Checklist · 16 items
Moving checklist
Two months to moving day, in the order things need to happen.
Eight weeks before moving
- Book movers
- Start decluttering
- Collect boxes and tape
- Research schools and doctors
Four weeks before moving
- File a change of address with the post office
- Transfer utilities
- Update your bank and insurance
- Pack items you rarely use
One week before moving
- Confirm movers
- Pack an essentials box
- Defrost the freezerIf you're moving it; time it by the appliance or mover's instructions
- Arrange childcare for moving day
Moving day
- Final walk-through
- Read the meters
- Hand over keys
- Keep the essentials box with you