Best House Shifting

A useful house-moving plan starts with an inventory rather than a bedroom count. Two homes of the same size can need different packing, vehicles and furniture work.

Walk through every room and include the balcony, loft, utility space and store cupboard. Mark each item as move, carry personally, leave behind or undecided. Send clear photographs of large pieces and tell the team which cupboards contain belongings; a photograph of a closed wardrobe does not describe its contents.

Then check the route out of the old home and into the new one. A lift, staircase, tight landing or distant loading point changes the work even when the journey is short. For an intercity move, plan the time between collection and delivery as well as moving day itself.

If belongings are leaving from two addresses or going to both a home and storage, mark the destination against each inventory item. Ask for the extra stop and each delivery stage to appear in the quote. Keep a separate list for each load so a carton waiting for a later delivery is not mistaken for a missing item.

Shiftify uses its own moving crews for the agreed relocation work. Use these points to define the service you need. The accepted tasks, materials and responsibilities should be reflected in your written quotation.

Make the included work easy to find: packing for the accepted inventory, loading, transport, unloading and room placement should each have a clear entry in your quote. Mark any owner-packed items separately. This lets you see which tasks you are buying and which you are handling yourself.

Put requested unpacking, named furniture dismantling and reassembly, special packing and extra stops on their own lines. Appliance disconnection, installation, wall fixtures and custom carpentry need a separate assessment and an assigned professional. An optional task becomes part of your booking only when its scope and price are accepted.

Begin your budget with the home size and type of move, then share the actual inventory for an itemised quote.

The final quote depends on your belongings, packing, access at both properties, moving date, journey and agreed work. Confirm inclusions, applicable taxes and the total before booking.

Moving only a bed, a desk and a few cartons? Send that item list instead of assuming a full-home package. Include furniture that belongs to the rental property on a separate “leave behind” list. The team can assess the load and handling you actually need.

• Compare moving costs and quote inclusions

Compare quotations using the same inventory, addresses and responsibilities. Ask for the amount payable and the work behind it to be clear before accepting a booking.

Keep the survey inventory and accepted quote under the same date or reference. If you pack some rooms yourself, mark where your packing ends and the crew’s work begins. Confirm whether the quoted amount remains available until your decision date and whether the moving slot is reserved separately. This gives you a clear record if the item list, price or appointment changes.

• Compare moving quotes on an equal scope

Set aside your personal essentials first, then make the rooms easy to assess and label. Keep the inventory current as you decide what will travel.

• Keep documents, keys, medicines, valuables, chargers and first-night supplies with you. Tell the team which bags must stay out of the shipment.
• Agree who empties cupboards, packs kitchen items and prepares appliances. Follow the appliance manufacturer’s preparation instructions and assign technical disconnection explicitly.
• Label boxes by destination room and record fragile items. Identify owner-packed cartons so their handling and any limits in the agreed protection are understood.
• Confirm building instructions and receiving access before the crew arrives. Share changed item counts or access details early so the quote can be revised transparently.

• If the building lift cannot be used

Check the item count and visible condition at delivery against the collection record, then confirm the agreed placement and reassembly work.

Have one person direct room placement while another checks the list if possible. Look at accessible furniture surfaces and fragile-item packaging before discarding it. Record any discrepancy with photographs and the delivery document, and contact the booking team using the agreed reporting process. Keep the quote, inventory and acknowledgements together until outstanding work is resolved.

• Plan your first night and unpacking priorities
• Resolve a delay, disputed charge or missing item