Moving checklist
Planning / errands approx. 12 – 6 weeks before the move
Set the date of the move
Request vacation
Create moving cost plan
Sort household goods
Request bulky waste collection date from your city / municipality
Accomplishments approx. 8 – 4 weeks before the move
Organize helpers / hire professionals
Determine the expense of the move and determine the number of movers. Give the helpers plenty of notice and/or make it easy on yourself and use our full moving service at a fair fixed price.
Organize suitable moving vehicles
Do you have enough suitable vehicles available for moving transportation? Do you also have the suitable and insured drivers for this?
Take advantage of our full moving service! With our fleet and our trained drivers you are on the safe side.
Arrange handover date
Determine handover condition and plan realization
Determine the condition in which you have to hand over your previous premises. Plan all the work that is necessary for this (cosmetic repairs, etc.) and organize helpers for this if necessary. Or take advantage of our convenient full-service relocation at a fair fixed price.
Organize key of the previous property
Organize keys for the new home
Get an overview of the new premises
Issue a forwarding order to the post office
Change of address / change of registration
Employer
Bank / Financial service provider
Health insurance
Insurances
Energy supplier (electricity, gas, ...)
Telephone / Internet / TV reception service provider
Clubs & Gym
Subscriptions (newspapers/magazines, food, etc.)
possibly re-register children (day care center, school, clubs, ...)
Errands approx. 2 weeks before the move
Request no stopping signs
To ensure that you have the necessary parking space available on the day of your move, you can apply for movable no-stopping signs from your local traffic authority. For the city of Nuremberg you can apply for signs under the following link: learn more >
Or you can use our full moving service and we will do it for you.
Using up frozen and refrigerated foods
Moving material
To ensure that your belongings are moved as gently as possible, thorough packing is essential. Therefore, determine the necessary materials (moving boxes, moving blankets, protective film, adhesive tapes, label stickers, etc.) and procure them.
With our full moving service, we’ll take care of it for you.
Start with packing the moving boxes
Errands about 1 week before the move
Put up no stopping signs
Post any no stopping signs that may have been requested. In the city of Nuremberg, it is four days before the day of the move.
With our full relocation service, we’ll take care of that for you, too.
Inform neighbors
Prepare the new home
Has thought been given to using the sanitary facilities in the new home (toilet paper, soap, towels)?
Show that you live here with your name tags on the doorbell and mailbox.
Errands just before the move
Control
Have you thought about all the premises (basement rooms, attic, gazebo, etc.) and prepared them for the move?
Are all items secured in suitable packaging?
With our full moving service, you save yourself the hassle. We professionally pack your household goods for safe transportation.
Organize supply for the movers
Record meter readings in the new rooms
Protect floor coverings
For example, lay out mats or cardboard boxes to protect the floors.
With our full moving service, we’ll take care of it for you.
Errands after the move
Residents' Registration Office
Remove name tags
Cosmetic repairs and cleaning
Complete/organize all work necessary for the agreed condition to hand over the previous premises.
Or use our full moving service, then we will do everything for you.