The nervous wait to exchange....
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If you pack yourself you would save half of that.We got our first quote for our move. It's from London to West Sussex, £2600. It includes packing , lots of money but as we have two small children we will most probably pay up. Hopefully other quotes we get will be less but I doubt it
That's what I did and only paid less than 200.
Pack up yourself
I was amazed how much bubble wrap i could get from amazon for cheap. In Asda it was a couple of quid for a small roll from amazon it was 10£ and i got something like 100meters of it! Also got all the boxes and tape from amazon too.
If i was moving further i'd pay a company to do it but its like 10-20 minutes drive depending on traffic. I've never been in a chain before so not 100% sure what to expect but just hoping we don't have people here waiting to get in and us sat around waiting to get in the other whilst they fanny arse around.
We have small children, don't have time or the energy. Packing service is £695. I would do it but Mrs is insisting, last time we moved was 10 years ago......in grand scheme of things it's not a large amount.
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My moving cost was less than £200, rented a van from Enterprise and bought few bundles of boxes for moving. It was quite intense tho.
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Cleared out and packed most of the garage, 5 tip runs needed for the junk.
As we're buying a new build we don't need a dishwasher and washing machine, my daughter's getting her first house next week so came to collect them.
Means we have a wash up by hand for over a week
As we're buying a new build we don't need a dishwasher and washing machine, my daughter's getting her first house next week so came to collect them.
Means we have a wash up by hand for over a week
Soldato
Just because you've moved to 3 different countries don't mean your a pro at it lolPeople on internet telling you what to do and what not to do
I never said I was a pro
I'm far from it , that's why I'm willing to pay somebody to do it. Done it soooo many times when didn't have kids and stuff.Buyer/Seller further down the chain hit a deed of variation issue today regarding a defect in the lease on a flat.
Normally an indemnity resolves this sort of thing however, following promising discussions around indemnity, a DOV is now being requested.
The lender for the buyer isn't requesting, this the mortgage offer was made over a month ago and other flats in the same building have completed recently.
Would I be wrong to presume that, assuming one building is not covered by multiple leases, if this were really required it should already exist at the expense of the prior recent sales and all owners in the building would have had to agreed to it?
Feels like it's a jobsworth...
Normally an indemnity resolves this sort of thing however, following promising discussions around indemnity, a DOV is now being requested.
The lender for the buyer isn't requesting, this the mortgage offer was made over a month ago and other flats in the same building have completed recently.
Would I be wrong to presume that, assuming one building is not covered by multiple leases, if this were really required it should already exist at the expense of the prior recent sales and all owners in the building would have had to agreed to it?
Feels like it's a jobsworth...
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We paid £1400 for just up the road. It was the best quote we got though... 3 blokes, 2 vans.We got our first quote for our move. It's from London to West Sussex, £2600. It includes packing , lots of money but as we have two small children we will most probably pay up. Hopefully other quotes we get will be less but I doubt it
Ours is 2 and half hour one way, so it's 5 hours just driving. They gotta come day before and do all the packing.
It is lots of money but from what we have asked around it very similar price. Guess it's just London tax we have to pay, just like everything else in London
was that £1400 someone packing your stuff ?
can't get my head around someone opting for strangers touching everything in the house ? -or is it not really a walk out the door experience,.
you can't expect a mover to put audio visual stuff back in their boxes with care, sort all the cables out, or carefully package kitchen porcelain etc.
Had two international moves company paid, but had to prepare and pre-package stuff since some was stored temporarily.
can't get my head around someone opting for strangers touching everything in the house ? -or is it not really a walk out the door experience,.
you can't expect a mover to put audio visual stuff back in their boxes with care, sort all the cables out, or carefully package kitchen porcelain etc.
Had two international moves company paid, but had to prepare and pre-package stuff since some was stored temporarily.
Sofas, wardrobes, beds. We filled 2 lutons in just a 600sqft cottage. Anything prized was packed away.
I mean in all fairness you have to cost in they'll likely have insurances to pay, they have to pay for purchase and upkeep of vans/lorries, pay staff including pensions/holidays and so on and then make a profit on top. So you can see why they're not just a few hundred or whatever. 5 hours at whatever average wage is £20 p/h maybe for 2-3 guys is a few hundred for just drving.Ours is 2 and half hour one way, so it's 5 hours just driving. They gotta come day before and do all the packing.
It is lots of money but from what we have asked around it very similar price. Guess it's just London tax we have to pay, just like everything else in London
I'm doing mine ourselves as i've got the help to do it around here but if it was just me and the family i'd likely budget it in paying a company to do it.