The Complete House Shifting Checklist

Three weeks before: finalise your mover and budget, and confirm the moving date. Two weeks before: confirm your mover and date in writing, declutter, start using up perishables, and begin handling utility transfers and address changes so nothing is left to the last week.

One week before: begin packing non-essentials, label boxes clearly, inform key contacts of your address change, and keep a dedicated folder for your moving quotation, inventory and invoice. Photograph valuable items before packing, for your own records.

The day before: pack an essentials box, charge your phone, defrost the fridge and set aside valuables, cash and key documents to carry yourself. On moving day: supervise loading, verify the inventory, confirm the delivery address and timing with your mover, and do a final walkthrough of the empty home.

If you book Laxmi Packers, our crew handles packing, loading and reassembly — your checklist mostly becomes a matter of supervising and relaxing.