Removal checklist for a European removal

If you are preparing to move to another European country, this handy removal checklist will help ensure you have taken all the crucial steps you need to make your European removal as stress-free as possible.

Preliminary checks for a European removal

1 – Make sure the country you are moving to will allow you to reside and work there. Most European countries (in accordance with Directive Directive 2004/38/EC) will allow you to move freely without a Visa. In most cases, you will not need one, but it is always best to check.

2 – If you have bought a house, you may be in the process of completion, so make as sure as possible that there are no issues that could prevent or delay this. Likewise, if you have arranged to rent a property, to keep in touch with the landlord to ensure you can still move in when you get there.

3 – Make sure that your passport is up to date (has three months or more remaining at your removal date) and is close to hand.

4 – Ensure you have informed your bank, utilities companies, council, and any other service providers of your intended move date and your new address.

5 – It may be helpful to learn and practice some essential foreign phrases to help you communicate in your new country.

6 – If you are bringing a pet(s), ensure you have an official EU Pet Passport for each pet.

Removal checklist for your move

1 – For any move, you will need to ensure that anything which needs to be taken is boxed up and is ready to go. Anything you use regularly, have boxes ready to put them in.

2 – You may have received final bills from your utility providers and other service providers. Ensure that these are paid up and not outstanding. Some services may be automatically disconnected on your move date, others e.g. gas may have to be turned off at the source.

3 – If you rent, arrange for your landlord a time to collect the keys, or if you are selling your existing property, the estate agent or buyers.

4 – The day of the move will be a very busy day. Have a bag(s) ready for anything you need to keep close at hand, everything else should be boxed or disassembled, ready to take, to make the job of loading the van/lorry as easy as possible.

5 – Ensure you have enough spare cash (Sterling and Euros) with you in case you need it, for example, food, charges or emergency accommodation.

The best service for your European removal

Speed Removals can offer you a competitive quote to help you get going wherever you need to go, with rates from £40 per hour for a Transit van, to £130 per hour for a 7.5 ton truck, depending on how much you need to move. Speed Removals help people and businesses move within the UK and Europe, effectively and efficiently. For a quote, call us on 0208 893 6102 (out of hours on 0203 589 6261), or simply click on the Online Quote button at the top of the page.

You may also find it useful to print off this removal checklist and keep this in a safe place.