Diary of a London Mover

If you’re in a position to choose when you want to move house, this can make life a lot easier. The best time of year for moving home depends on your circumstances. If you have children, a job, a partner, or elderly relatives, you might need to take extra care in choosing when to move.

Living in London is not cheap. With the cost of living on the rise and wages failing to keep pace, you might be looking for ways to make your hard earned money stretch a little further. Moving house is one event that can often end up costing you a lot more than you were expecting.

If you...

You may have already spotted our guide to living in Pimlico. Expanding on this spotlight series, we’re now hopping over the river to look at another up-and-coming area of London.

If you’re thinking about how to move a king size mattress by yourself, the first thing to do is consider whether there really isn’t a friend or two you can call for help because trust us these things are heavy, sometimes ridiculously so.

Either way, you’ll need to devise a strategy that is going to hopefully avoid any injuries. Luckily...

Moving your office is a huge undertaking. Just like moving house can be incredibly stressful, moving your business to a new location has its fair share of challenges. Thankfully, moving offices is not something you’ll have to deal with too often.

Moving house is difficult at any stage in life, but the challenges are even greater for the elderly. Packing boxes or creating a moving schedule are two things that we might find simple in our youth. For the elderly, these tasks can be almost impossible to complete alone.

Moving offices can be exciting for a business owner. Whether you’re moving to a bigger site, securing a prestigious address or even opening an additional office, it represents a time of growth and renewal. It’s a chance to shed off the old and welcome the new. While it might be a fun development for you, your employees may not share your...

Moving to London for the first time can be daunting. With so many locations to choose from, even picking North or South of the river can be an excruciating task. The majority of people moving to London alone for work will start out in a house share.

We’ve seen our fair share of moving day meltdowns in this business. There are days when everything that can go wrong does go wrong. The movers get stuck in traffic. The keys for your new home aren’t in the right place. Or you lock yourself out of your current home. And this is just the tip of the iceberg for moving home anxiety.

After 16 years in the moving business, we think it’s safe to say we’ve seen it all. While we’ve already shared out packing tips for moving in London, and you can see our FAQs here, there are still some things your mover wants you to...