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4 Weeks
4 Weeks Before Your Move
One month out — the commitment window. Book your providers, start address changes, and turn your plan into firm logistics.
Overview
Four weeks out is the commitment window. The research is done; now you book. Removers, broadband installation, energy accounts, and your address-change sweep all need action in this window — broadband and installation lead times alone can run 2–4 weeks, so this is the last comfortable moment to act. This is also when overlapping tenancies become a real cost to plan for. The work shifts from deciding to doing.
What matters right now
- Book your removal company — availability tightens sharply inside 4 weeks
- Arrange broadband installation now — lead times run 2–4 weeks
- Calculate any rent overlap so you know the cash you'll need to bridge
- Start your address-change sweep across banks, government, and subscriptions
- Plan your packing strategy room by room before boxes arrive
Common mistakes
- Booking removers too late and paying premium rates for poor availability
- Forgetting broadband lead times and arriving at a new home with no internet
- Ignoring rent overlap until both rents are due at once
- Starting the address-change sweep after the move, when post is already misrouted