Moving ChecklistCarlos2025-02-13T17:00:26+00:00

Moving Checklist

See what you still need to do for your move here

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MOVE PLANNER

Before you start moving

Hire a moving company

Photograph fragile objects before packing them

Photograph the electrical connections of the TV, computer and other complicated electrical connections

Photograph the empty house (if you are going to rent it out)

Check if you have left anything to pick up at the laundry, if you have books, rental DVDs or other borrowed items to return

Clean the destination house

Update your address in advance

Reduce supermarket shopping

Defrost and dry the freezer

One month before the move

Change telecommunications contract TV-NET-VOICE

Change water and sanitation contract

Change tax address

Request exemption from the Municipal Property Tax (IMI)

Change gas and electricity contract

Change address in the Single Automobile Document (DUA)

Change address at banks

Change magazine subscriptions and other regular contacts

Update address with insurers

Request the forwarding of postal correspondence (CTT)

Change address at school & university

Change address at clubs, associations, etc.

Change address on driver's license

Change address on citizen card

Change place of electoral census

Register at the health center in the new area of residence

Goods That Won’t Go

Donate items that are not going to the new house

Sell items that are not going to the new house

Recycle items that are not going to the new house

Store Furniture (Self-Storage)

Essential Tools and Materials

Label the boxes with their contents and the destination division

Buy rolls of stretch film

Use sandwich bags to store small parts

ake advantage of free boxes in wholesale supermarkets, shops, and recycling points and use the original boxes of household appliances

Use small boxes for heavy objects

Buy packing tape and its dispenser

Use bags, baskets and hampers to reduce cardboard boxes

Pack Objects

Label boxes with their contents and destination division

Number the boxes

Pack the goods to be used first in a different box

Prepare the day before a bag with essential goods

The day before the move

Check if everything is well packed for transport

Separate the objects you will take with you (jewelry, valuables, documents, etc.)

Make changes of clothes accessible

Make personal hygiene products accessible

Set aside medications, analgesics and first aid materials

The day of the move

Check before departure if nothing has been forgotten (open drawers)

Hand over all copies of the keys of the old house

Leave the children with a family member or friend

Leave the animals with a family member or someone known

Ensure that the moving vehicle has a place to park

The days following the move

Define what should stay at home for use and what can be stored

Unpack first those objects that are essential to the functioning of the house

Take advantage of the boxes and boxes already used and in good condition, to store objects you want to store

Change the locks of the new house

Get to know the new neighbors

Stroll in the new area to get to know the streets well