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Buying GuideMOVING house is more than just changing buildings, it is uprooting all your life.

From finding boxes to put all your possessions into to letting the Inland Revenue know your new address, every aspect of your life needs to move with you. Remember if you don't inform the DVLA and other authorities of your change of address you are liable to be prosecuted.

If you want support there is now a free, online service that will email you to remind you when you need to contact your electricity or telephone provider, when to book a removal firm, and provide you with a comprehensive list of everyone you need to contact.

The people at www.moveme.com can help you every step of the way from the moment you put in your offer to the day you make your first cup of tea in your new home. You key in your details, date you expect to complete on your new home, and they will make up a planner with all the key dates for finding and booking services.

But to get you ready, here are our five top tips to preparing to move:

  1. Make an exact plan of your new home on graph paper, and cut out outlines of your furniture to scale so you can see where everything will fit and the removal men can put it in the right place straight away.
  2. Prepare a separate box with essentials. Put in the kettle, tea, coffee, sugar, mugs, milk, loo paper, and take it with you so when you arrive so you can keep everyone happy.
  3. Arrange for children and pets to stay with someone on the day. It is well worth the kennel or cattery fee for a day without worrying if they have escaped or will trip up a removal man.
  4. Remember to cancel the newspapers/milk/coal/oil/bottle gas delivery and window cleaner for your old address, but leave a note for the new owners of who you have used and contact numbers.
  5. Eat the freezer down it's not designed to be moved full, and you don't want to throw away all that food.

With a little organisation, plenty of lists and lots of patience you will be settled in your new home in no time.

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