By this stage, you should have completed most of your packing and should only have minor items to pack such as food and clothes.
- Contact the local authority and inform them of the day you're moving. You may be entitled to a refund of part of your council tax.
- Have your post redirected at the local post office. Alternatively, if you will be moving locally, have your post held for you.
- Arrange to drop off your keys with your estate agent and collect the keys to your new home.
- Check that the removal firm has all the instructions and information necessary, including maps and instructions how to find your old and new homes. Confirm the moving date and time.
- Make sure that you've got a telephone number on the removal day where you can be contacted by anyone who may need to get hold of you urgently. This could be a mobile phone, or that of a friend who can pass on any messages.
- If necessary, apply for a residents' parking permit or special permission from the council or police for the removal van to park outside your current or new house.
- Make lots of copies of the map and instructions on how to find your new home and give them to anyone who will be involved in your move.
- Start packing your Essentials Kit.
- Dismantle any furniture that cannot be moved in one piece. Keep all the nuts, bolts and screws in a labelled bag.
- Return any library books and DVDs or anything borrowed.
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