The Ten Most Forgotten Things When Moving Home

Packing and moving home is both exciting and stressful. There are many things that you have to remember when making the move and it is very easy to forget items. Here are the top 10 most forgotten items when moving, so be aware of them and double check to ensure that you do not leave anything behind on your move.

1. One of the most forgotten items that homeowners moving leave behind are records. Not LPs but family records such as birth and marriage certificates, insurance policies and any other personal records. Along with these you have to ensure that you hunt out such records as vaccination records for your pets and such documents pertaining to children such as their permanent records, school reports and school certificates that they have received.


2. Many of us hide things that are of value to us personally or items that we do not use every day. We often hide them in safe places to ensure that we do not lose them. This could be underneath drawers or on the top of wardrobes. So to ensure that you do not leave any of these items behind pause for a moment and ask yourself if you have secured any items in safe places.


3. Phone numbers by way of address books can often get left behind. Many times old address books are stored away for safe keeping at the back of drawers and many times these can get forgotten about and are overlooked. Therefore they can get left behind if for example you are leaving some pieces of furniture in the property for the new tenants.


4. Spare a thought to any items that you might have taken to the cleaners or that you have lent to neighbours and friends. If possible get in touch and reclaim your items before you leave, otherwise you may never see them again.


5. While this may sound like a silly thing it can be easy to forget your new address. Someone might ask you for this such as friends and neighbours and of course you will have to give it to utility companies. Ensure that you write it down and keep it on you at all times.


6. Remember to leave out just the basic cleaning supplies so that you can go over the house once more before you leave to ensure you leave it spic and span. Where possible keep small cleaning supplies such as travel sizes so that you can leave them behind as cleaning supplies will be listed as hazardous materials.


7. If you have a garage attached to your home then check to make sure that the door opener is handy for getting the car out on the removal day and also remembers to leave it for the new homeowners.


8. Remember to make arrangements for your pets and children for the removal day. While you will not leave your children behind, pets such as cats can often be forgotten and left behind if they have gone wandering off.


9. Always ensure that you have not forgotten to provide such as banks of your change of address.


10. Finally do not forget to retrieve any spare keys to the property you are leaving from relatives or from hiding places. Also don’t forget to take your new house keys with you.