Moving House Checklist

How can you make your next move less stressful and more enjoyable? We've created the Ultimate Moving Preparation Checklist to help you get organised and make moving to a new place a much better experience.

Get the complete checklist now at https://www.austate.com.au/resources/moving-house-checklist

1. 4 to 6 weeks before your move

• Research your new home
• Contact removalists & ask for recommendations
• Speak to your removalist about packing recommendations
• Arrange pet care
• Book in annual leave, with some days either side to pack up and then get settled.
• Arrange transport for you, your family and big items such as motorbikes, boats, trailers etc.
• If you need to move a piano, pool table or large items, make sure your removalist knows about them.
• Keep your important documents in a separate box - passports, flight tickets, visas, credit cards etc.
• Declutter your home

2. 3 weeks before your move

• Contact suppliers for water, electricity and gas
• Contact insurance companies
• Transfer relevant documents for school, day-care and sporting clubs
• Obtain a floor-plan of your new home and consider furniture placement and measure items now (beds, fridge, freezer etc)
• Book your removalist in and let them know about street access, steep driveways, overhanging trees as well as access doorways, tight hallways or tricky corners in the current and new place.
• Schedule & book cleaning
• Plan your move
• Organise utilities for your new home like the internet, telephone and electricity

3. 2 weeks before your move

• Label and number your moving boxes and create an inventory list
• Prepare and organise large house items
• Confirm key collection details
• Update your details on electoral rolls, drivers license, registrations, banks, employers, schools and clubs
• Get your family prepared for the move. Arrange for someone to mind small children on moving day and service the car if moving long-distance or interstate

4. 1 week before your move

• Organise mail, subscriptions and services
• Ensure the new home is prepared
• Organise furniture, including dismantling what you can and ensuring screws, bolts and nut are put in zip lock bags with labels (put it in the essentials box)
• Organise your moving boxes
• Go through the last details including filling any prescriptions, returning borrowed items (library books, dvd's) and if your house will be empty, inform police and neighbours.
• Have an action plan for moving day

5. 2 to 3 days before your move

• Ensure you do final checks
• Get prepared for the trip including tech items and having some cash available
• Organise last items
• Make sure your new home is ready
• Advise the neighbours and say goodbye - give them a copy of your new details just in case
• Advise new residents with a friendly note with garbage collection, neighbourhood water etc to help them settle in

6. Day before you move

• Complete forms
• Finish organising for the move

7. Moving day!

• Say goodbye to your old home (check through the house, locking doors and windows, ensuring everything is off)
• Check items before and after the move.

We've also put together some great moving tips to consider when moving house. Read the complete checklist and download a copy to fill out as you go at https://www.austate.com.au/resources/moving-house-checklist