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Keep the following supplies handy for packing: Boxes, marking pen, bubble wrap, newspaper and tissue Tape and scissors, Tape measure .
Use strong boxes and containers that can be secured tightly. Purchase special boxes for dishes, wardrobe and other special items. If you are getting your boxes from the local shop, Banana boxes are usually the strongest and best for heavy items. Pack audio-video equipment in their original boxes.
Avoid loading more than 50 pounds into one box.

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If you are a homeowner looking to move, but are put off by the expense involved, you’re not alone. Over the last decade the cost of moving home has soared and, according to a recent survey carried out by PropertyFinder, now stands just shy of £10,000. While stamp duty accounts for a large proportion of the outlay (on average £5,481) cutting the cost is still feasible if you’re canny.

Budget
At the risk of sounding slightly proscriptive: a little budgeting goes a long way. Before you commit to anything make a list of all possible outgoings – include stamp duty, solicitors fees, survey, HIP (if you’re selling a property too), mortgage fees and valuation, land registry, searches and removals. By working out a realistic budget from the outset there should be no hidden ‘nasty surprises’ and you have your starting sum that you can begin to look at ways of reducing.

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The current crusade to de-clutter the UK’s homes is apparently having little impact on the average Briton. While we might enjoy watching the glut of TV shows – dictated by the House Doctor mantra: neutral is good, clutter is bad – it appears we are a nation of hoarders.

According to a recent poll, carried out by the furniture-maker Hammonds, a whopping 95% of us admit to holding onto items we have no intention of using again. In addition, a quarter of all respondents said entire rooms had been rendered uninhabitable by accumulated junk.

So if you don’t want to cart unfinished projects (namely that collection of broken chairs bought on the off chance you might, one day, take an upholstery class) to your new home, start by bucking the national trend.

While I’m not suggesting you turn your newly acquired three-bed terrace into a soulless mausoleum, moving house presents the ideal opportunity to liberate that languishing ten-year pile of pre-Euro denominations – organised photograph albums are a much better reminder of drachma-driven holidays.

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