Moving House Checklist

The material provided is for general information purposes only and does not constitute as legal or professional advice by Lynch Meyer Lawyers.

Useful things to consider when moving into your new home:

• Reserve a rental truck (if you intend on moving yourself), and start packing those items you wont need until you move into your new house. Or if you are having a removalist do all the hard work, be sure to book one well in advance.
• Settlements can occur anytime between 11am and 4:30pm. If you intend to move in on settlement day, we suggest you check with us before booking any removalist as delays can occur during settlement.
• Make arrangements for your carpets and curtains to be cleaned before you move in. You may choose (or need) to do the same thing before you leave your old place.
• Make a floor plan of your new home so that you can work out where to put everything before you arrive and unpack.
• Why move all that junk that we accumulate to a new place? Have a cleanout and only take with you the things you really want to have in your new home. You may have enough good stuff to hold a garage sale and pocket a bit of extra money!
• While you’re packing it’s a good idea to make an inventory of all of your important and expensive items. You may also want to take photographs of these items for insurance purposes.
• Complete a change of address card at the post office to have your mail re-directed. You should also send out letters to banks/doctors/medicare etc advising of your new address and phone number.
• Arrange for disconnection and re-connections of utility services.
• Update your car registration and license addresses.
• Do back-up copies of important computer files before it is packed up and moved.
• Don’t forget to do the all-important walk-through once you have finished packing up your old house, so that you can double check all of the cupboards and rooms to see if you have left anything behind.
• It is a good idea to have all the locks of your new home changed.