Removals firms in Southend-on-Sea

What to put in your job description

• Where you are moving from and to: the towns, or the first part of each postcode.
• The date, or the dates you could do, and whether it is fixed, such as a completion day.
• How much is moving: a few items, a one-bedroom flat, a three-bedroom house or an office.
• Anything large, heavy or fragile: a piano, a wardrobe that doesn't come apart, glass or artwork.
• Access at both ends: stairs, a lift, a narrow street, and how near the van can park.
• Whether you want packing, taking furniture apart and back together, storage, or a clearance of what is left.

Don't put your name, phone number or address in the description: every trade who covers your area reads it. Your name, phone, email and address go only to the trades who take the job (3 at most).

Questions to ask before you hire

• Will you visit, or do a video survey, before you give a fixed price?
• What does the price include: packing, boxes, taking furniture apart, and how many people and vans?
• What does your goods-in-transit insurance cover, and what is the most it pays for one item?
• What happens to the price if my completion is late, or you have to wait for the keys?
• Is there a charge to cancel or to move the date?

Registers and schemes to check

There is no legal register for removal firms. Some belong to a trade body, such as the British Association of Removers, whose members agree to its code of practice. A firm whose vans weigh more than 3.5 tonnes needs a goods vehicle operator's licence: in Great Britain you can look one up on GOV.UK, and in Northern Ireland they come from the Department for Infrastructure. We don't check this for you yet.

Your council in Southend-on-Sea

If the van must park where parking is restricted, ask your local council well before moving day: many can suspend a parking bay for the day. They also collect bulky waste you aren't taking. For most of Southend-on-Sea that is Southend-on-Sea City Council; a postcode at the edge may be in a neighbouring council's area.

We take jobs from SS1, SS2, SS3, SS22, SS99 for Southend-on-Sea. Trades choose the districts they cover.

More on hiring: Removals firms: what to ask and what to check.

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