Moving House

Tips from 1st Storage Centres

Checklist for moving home

Arrange disconnection and reconnection of services e.g. Power, gas, phone. Cancel any deliveries e.g. papers, milk, soft drinks. Your local Post Office will assist you with mail redirection.

Important Authorities and Business Houses to notify of your change of address are:

  • Electoral Office
  • Motor Vehicle Registration and Licence Authority
  • Taxation Office
  • Banks and Financial Institutions
  • Insurance Companies
  • Educational Institutions
  • Department of Security (re Pension payments. Family Payments etc)
  • Medicare
  • Club Membership and Subscriptions

Moving house – Breaking the chain…

Sometimes when moving house you find yourself in a chain. You can’t complete your new purchase, so you can’t complete you sale. It is not a happy situation.

Why not break the chain?

Put your furniture into self storage and move in with a friend or relatives for a few weeks. You will have the comfort of knowing you have your sale completed – and you will become a cash buyer of your new home. The best position of all.

Self storage when selling your house

You want to sell your house as quickly as possible for the maximum amount of money.

It is a fact that clutter free houses sell faster and for more money. Without clutter your home looks bigger and better value for the price. So, how do you clear your much-loved clutter temporarily?

You need a self storage room for your extra furniture, collectables, toys and sports equipment. To make your cupboards look big – and the spare room look spare!

For a few pounds a week, a self store room makes your home look great. And that’s what you want after all.


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