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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