Your Complete Guide to Selling at Auction 19 ☐ Clearly label boxes containing breakables as ‘fragile’ and identify these to the removalists. ☐ Pot and pack away any plants and cuttings you’re taking to your new home. ☐ Explain your packing procedure to the removalists and be at your new home when they arrive. Don’t... ☐ Put breakables or liquid-filled containers in drawers. ☐ Overload drawers andmake furniture too heavy to move (toomuch weight can result in damage to your furniture). ☐ Move netting, barbed wire, timber, wood, coal etc without special arrangements beingmade. ☐ Store perishable goods where they might be overlooked or forgotten. Make arrangements to ☐ See your solicitor or conveyancer to sign/transfer mortgage documents. ☐ Enrol children in new school if necessary. ☐ Coordinate the forwarding of any files from the children’s previous school to their new one. Organise for your newhome ☐ Connect your gas, electricity and water. ☐ Internet, telephone and cable TV connection. The week beforemoving ☐ Remind and confirmdates, times and locations for furniture removal company. ☐ Confirmmoving in/moving out details and key exchange with your Harcourts sales consultant. ☐ Say goodbye to neighbours. One last check ☐ Nothing left behind? ☐ No clothes at the dry cleaners? ☐ No gear stored away from your property? ☐ Electricity, gas and telephone disconnected? ☐ Water turned off and no taps left running? ☐ Windows and doors latched? ☐ Keys with solicitor (if appropriate)? After it’s all over ☐ Have spare keys cut for your new home. ☐ Make an insurance claim if any damage has occurred during themove. ☐ Teach children how to get to their new school. ☐ Enjoy your new home and keep in touch. We’d love to hear how you’re going!
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