At Get Man and Van, we offer a seamless transition between moving properties. Have a budget in mind? No problem, we cater to all budgets, offering various crew size teams.

What if I need a house removal service for a long-distance move?

For long-distance moves, we recommend preparing to use a higher number of movers and booking a minimum of two man crew. There’s nothing worse than packing up a van and having to make sure all furniture and fragile items are correctly stored for transit. Our crew make sure this is taken care of no matter where you’re relocating, and for inside the London areas, we offer lower rates.

At Get Man and Van, we also offer storage and packing for those in between phases of moving out and into your new property...

There are a few documents you need to prepare when moving to a new address, and a change of address letter is probably the most crucial among those. Change of address letters are essential for notifying friends, relatives, and business contacts whenever you relocate, whether for personal reasons or business purposes. It doesn’t matter whether it is a business address, or a home address you are changing, you need to inform all interested parties about your address change in due time. That will ensure neither of you experience interruptions in communication or services. In addition to following the address letter template, you need to follow a few simple tricks and principles if you want to craft the perfect change of address letter.

Change of Address Letter – the basics

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Moving house is often described as one of the most significant events in one’s life. Understanding the average moving costs can help you plan your budget more effectively. Not only because it is exciting, but because it is stressful as well. Long distance moves particularly can put a great burden on one’s budget, so we tried to develop a moving cost calculator that will provide you with an accurate estimate. You will be able to determine the true cost of your home move, thus balancing your budget and relieving you of the stress and strain associated.

Why Would a Moving Cost Calculator Help You?

When moving house, budgeting the costs involved is one of the harder tasks to complete successfully...

Mobile speed camera vans are one of the ways that the authorities use for traffic enforcement to catch traffic violators. Adhering to the speed limit in the particular area you are driving in, is naturally, of paramount importance to guarantee your and everyone else’s on-the-road safety.

Every once in a while, as most of us know and do, you might find yourself caught speeding, whether due to empty roads – perfect for high-speed driving, a new powerful vehicle that you just want to test, or just not paying enough attention to the posted speed limit...

The load space dimensions of commercial vans in professional movers fleets across the UK range from super small vans to large vans, with each van type offering different capacities and features. Understanding the typical load space dimensions for each van type can help you choose the right vehicle for your needs. A crew van is the perfect van for moving larger work teams while still carrying tools and equipment. Whether you have a full house move ahead of you or just need a sofa moved from A to B in London, you need to know what van sizes are available in your area and which one will suit your job. Box vans with their enclosed box shaped load space are great for moving large and bulky items, perfect for removals and furniture delivery...

Moving house any time soon? Well, to navigate this serious milestone properly, you should set a timeline for the moving process. How long does it take to move house depends on a number of external factors, including but not limited to:

• The property chain situation
• The length of the mandatory legal process
• Your arrangement with the moving company

In any case, you need to have a clear idea what the complete timeline is going to be, including the average time it takes to move house. In that way you will be in a position to set your expectations accordingly, and reduce the stress and strain of the process.

Timeline Step #1 – Preparation for the Move

Two-three weeks before the moving day you’ve set, you are going to need to make some crucial arrangements:

Changing Your Address on the V5C and How?

The vehicle V5C is your vehicle logbook – more or less your car’s passport. The DVLA tracks the registration details and vehicle tax history and tax class of each registered vehicle. It is basically the link between you and your vehicle, and proves your ownership to the authorities.

Being an official document means that the V5C contains the personal information of the vehicle’s legal owner. Other details that are described in the vehicle log book are related to the car itself – color, size, tax class, registration number and so on.

When should you update your vehicle registration certificate?

There are certain conditions under which you as a registered keeper are required by law to inform DVLA and update your vehicle registrati...

Having a proper moving experience that goes without any hassle or stress is an achievable goal. All that you need is a little organization and the peace of mind that you have covered every little detail in advance during the moving process. Making a moving house checklist of things to do in advance will ensure there will be no complications during your removal, and you can just wait for the man and van company come load on your items and drive them to the new place.

Moving house doesn’t have to be a nerve-wracking ordeal. To make the process even smoother, follow this comprehensive moving house checklist and keep track of everything.

Deriving from the experience of several very skillful man and van moving experts, we have created an example of a check list for your r...

Securing and using professional logistics services is accompanied by lots of paperwork, simply because transporting people’s livelihood belongings over international borders (or shorter distances) is a complex, high responsibility process which is regulated by many industry and legislative formalities. In fact, managing these documents often feels like juggling multiple roles, all essential to smooth, compliant transit.

Paperwork is also an integral part of domestic man and van removal services. Pretty much any type of man and van removal, either big or small needs filling out some forms. In the UK, perhaps the most important removal service document is the bill of lading...

Not all people who move home decide to take their old furniture with them because their dimensions not always match those of the rooms of their new home or simply because they are too heavy and bulky which makes their handling difficult and their transportation expensive. Often, the new home may not provide enough space for the old furniture. That is particularly the case with sofa beds. The challenge of moving such pieces of furniture is that they are:

• Heavier than standard sofas
• Have a folding mechanism which can accidentally open when you try to lift them
• Cannot be moved by only one person
• Require the use of additional moving equipment to move

However, if you are not ready to part with your sleeper sofa yet, you can rely on the following tips when you are preparing, tr...