The man from Britannia removals
He came today. We had quite some fun as we wandered round the house adding up the volume of the various items of furniture, while the children moved things from one room to another to try to catch us out. We became even more ruthless as we talked. Now grandmother's table and corner cupboard is not coming with us.
We talked about the logistics of removal. There are two scenarios.
One scenario is that you fill a van. In this case you have to race the van from your old home to your new home, waving it off and welcoming it at the other end.
Then there's our scenario. You form a part load (we have about 1/3 of a vanload). In this case you wave the van off and some time later (and it could be as little as a week!) the van arrives at your new home (and gives you someone else's antiques...?) I like this better because a) it is cheaper b) you can move out before you absolutely need to c) you don't have to race the van. The drawback is that you end up camping in your old home and/or your new home for a while.
You have to pay for the removal about 5 days before you move out. This is Bad News as I was hoping to pay using a small part of the proceeds from the house sale. Thankfully we have some leeway in our bank account at present!
We talked about the logistics of removal. There are two scenarios.
One scenario is that you fill a van. In this case you have to race the van from your old home to your new home, waving it off and welcoming it at the other end.
Then there's our scenario. You form a part load (we have about 1/3 of a vanload). In this case you wave the van off and some time later (and it could be as little as a week!) the van arrives at your new home (and gives you someone else's antiques...?) I like this better because a) it is cheaper b) you can move out before you absolutely need to c) you don't have to race the van. The drawback is that you end up camping in your old home and/or your new home for a while.
You have to pay for the removal about 5 days before you move out. This is Bad News as I was hoping to pay using a small part of the proceeds from the house sale. Thankfully we have some leeway in our bank account at present!
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