Relocation planning checklist
1. Parking - arrange a parking space for our removal vehicles at the new address. Do not leave it for last minute.
2. Landlord/Tenant - inform your landlord about your planned moving date.
3. Bank - notify your bank about changing addresses and check where the nearest branch is. Maybe it is no longer comfortable to have your account in this bank.
4. Insurance - notify your insurance companies: motor, life, home, etc.
5. Driving License - send an appropriate part of your license and send it to DVLC.
6. Post Office - let your post office know about the new address about 7 days before moving. You must do it over the counter.
7. Schools - find new school for your children, register them and let the old school know about the leaving date.
8. Inland Revenue - notify your local tax office.
9. National Insurance/ DSS Benefits - notify your DSS office.
10. TV license - contact your TV Licensing and transfer your license to the new address.
11. Doctor - notify your current doctor about changes and find a new closer one.
12. Subscriptions - contact all organizations/companies to which you subscribe and tell them the new address.
13. Vehicle License - send relevant documents with your new address.
14. Mobile Phones - about two weeks before moving contact your providers (do not forget internet) and let them know the date and address of the new house.
15. .Library - find the nearest library and register. Cancel your existing account with the old one.
16. Items on Loan - check if there is anything you should give back before leaving.
17. Standing Orders - notify all the companies from which you are taking a loan or have a hire purchase agreement.
18. Packing Materials/Boxes - if you are going to do the packing on your own, order all the required materials a month before. You can pack your stuff step by step and label it. There is no need to leave it for the last day.
19. Council Tax - notify appropriate authorities in both addresses.
20. Inform Friends/Family - the easiest one to forget? Maybe mass mail is not a bad idea in this case?
- Cleaning - if you are going to have your houses cleaned, make sure you have arranged it before.
- Back up all your computer files on a disk. Consider taking all back up files disks with you in the car. Exposure to extreme temperatures can damage your software.
- Decide what items you want to take with you in your new home. If you decide to dispose of items that you don't need you could donate them to a charity.