Cost of packing and moving

[Ilkleymoor]

We're moving from a 1 bed flat in London to the.north east of England. I've been quoted £2,500. This seems a lot.

Anyone got any ideas on whether that is normal? Thanks!

It is high but does it involve an overnight? There’s only so many hours they are allowed to work, so if it’s pack up one day, unpack the next then it’s probably fair.

We are expecting about £800 for a local move, 3 bed.

Yeh it will be an overnight.

Daft really, I knew it would be 1,500 minimum, so was ready to £2k but for some reason £2.5k seems mind blowing!

Thanks for your thoughts.

We paid 2k to move from SE to Wales. 3 bed house though. I would get several quotes.

Have approached another 3 companies so we will see.

Is it a London based company? Have you tried companies based at the area you're moving to?

A 1bed flat means you must not have much stuff. Honestly, I’d do it yourself and hire a van. We moved ourselves from a 4 bed house with 2 dc using a van and our usual family car. It took about 3 days to totally have everything in (this was a 3-3.5 hour round trip), but it cost us just petrol. I can’t imagine you couldn’t shove most of a 1 bed flat in a box truck and bank the £2500.

@mindutopia this would be a good idea except my partner doesn't drive and I've only just got my first car! So my driving just isn't up to it.

Plus a few health things means getting Packers will stop this being a bad experience.

Oh well, life will be much more affordable (and roomier!) When we move!

I’m moving a one bed equivalent (as not taking much) from London to the NW- quoted £990 on average

Given the current fuel price, and working time regulations for drivers (they have to take breaks, not breaks unpacking the lorry) I really think that's VERY reasonable.

We are paying £1700
Literally for them to move our stuff from one house to another 20 miles away
On the same day so no over nights
No packing. Includes materials like boxes and bubble wrap.

And that was the cheapest quote!
One was £3k (that did involve them storing stuff over night but still)

Southwest

There was absolutely no way on this earth we would move ourselves

For that price I would sell any big items, pack my clothes into the car and buy new stuff in NE. Things tend to get damaged in a move anyway and may not fit your new place.

I've just been quoted £2.5k plus VAT for a 4 bed house moving about 200 miles. It was slightly more than expected but not wildly so. I thought it would be over £2k

@PaniniHead would you mind sharing who you got quotes from?

The best quote was with Pickfords

@PaniniHead thank you!

Hav got another company coming round tomorrow, a recommendation from a friend,so we will see

In case it's of any use to anyone, just did a basic quote on the Pickford's website and it would be £900 cheaper to do it on the Thursday and not the Friday! So this might be what will make the difference.

Ive been quoted around 1300 plus VAT for 3 bed flat packing and moving to Bristol from North London.

JA Coles they moved my mate and were fantastic so I didnt bother getting a quote. I havent exchanged yet so not quite there but theyve been really helpful

We did a similar move a few years ago. Get quotes from companies based in the North East, they're cheaper. We went with Watsons who are based in Darlington, they quoted using the quote from another company (for size lorry needed etc)

Thanks for info! And possible companies to use. @happystrummer ja Cole are coming to quote tomorrow, also recommended by friend, fingers crossed!

I paid 2k to move from zone 2 to zone 5 london last year - a 2 bed flat, so given that it’s an overnight job I don’t think it’s outrageous (I got a few quotes, I had 50 boxes & usual furniture (2 beds, 2 sofas, a bureau, wardrobe, table &’chairs)

They charged £400 to pack up the house and that was SO worth it

Good luck with Cole's. Guy who came stayed for 2 hours chatting and no question i had was too stupid. Same with my neighbour. No hard sell. Just a lovely bloke. They manage mover's stress perfectly

Quotes vary wildly so make sure you get 3. We got quoted about 2.5k to move from
A 2 bed flat in London to Berkshire by Pickfords. We have chosen another company who are only charging 1.5k

This time last year it cost us £1800 for packing a 4 bed house and moving all of a mile!

Try Gallagher’s based in the North East. They do National moves, we only moved locally but we found them competitive and would definitely recommend.