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Hi PDR when looking for a removal quote it is always best to get at least three quotes, make sure you get a landline number and business address of the company you are going to use and remember a lot of sites on the internet are brokers so there is a possibility they will be on a commission which you can avoid if you go direct a bit more leg work but can keep the cost down, look for recommendations from others that have used the company I use www.nicksremovals.co.uk/quote.htm you should be given a contract and insurance details which you should check over especialy if you are packing your self which can make a lot of the insurance void.

A quick question about getting removals quotes through the websites mentioned above - our house isn't even on the market yet, but we want to get an idea of moving costs so we can put together a budget and work out how much we can spend on our new house. We don't really want to be hassled by the removals firms, so can you just get a no-obligation quote? (I don't really want to give my phone number/email to any firms just yet).

As above mentioned about reallymoving obtain instant quotes from different local companies.
I have also experience about www.removalshub.co.uk , They obtain 6 removals quotes in less than a minute. We are moving a 3 bed house 190 miles and it's going to cost £1,200+VAT including the packing.

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Sorry.... old thread!

5 years ago, we paid about £1000 for packing and removal from West London to South Wales. They literally packed everything they're allowed to transport (they don't move paint cans and things like that). We used our car for important things I didn't want damaged or lost.

I found it really useful to pack the bathroom myself (moving out anything to go in the van) and then use that room as the storage room for everything not going in the removal van. Just stuck a note on the door, saying don't pack! It meant I could leave the kettle in there, a couple of mugs, hoover, cleaning things, emergency biscuits and a box of DIY supplies including light bulbs etc that we wanted in our car and not in the removal van (as we were driving straight to the new house and the van was stopping overnight). Worked really well.

We kept all the boxes too as they're brilliant for storing stuff in the attic!

We paid £1600 for full packing service for a reasonably sized 3-bed, moving 2 miles. Company were fab & made it so easy.

If anyone else is interested, first quote is in and its
£450+ VAT for the removals
and an extra
£280 + VAT for the full packing service

The t&c's on ours says we have to take jewellery and food from fridge/ freezer. They literally pack everything else, including elastic bands and paperclips on the floor! We are going to pack a couple of boxes beforehand of stuff we want to open first when we move in, like bedding, kettle etc as we won't know what box the removal company has packed it all in.

Ok so packing seems to be essential. If it's only a couple of hundred quid more then I guess it's worth it as I'd have to put DS into nursery if I packed myself anyway as he'd be all over the place.

Question do they literally pack everything like knives and forks from drawers or do I need to sort everything out in advance? Sorry if that sounds thick!

I am thinking it's going to be around the £750 mark if Hampshire is £1k (we're in North Devon).

Had house refurb last year so moved in and out. 3 bed to 3 bed to 4 bed ( made it bigger...).

Packed it all ourselves and moved all the small stuff ourselves, so furniture only £400. Distance about 2 miles.

Got 3 quotes, smallest company the cheapest. Cash in hand.

We live in hampshire just been quoted £1000 inc packing to move from a 3 bed to a 4 bed 20 miles away. Packing often doesn't make much difference to final figure as they prefer to pack themselves so they don't get boxes stuffed full of only books. Packing worth every single penny, especially with children. You can literally walk out of your house with an overnight bag and they just pack it all up. I would sell my granny to make sure I could afford the packing bit.

Try www.reallymoving.com as they'll obtain instant quotes from different local companies. We are moving a 4 bed house 250 miles and it's going to cost £1,300+VAT including the packing. HTH

I am moving 10miles and been quoted £550, not including packing.

oh, and i did all the packing myself.

we moved 3 years ago from a 3 bed to a 5 bed house, moving bill was about £1200, including traveling (we moved 120 miles away), van for 2 days as we moved out one day, in the next due to the distance and insurance.

We got three quotes, lowest 1200k, to move from 2 bed flat to 4 bed semi about 15 miles away. I'll bet it depends where you live - I'm in London. I think the packing element was only 200-300, which seems to me a small price to pay to reduce the nightmare...

2 bed to 4 bed (last year), only moved about 500m, £800

We moved last year, distance of 60miles, they did it in a day and it cost about £1000 iirc.

has anyone else recently moved?

£1500!

I might be packing it myself when DH finds out how much it's going to be.

As we're moving locally I've got 2 companies coming to "have a look" and quote tomo afternoon and Thu morning.

At least I have a ballpark figure now though and won't have a heart attack when they tell me the cost!

Thanks Fizzy