This is our first home so we're not sure of the etiquette.
I was thinking of getting some nice notecards to push through their doors but I'm not sure what to write (this will also be our first contact with most of them so it'll be a little introduction too I suppose?), I'm also not sure how many people on the street to tell, there are maybe 20 or so houses on the immediate street but it is also a through road for another street and cul-de-sac around the corner.
As this is our first move I have no idea how long it will take the removal men to unload the van, and that's assuming we get the keys on time? I don't think it'll block the whole street so it's completely impassable but people do park cars on either side of the street so might become tricky to navigate while the van is there.
Is pushing a note through the door a bit impersonal? Knocking on doors would feel a bit intrusive to me so I'm not sure I'd feel comfortable doing that - plus I am 8.5 months pregnant with a toddler in tow so might not be a good idea anyway.
How much notice should we give people? As long as everything continues to go to plan we'll be moving on Friday next week.
Am I overthinking this??! I'd like to do things properly, we're planning on making this our home for the next 10 - 20 years, maybe forever so getting off on the right foot with the neighbours is important.
Any tips on how to go about this would be most welcome :)
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Moving next week - what's the best way to tell our new neighbours our removal van will be blocking the street?
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thesmallestpotato · 26/07/2012 11:21
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