Moving flat(s) in London

rick_chasey
rick_chasey Posts: 75,661
edited November 2010 in The bottom bracket
I'm moving flats soon.

Me and my girlfriend currently live in separate flats not far from each other, but in December we are moving-in together in a new flat on the other side of London.

I was wondering what you guys (since some will have experience) would think the most cost effective way to move would be?

We have enough stuff combined to fill 1 and 3/4 cars worth, but the only furniture we're moving is a little fold-out table I have.

D'ya think a man with a van would be worth it? Or is there something cheaper - say just hiring a van for a day?

Any ideas?
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  • lastant
    lastant Posts: 526
    I'm a big fan of Streetcar, but I got a good deal on their initial membership costs through MyCityDeal / GroupOn - not sure what they usually charge to set up now, or indeed if you're already a member?

    Moved my girlfriend's bits from hers to mine in one of their VW Golf's, and then a while later I moved all of our stuff from Shepherds Bush to Clapham using one of their vans (VW Transporter).

    Can book by the hour, and extend if need be. Have also used it a couple of times to get pieces from IKEA - it's a good service for those sort of trips, not so good if there's a lot of 'dead time' in the middle of the day though I'd say.
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  • giant_man
    giant_man Posts: 6,878
    Rick Chasey wrote:
    I'm moving flats soon.

    Me and my girlfriend currently live in separate flats not far from each other, but in December we are moving-in together in a new flat on the other side of London.

    I was wondering what you guys (since some will have experience) would think the most cost effective way to move would be?

    We have enough stuff combined to fill 1 and 3/4 cars worth, but the only furniture we're moving is a little fold-out table I have.

    D'ya think a man with a van would be worth it? Or is there something cheaper - say just hiring a van for a day?

    Any ideas?
    Ahh this is when the fun starts! Good luck to you both ...
  • rick_chasey
    rick_chasey Posts: 75,661
    giant mancp wrote:
    Ahh this is when the fun starts! Good luck to you both ...

    I know! Poor her.
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  • ShutUpLegs
    ShutUpLegs Posts: 3,522
    Can't you ask your girlfriend to sort it out?
  • IronHorse100
    IronHorse100 Posts: 302
    you own property? Capitalist bastard!
  • rick_chasey
    rick_chasey Posts: 75,661
    IronHorse100 wrote:
    you own property? Capitalist bastard!

    No no no, just pouring money into the very large pockets of the greedy capitalist landlord :wink:
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  • jim453
    jim453 Posts: 1,360
    Rick Chasey wrote:
    I'm moving flats soon.

    Me and my girlfriend currently live in separate flats not far from each other, but in December we are moving-in together in a new flat on the other side of London.

    I was wondering what you guys (since some will have experience) would think the most cost effective way to move would be?

    We have enough stuff combined to fill 1 and 3/4 cars worth, but the only furniture we're moving is a little fold-out table I have.

    D'ya think a man with a van would be worth it? Or is there something cheaper - say just hiring a van for a day?

    Any ideas?


    Just make sure you take control of the contract signing/reading. You don't want a repeat of the unholy mess she landed herself in the last time.

    Did you ever get a reduction in rent, or a cleaner?
  • drewfromrisca
    drewfromrisca Posts: 1,165
    What part of London are you? I used company in Wandsworth few times. Called Mikes Van Hire possibly??? Very Cheap. £28 for the day. Big transits, beat to sh!t but do the job.
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  • rick_chasey
    rick_chasey Posts: 75,661
    jim453 wrote:

    Just make sure you take control of the contract signing/reading. You don't want a repeat of the unholy mess she landed herself in the last time.

    Did you ever get a reduction in rent, or a cleaner?

    Haha, no, but the landlord persuaded the other tennants to informally arrange a cleaner once a month, which she just isn't paying for and the Landlord seems to be happy about it so...


    The contract is much better - about 3 times as thick and seems to cover every eventuality I can think of.

    Drewfromrisca:

    It's from Canada Water (*groan*) to Fulham. £28 for the day sounds pretty good!
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  • redvee
    redvee Posts: 11,922
    MTFU and use a Brox :lol:
    I've added a signature to prove it is still possible.
  • danlikesbikes
    danlikesbikes Posts: 3,898
    I've used man-with-a-van and also hired van's myself in the past. Guess the turning point for me was the weight. When it was loads of boxes but able to carry them myself then I went with the van. When if was a mixture of boxes but awkward to handle items then it was man with a van.
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  • davelakers
    davelakers Posts: 762
    lastant wrote:
    Moved my girlfriend's bits from hers to mine in one of their VW Golf's.

    Just the "best" bits I hope. :P :lol:
  • MattC59
    MattC59 Posts: 5,408
    Just hire a van Rick. You'll have more room, so packing is easier and you won't have to cram stuff in, potentially damaging it, and you'll be able to get it all done in one run. Van hire for a day isn't particularly expensive and as much as we all hate 'white van man', vans are great fun to drive :D:D
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