Your move, week by week

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Use these stages in the time you have. They are a flexible sequence, not booking deadlines or a promise that every move fits one calendar.

Moving date

Old-home handover

New-home access

First: establish the handoffs

Separate confirmed dates and time windows from requests still waiting for repliesCheck access at both addresses, including the appropriate building contactGather mover, vehicle and container arrangements you need to confirmCheck the current provider process for utilities and internetAssign one person to each unanswered question

Waiting on / person / next check

Next: reduce the unknowns

Walk through cupboards, closets, storage and unusual belongingsDecide what is moving and arrange actual handoffs for what is leavingCheck manufacturer or professional guidance for specialist itemsAgree on destination room names and a label keyStart with belongings you will not need before the move

This week's manageable packing areas

As the date gets closer

Reconfirm the arrangements that other tasks depend onSet aside personal essentials and the first-night kitPlan meals and keep the final-days kitchen availableFollow each account or agency's current address-update processRecord a backup for an unconfirmed or weather-dependent arrangement

The change that would affect the most people

Moving day

Share the current contact, access and destination-room plan with relevant helpersKeep keys, necessary documents and personal essentials accessibleCheck the old home against its handover instructionsPut first-night supplies where you can reach them on arrivalKeep walking routes and doors clear

The next day and beyond

Set up the next ordinary work, school or household routineResolve pending service or building questionsFollow the confirmed container-return arrangementsGive reusable materials a destination and check local sorting instructions

Next three useful tasks

When dates change, contact everyone whose arrangement is affected. Keep the requested change marked pending until it is confirmed.

First: establish the handoffs

Next: reduce the unknowns

As the date gets closer

Moving day

The next day and beyond

A little more context.

A moving plan you can actually follow.

A rainy-day move needs a second plan.

The last sweep before you hand back the keys.