Moving home and maintaining your sanity

It has long been acknowledged that moving house is one of the most stressful activities that we can engage in. Fortunately or unfortunately, depending on your outlook, people in their 50s and 60s are major house movers. This is generally as a result of a seachange or a downsize.

There are some steps that you can take and we outline some suggestions below. It makes sense to put some time and effort into seriously planning the move and probably the place to start is with a timetable.

4 WEEKS BEFORE THE MOVE

• Get quotes from 2 – 3 removalists and then select one. (decide if you or the removalist will do the packing and unpacking)
• Set a date for the move and confirm it with the…