Maybe you’re moving from a larger home in Essex to a compact London apartment for more work opportunities, or you want to retire to a cosy Essex cottage and leave your lavish London lifestyle behind. No matter what your reason may be for downsizing, it’s unlikely you’ll be able to take all of your belongings with you. And once you’ve decided what you want to keep, what if you still can’t fit everything in your new property? Our step-by-step guide will tell you what you need to do with all of your possessions before moving day.
1. Sort through and throw away
With less space to fill in a smaller property, you’ll need to be ruthless when deciding what to keep. So sort through every corner of your storage cupboards and look in all of those boxes buried in the loft, and sell, give away or throw out everything you no longer need or use.
2. Use secure storage London or Essex-based
Once you’ve finished going through your items, there’s bound to be certain things that you’ll want to put in storage. These could be possessions that have sentimental value but no place in your new home as of yet, or big items of furniture that you haven’t got round to selling. Simply put them away in a secure storage space until you’re ready to decide what to do with them.
3. Hire a house removals company for the rest
From your fridge to the bed and the cutlery, you’ll need to hire a removal company to transport all of the important items you’re going to need immediately in your new property. You’ll save a lot of time and effort by getting trusted professionals to pack, transport and unload your belongings for you. Grays Storage & Removals will take the utmost care with your possessions at all times, whether we’re loading your largest pieces of furniture or transporting your most fragile and valuable items.