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In terms of life events, moving house rates high in the stress stakes. While a certain degree of hassle is inevitable, moveme.com can help to keep your blood pressure under control. Aim to get started on your ‘to do’ list as soon as your offer is accepted. Arranging a survey is one of the first things to tick off, although choosing which type presents many buyers with a dilemma. There are three main kinds of survey: a basic valuation (the cheapest), a homebuyer’s report (the most common) and a full structural survey (the most detailed). Which you choose is partly determined by the age and type of property you are buying. For example, a new build should be contractor guaranteed for a period of time. In this case a basic valuation may be adequate, whereas if you need a mortgage your lender is likely to insist, at the very minimum, on a homebuyer’s survey. As a rule of thumb the older the property, the more detailed the survey required. Don’t rely too heavily on advice from the estate agent involved, it’s not necessarily within their interest to recommend a full structural survey that could reveal problems and create delays – most just want a quick sale.

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You asked for it – you got it. First the Blog, storage, mortgages and tell a friend – now we have a forum too! Here at moveme.com, our aim is to make moving home as simple as possible; so now, instead of having to write to us via our loveit hateit ideas or help links you can go straight to the forum and get advice from the people who really know: other home movers!
Of course, I will be checking in on it very frequently to answer all questions, but only your fellow movers can give you moving tips from their own experiences…

“Which removers are the best for moving a piano?”

“I am with [insert company here], how were they for others when moving house?”

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So, here we are at last. Buckingham Gate is officially our new home, and we all moved in yesterday – hurrah!

We all came for a little celebration here on Friday evening, and enjoyed our new open space and the lovely garden. We opened all the cupboards and looked in the (huge!) fridge; we admired the designs in the frosted glass partitions; we wrote on the whiteboards…

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In case you didn’t gather from my terrible pirate speak exactly what is happening, moveme.com are moving!

As previously mentioned, moveme.com are moving to our spangly new offices in Victoria (opposite Buckingham Palace, to be exact) next Monday, 24th September. Being the Blog writer, and quite obviously the best person in the company, I used my special privileges to bag myself a visit to the offices last Saturday

Needless to say, the outside of the office is pretty darn nice. I mean, the Queen wouldn’t want shabby properties on her doorstep, so I will leave that much to your imagination. Once inside, you walk past the lovely, varnished wood reception and down the stairs to the new moveme.com abode.

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