Moving Tips & Advice

Moving doesn’t have to be hard, the key is preparation and ensuring that you start early. These hints and tips should help to make the moving process easier.

Clear the Decks

It’s time to face it! There are some things that you own that are not going to fit in your new home. Wrong size, wrong colour or just, ‘What was I thinking?’ Now is the time to dispense with them, before you change your mind.

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Exploring Your New Neighbourhood

Okay, the boxes have arrived. The removalists have gone and there is paper, bubble-wrap and packing tape everywhere. What’s for dinner? It could be time to take a break and start exploring the local neighbourhood. Pizza anyone?

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Moving Home with Kids

The kids can be really helpful when you move – or not. It depends on whether you include them and make it an adventure. There are lots of ways that children can help, especially packing their own things, deciding on what they’ve grown out of and choosing colour schemes for their new rooms.

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Pacing Your Packing is Important

Packing up a home takes time. A lot of time. It’s not the sort of thing you should leave to the last minute. Your favourite things are too valuable to rush. It may be a few weeks, or even months, before you move but it’s time to draw up a packing schedule.

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Plan your next move

With a tape measure and floor plan of your new home you can work out where things should go, well before you move. Organise your removalists to put everything, including your furniture, right where you want it. Not just in the right room, but in exactly the right place.

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Staying well connected

It’s important when you move that your contact details go with you. You need to make sure your friends and family know where to find you, especially the people you only see once or twice a year. You also want to stay connected to businesses and organisations that are significant to you.

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The Art of Packing

There is some debate about whether packing is an art form or a science. Either way, when it’s done poorly the consequences can be distressing and expensive. When it’s done well, you arrive in your new home with peace of mind and a complete dinner set.

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The Art of Unpacking

Now the fun bit! Because you have packed so carefully and systematically, using our tips in “The Art of Packing”, this part should be a breeze. Nevertheless there are some helpful things to keep in mind as you set up your new nest.

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