Moving Tips
- Book the movers. Consider your options for packing:
- have your movers pack everything;
- movers pack just the breakables;
- or you can pack yourself.
It is a good idea to obtain estimates from several different companies.
- If you own your present home:
- arrange to have your gas, water, and electric meters read on the day you leave and have the bills forwarded to your new address;
- have the oil tank read and filled before your sale closes, and provide a receipt to your legal professional if required;
- if the water heater or furnace is rented, arrange for a transfer of the rental agreement to the Purchaser;
- disconnect your telephone, cable TV, and water softener.
- If you rent your present home:
- Give necessary written notice to your landlord and make arrangements for thereturn of any money you have on deposit.
- At your new home:
- make arrangements for the gas and electric utilities, water softener, telephone, and cable TV to be connected on the day the sale closes;
- arrange for home insurance for the day of closing.
- General
- get “change of address” cards from the post office and send out well before moving day;
- have the post office forward your mail to your new address;
- cancel any contracted services and pre-authorized cheques;
- inform gardening, dry cleaning, garbage pickup, newspapers, magazines, and other home services; arrange for services at your new address;
- cancel or transfer social, athletic, civic, religious, or business affiliations, and memberships;
- arrange for transfer of medical, dental, prescription, and optical records;
- change the address on your driver’s license(s) effective the day of the move;
- collect all items out for cleaning, repair, or storage, e.g. dry cleaning;
- make special arrangements for the moving of your pets and for perishables, such as plants;
- safely dispose of all flammable liquids as it is illegal for movers to carry them.