Expert Moving Tips 

• Clear out unwanted goods – hold a garage sale or donate.
• Get rid of flammables – paint, petrol, gas cylinders.
• Empty fuel from mowers, clippers, trimmers, and so on.
• Clothes — do you need them all? Charity shops may want them.
• Separate books: disposable, family reading, and valuable.
• Check all electrical goods items. Will they work in the new home, and are they needed?
• Start making up your change of address list.
• Arrange to have mail forwarded.
• Arrange termination dates for electricity, gas, oil, telephone, and other main suppliers.
• If you are taking electrical goods such as a TV, see if you still have their original boxes.
• Have rugs cleaned.
• If you have children, separate cherished toys to travel with you.
• Round up personal documentation — marriage/birth certificates, driving licenses, and so on.
• If passports are needed, keep them separate so they are not packed.
• If you are moving outside the country and want to take the car, check on import regulations and the duty payable.
• With regards to family pets — make sure vaccinations and documentation are up to date.
• Will your new home be ready? If not, you need to arrange temporary storage.
• Shops, schools, theaters, lifestyles — it’s never too early to find out about your new home.
• Start clearing out the food supplies, especially the freezer.
• If necessary, arrange your finances — close or transfer bank accounts, savings accounts, and so on. With electronic banking, this is not as much of an issue today.