DIY moving against a professional removal team !

Leading on from the last article many people in the UK looking to move into their new property are starting to find out that there is less and less availability. As properties are being sold and the guide of 6 weeks from contracts signed to moving house, many people are having to choose from limited quotes from different removal companies and ultimately having to choose a removal price which may not be as planned and within budget.
With this in mind people are attempting to do the move themselves, trying to save the pennies and therefore hiring a removal van and calling in on favours from friends and family. This tends to work out more expensive for several reasons. First of all the removal vehicle chosen cannot exceed a Luton 3.5 ton van unless you have a HGV license and therefore most of the time this is to small for the amount of household items from as little as a full 1 bedroom house. Therefore a second move is required which then can lead into a second day of moving which then involves further costs for the hiring of the vehicle and the fuel (all this in connection with local moves only). If its a long distances move (i.e. over 100 miles) then this is a real disaster. As the move isn't being done from a professional point of view loading and unloading will tend to take longer with the potential risk of damages. If its a local move then people could tend to rush this due to limited timescales before having to return the hired vehicle and ultimately in the process run the risk of damaged items. If its a long distance move (i.e. over 100 miles) people seem to think a removal van is a smooth run compared to a trip in a car. This simply is not the case and a distance move can be very complex and tiring. You have all your worldly possessions in the back of the vehicle and anything can go wrong when you attempt to move yourself, whether its a local move, distance move, small move or large move the outcome more often than not is never to satisfactory. To conclude my advice to anyone trying to move themselves is to look very closely at all points I have highlighted and overall most of the time it does cost less to let the professionals do the moving as they do this for a living every single day.

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Home or Away? Many Brits still moving away from the UK.

We know many families in the UK still moving abroad is truly a life line for any removal firm that can still offer international removals. It seems that despite the credit crunch and many houses losing equity, families are still seeking information about removals to America, removals to Australia and removals to Europe. With many people still moving abroad this clearing states the cost of living, the climate on average 12 months of the year and children's futures certainly lie away from the UK. With this in mind many people like the idea of moving abroad but still find it hard to budget for some a massive step. Budgeting for the move alone cost be hard, therefore that's why we like to think that we can be realistic with removal budgets and using the right International removal company.

From our point of view here at The Removal Supermarket we still organise and co-ordinate many moves overseas. After looking at the latest figures it seems that removals to Spain are still just as popular as every for British people. Removals to Portugal and Removals to Ireland are still popular however as we draw close to Christmas we are finding that many people are looking to book a removal service in good time. In general customers are trying to move so that they can settle in for the Christmas period. To date the most poplar dates of December for moving are 18th, 19th of 20th. which is perfect if you want time to unpack and settle in to your new property in time.

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The Removals Industry has certainly been affected.

Removal companies and the industry in general have been massively affected by the credit crunch. As a removal comparison service we have found that many of removal firms, man and van services and storage companies we work with on a daily basis have either cut costs by reducing their workforce or altogether stop trading. As the housing market is at its all time low and with very little people moving house this has eliminated many small removal companies, family run removal businesses and the larger removal companies with high overheads.

With two points in mind, first being that when it comes to removals in London, removals in Birmingham, removals in Manchester as so on, it couldn't be a better time for people looking to move with regards to removal prices being slashed and many removal companies having to offer reduced costs. However the second point being that as there are fewer removal companies to choose from and therefore it is increasingly harder to gain a lot of amount of removal quotes relatively quickly from many different companies.

As we are The Removal Supermarket we hold of vast number of qualified removal companies on our database but with this current climate we are having to work a lot harder in making sure the companies are still running, being updated with availability and continuously vetting and refreshing the list with new removal companies that can offer the needs to our clients.

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