q   Confirm dates with the us.

q   Sign and return contract together with  payment

q    Confirm insurance arrangements at declared value

q    Arrange a contact number

q    Dispose of anything you don't want

q    Start running down freezer contents

q    Contact carpet fitters if needed

q    Book mains services for disconnections

q    Cancel all rental agreements

q    Notify doctor, dentist, optician, vet

q    Tell your bank and savings/share accounts

q    Inform telephone company

q    Ask Royal Mail to re-route your post

q    Tell TV licence, car registration, passport offices

q    Notify HP and credit firms

q    Re-register any 'chipped' pets

q    Make local map to new house for friends and removers.

q    Clear the loft

q    Organise parking at new home

q     Plan where things go in new home

q     Cancel the milk/newspapers

q     Clean out the freezer

q     Arrange minders for children/pets

q     Find and label keys

q     Address cards to friends and relatives

q     Separate trinkets, jewellery and small items

q     Sort out linen and clothes

q     Put garage/garden tools together

q     Take down curtains/blinds

q     Collect children's toys

q     Put together basic catering for family at new home

q     Prepare parking for removal vehicle