3 months before

• Terminate your rental contract 
  Let your landlord know about the move if you are in rented accommodation.
• Arrange school transfer
  Arrange for your children’s transfer to their new school if necessary.
• Visa
  Check the expiration date of your travel and visa documents.

1 month before

• Send out a change of address
  Let the following know about your new address: your employer, utility providers (electricity, gas, phone...), bank, post, doctors, TV subscription, deliveries etc...
  The Royal Mail offers a mail forwarding service.
• Arrange subscriptions
  Arrange the internet, phone and cable TV subscription for your new home.
• Sort and purge
  Go through every room of your house and decide what you’d like to keep and what you can get rid of.
• Buy moving boxes and packing supplies
  Purchase moving boxes and packing supplies like silk paper, bubble wrap, tape...
• Start packing
  Begin with stuff that you use least frequently. Make sure you label the boxes. Add items of special value such as jewellery and important files to a safe box that you’ll personally transport to your new home.
  Check out Shurgard's packing tips and pack like a pro.

1 week before

• Move into storage
  If you have booked extra storage space, this is the time to move your stuff to your storage unit.
  Check out Shurgard's storage tips to make the most our of your storage unit.
• Get your keys
  Make an appointment to collect the keys to your new home.
• Clean your new home
  Arrange for a thorough cleaning of your new home or ask friends to help you with it.
• Pack your suitcases
  Aim to finish your general packing a few days before your moving date.
  Pack suitcases for everyone in the family with enough clothes to wear for a few days.
• Set aside some essentials
  Pack a bag with water, snacks, first aid kit, keys, chargers, moving documents, assembly instructions, leaflets for food delivery...
  Set aside a box with some clean towels, bed sheets, toiletries and kitchen utensils for the first few nights.

Moving day

• Verify
  Make sure that the moving truck that shows up is from the company you hired.
• Take inventory
  Before the movers leave, sign the inventory list and keep a copy.