Managers! They will assist in the entire process from a basic help package all the way through to dealing with the sales and purchase of a new home. Packers and Movers Ludhiana So instructing a Move Managing Company to assist can start with the finding the right home for you to buy. They will instruct an agent to sell your existing home and get solicitors together that they will happily hound on a regular basis, on your behalf. Of course dealing with a sale and purchased, all involved in a chain, can be very stressful at the best of times. So having a company happy to deal with all this on our behalf, in itself seems like a great concept. They'll switch over the utilities at both ends, organise and work with the removal company. Work through what goes in what box. The possessions to keep, remove and throw and to take to charity. Once all that's covered they'll even walk round shopping centres with you organising all our future needs, such as ovens, fridge freezers, microwaves even a new pet to compliment the new home! It sounds to good to be true but this service sector is springing up all over the Packers and Movers Ahmedabad at the moment and instructing them seems to have become quite a trend. The cost of this varies, depending on which package or options are chosen.