If you live in or around London and are planning to relocate or move, whether it is long distance or relatively locally, look for a London Removals company. There are a large amount of companies operating in the London area depending on which specific services you require and the distance you are looking to move. Take time to carry out enquiries to ensure you select a company that is efficient and offers competitive rates.

Nearly every London Removal Company offers van hire, the option of providing materials for packing such as boxes and bubble wrap, furniture removals, packing services as well as storage facilities. To obtain a better price avoid planning the move on a Friday if at all possible as this is the most popular day to move and you may be charged a premium.

Before committing to hire a removal company, check out their feedbacks and references to reassure you that they can be trusted to provide a timely professional service, obviously minimising all imaginable sources of stress on your actual move day is a worthwhile investment of your time.

Make sure your removal company actually turns up to see what they will be moving before the move and give an exact price. This will prevent the unfortunate situation of the company beginning the move having not accounted for all the items to be moved. This could be the result of you misinforming the company or the company overlooking some of the details. If you ensure they turn up to your premises to check out what the move will entail it will help avoid confusion and the irritating situation of the company demanding more cash to carry out the move. This is not the kind of stress anyone needs on their move day so with a little thought and anticipation this type of problem can be avoided.

Decide who will be doing the packing for the move, if you carry out the packing personally (rope in as many family members as you can!) you will save on the cost of the move. It is important to allow enough time for packing and labelling to be done efficiently, if you don’t not only will it end up in a mad rush at the end, when you arrive at your destination your removals men will not know which box goes where which in turn will cost you money as the move will take much longer.

For your own peace of mind and for insurance purposes construct a detailed list of items to be moved including their current condition. This may seem petty but if any items have considerable value it is worth doing and while you are busy with that check out whether or not the removals company has insurance cover for accidental damage and if they haven’t get insurance yourself. Also keep important documents with you during the move it is very difficult and inconvenient to replace them so keep them safe.

Moving to a new place does not have to be stressful, careful planning in advance and asking friends and relatives for advice can help the move go off hassle free.