Whether you’re a tenant or a homeowner, it takes at least three months to complete all the necessary procedures for a move. This depends, of course, on the size of the home, the number of occupants, and the formalities required to change your address.
Whatever the case, there’s nothing stopping you from planning ahead. And it’s even in your best interest! You can, in fact, start sorting through furniture, clothes, papers, and more well in advance.
This will prevent you from moving unnecessary belongings and cluttering your new home unnecessarily. This will help you reduce the cost of your move while also reducing the time spent packing your belongings.
D-90: Manage housing formalities
In case of rental
Rental leases generally require a 3-month notice period. However, this notice period can be reduced to 1 month in certain special cases, such as if the apartment is furnished or located in a high-demand area. To avoid double rent, it is sometimes necessary to give notice even before finding a new home. In fact, available properties are most often available for rent as soon as possible.
By planning ahead, you will have a wider choice of movers who will prepare a quote based on your arrival city.
In the event of a real estate purchase
If you’ve decided to buy a home, it’s advisable to organize the move as soon as the sales agreement is signed. Most often, it takes 3 to 6 months to secure financing and draft the deeds of sale required for the change of ownership. This is a comfortable time frame for organizing a move. The departure date can be specified later depending on the progress of the formalities.
D-60: Practical tasks that make moving easier
Sort through your belongings (furniture, clothes, papers, etc.)
You can also minimize packing work and avoid unnecessarily cluttering your new home. Also, take advantage of this still-calm period to prepare the necessary packing materials: collect boxes of different sizes, tape, labels, etc.
Empty the freezer
A freezer can hold large amounts of food that may take a while to consume. It’s best to start as soon as possible to avoid wasting anything. Also, avoid continuing to fill it with food you won’t consume in the coming days. Movers are not allowed to transport food, so your freezer must be emptied and defrosted before being transported.
Anticipate certain administrative procedures
Certain formalities related to the move must be completed as soon as possible, such as:
enrolling children in a nursery or a new school;
or even resignation from a company if one of the two spouses has to leave their position to follow the other.
If you decide to hire a professional for your move, you must choose your service provider to set the moving date as quickly as possible.