A move is mostly admin done in the wrong order. These five pages put it back in order, and where a page says you have to do something, it says who says so and links the page that says it. Two of the jobs here carry a real obligation, several carry a bill if you skip them, and one widely repeated day-one job turns out to have no official UK guidance behind it at all, so we say that too. Where a claim matters, we'd rather link the source than pass on the folklore.
The reading, in order
- The moving house checklist Work down the list in order and tick as you go. Every official job links to the page that handles it, and the list prints cleanly…
- The first-time buyer checklist A first-time buyer checklist runs in order: budget and deposit, an agreement in principle, a solicitor or conveyancer, a survey…
- Moving house tips The best moving house tips are to get rid of things before you pay to move them, start packing the rooms you do not use weeks…
- What to do first in a new home What to do first in a new home: find the stop tap and the fuse box, test every smoke alarm, clean while the rooms are still…
- The new home essentials checklist A new home essentials checklist is what you need in the first week rather than the first year: bedding and towels, a working…
