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[EvesMama]

1.Send letter reg move or to cancel service to...

Gas
electric
water
phone
council tac
phone
broad band/dial up
sky
t.v licence
banks(for each account send a separate and signed notice of change)
credit/store cards/catalogues
loan companies
ermm.sure ther'll be more..

2.ring round for quotes on removal firms - these vary greatly IME, best to look round and dont just go with cheapest as your furniture may not get their in one piece!(i used Sandersons- teesside last year and will prob use this time too)..also check when they need paying (best paying when work is done not upfront!)do they charge for travelling time, how many hours minimum and insurance for your valuables

1. gut your present house!

we have a box of stuff which has remained unopened since our first house 8 years ago!..yes i really need it, but best to chuck all rubbish now so you dont get charged extra to move it, then chuck it anyway! plus, you might be able to make some cash selling stuff on ebay/car boots thru paper etc

4.try to arrange for children to be looked after, its difficult for us and not nice for them being shoved here and there while furniture being moved around.

erm...someone else help me out, i know theres loads more and im gunna need it in next few weeks!

once that exchange of contracts and completion rings at solicitors its nowt to do with her..we always makearrangement to move 'in' to new house around 12 noon..thats when all official stuff should be done by and its not thier house anymore so you can tell her to feck off

evesmama-. she said i had no bisiness to be doing it before we exchanged, but we were supposed to exchange yesterday and most utility companies need 5 days notice that you are moving in.
stroppy cow.

*business, my spelling.

tell her that if some utility guys coming on moving day is her biggest problem then she should think her self lucky!..ask her if she fancies a spot of babysitting seeing as though its all a peice of p**s to her

Hi there, been to the solictors this morning as he wanted me to look at a right of way on the map and whether it goes through our new garden. Thankfully it doesn't. But there are problems as the vendors have no paperwork for any of the extensions/new windows/conservatory Still hope to exchange on Friday though! Think they have to pay for something callled an indemnity insurnace whatever that is!

Then I really will start to pack. Considering paying extra to have them come and pack for us.....

what a nitemare..you could turn detective yourself and go to your local councils website..go to planning permission and put in relevent details ie address, persons name etc..it 'should' bring up anything thats been applied for..if not try ringing them for advice..be very careful cos you may have to 'remove; things if they havent had them permitted

They have been up too long for the council to do anything about it but there is a covenant - which it looks like they didn't get permission for the extensions. (supposed to get their permission for additions to the property).

They have also put a new window in the back of the house quite recently and there doesn't seem to be any building regs done for it. So there si a worry it could make the wall collapse!

I can't beleive why people do these things without the relevant permissions!?

our second from last house which we happily lived in for almost two years had had the joining wall between dining and living room put in by previous owners b4 we bought..we found out from the people who bouhgt it off us that somewhere alomg the line when the joining wall was removed, there was nothing supporting it so ceiling and first floor could have come crashing down!

something which jogged my memory on here..
personally i would prefer sparky/plumber to remove and re-install my cooker/washer/dryer and dishwasher..so that means one lot on moving day and another lot either later that day or next..had a leak in last house, so dont trust ourselves now!!

we exchanged!!!!!!! completion is on may 3rd, but im actually moving on may 2nd as thats when my house is being packed, i will stay in a travelodge that night.

Wow congratulations! Hoping we will exchange on Friday!

ooh exciting! any idea when you might complete?

I told any time to solictitor providing we have time to transfer money over and it is before the end of May! So suspect a couple of weeks.

wont be long then....

WE are pretty certain to exchange in the mroning and hope to complete on maybe the 10th!!! Yipeeeee

Cece we have the same thing with the house we have bought with indemnity insurance and rights of way.

We should be moving in a couple of weeks.

yaaayyy!! well done you two..where are you putting all your stuff while you live it up in travel lodge?

pickfords take it to their depot overnight.

oh good, always remember seeing on some telly prog about guy who packed his van night before to save time and someone made off with it through the night!..no insurance cos not in house!

oh god how awful, pickfords are doing a 2 day move, which means they pack you up the day before and it goes to their depot overnight

thats good news then..are you and all little ones in travel lodge?

yes, then i will drive up to wales the next day

hey spacecadet, just hi jacking a bit. are you moving to wales then? ( from meet up board) hope everythig goes ok. we moved in march and i got so stressed that i was pleasantly surprised when it all went ok!!

amyjo-yes im off back to wales(my homeland!)