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8 Weeks
8 Weeks Before Your Move
Two months out — plans start becoming concrete. Confirm the numbers and begin lining up the providers you'll book in the weeks ahead.
Overview
Eight weeks out, planning turns into organisation. Your budget should move from rough estimate to confirmed figure, and you should begin researching the providers — removers, broadband, energy — you'll commit to over the coming weeks. This is the window where loose intentions become a concrete shape. You're not booking yet, but you're building the shortlist and confirming you can afford the move you're planning.
What matters right now
- Confirm your budget with real numbers, not rough estimates
- Research and shortlist removal companies — get quotes before booking
- Check broadband and energy provider availability at the new address
- Build a rough inventory to size your move and removal needs
- Begin decluttering — the earlier you start, the less you move
Common mistakes
- Treating the early budget estimate as final without confirming real costs
- Leaving removal quotes until the price and availability have both worsened
- Not checking broadband availability before assuming it can be transferred
- Putting off decluttering until packing week, then moving things you don't want