Residential Moving Checklist 12 weeks before you move, have you …. • Chosen your mover and signed the acceptance note? • Sorted through basement, loft and garage? • Resolved what to do with prohibited items? • Made proper provision for pets? • Decided whether or not you are taking your car? 10 weeks before your move, have you …. • Disposed of the things you don’t want to take? 8 weeks before you move, have you … • Started to prepare your mailing list of people who need your change of address? • Notified banks, savings accounts, credit card companies, magazine subscriptions, hire purchase and rental companies? • Started to round up passports, birth/marriage certificates and other family documentation? • Applied for any necessary visas? • Checked that electrical goods will work in your new home? 6 weeks before you move, have you … • Separated favorite toys? • Made sure your pet’s vaccinations are up to date? • Arranged for mail to be forwarded? • Decided whether or not to buy any new household goods - check tax refunds. 4 weeks before you move, have you … • Decided which clothes travel with you? • Started to dismantle climbing frames/garden furniture? • Agreed an insurance value and terms with your mover? • Made arrangements of connection of services at your new home? • Returning library books. • Canceled milk, newspapers, subscriptions. • Found new homes for your plants. 7 days before your move, have you … • Defrosted the refrigerator/freezer • Planned simple meals for moving day to avoid using appliances. • Separated luggage items you need for personal travel. • Cleaned garden tools, bicycles and any other gardening equipment. • Emptied the tanks of powered tools such as mowers. • Checked you have enough medication for at least two weeks, and ensure you have copies of any necessary prescriptions for use at destination. • Collected travelers checks or local currency. • Arranged for someone to look after the children on moving day.

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