While planning your move, don’t forget to include your pets.  Moving can be stressful and even dangerous for pets if their interests are not taken into consideration.

Planning
- If you are moving for company relocation or a new job, find out what pet moving costs the company is willing to cover.

- Check vaccination records to ensure your pet’s immunizations are up to date.  Obtain veterinary records and keep them with you on moving day. Have any required vaccinations done and prescriptions refilled, so you don’t have to worry about it upon arrival at your new home.

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Two months before moving day

- Get estimates if you will be using a moving company
- Get prices from at least two truck rental companies, if you will move yourself.
- Start removing clutter from the garage and storage areas.
- Select a moving or truck rental company.
- Create a floor plan of your new home for furniture and appliance placement.
- Start a file for your moving paperwork and receipts.
- Arrange to transfer school records, if necessary.

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Every home contains a lot of furniture, clothes, kitchen equipment, pictures and other items.  For a short distance move, it may be worthwhile to transport small goods by yourself, but larger items may require professional assistance.

It’s ideally best to get rid of excess furniture and other goods by having a moving sale.  This will reduce the number of items to be moved, therefore lowering your moving expense.  Unwanted furniture and other items, which cannot be sold, can often be donate.  All other unwanted items should be properly disposed of.
How to plan the move

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Before going out to search for your dream home, it is important to know what that dream home looks like. Making a prioritised list of what you want in your next home will help narrow down your search.The size of the house depends, not only on your immediate needs, but also what may be needed in the future. For example, a young couple would need to think about possibilities of more children in the future, while a family with teenagers may address the fact that those teens may soon be off at college soon. You needs for additional rooms as studies, or guest rooms should be addressed also. Other desired features in the house should be considered also. For instance, if you are like gardening, a house with a big garden would be wanted.

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You have now found your flat to rent, but before the letting agents hand you over the keys what’s next? I often get asked about agent’s upfront fees so I thought I could answer some of the concerns here.It is usual to have to pay a deposit (bond) and rent in advance and agency fees before or at the same time as you sign the tenancy agreement.

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