Top Ideas to make a Smooth and Stress-free Office Relocation

 

Top Ideas to make a Smooth and Stress-free Office Relocation

Moving can be upsetting for everyone involved, except with some proper planning, you can make the moving process simpler and stress-free. Here are some ideas that will help make your moving process smooth and savvy.

1. Plan appropriately for your forthcoming move. Make a timeline and checklist, set a course of events and financial plan before and after the move. For more information, click here https://www.christchurchremovals.co.nz/top-ideas-to-make-a-smooth-and-stress-free-office-relocation/

Moving Tips for College Students

The cost of moving belongings, incorporating moving in and out, and self-storage in between semesters is one of the expenses in going to college. Luckily, there are various ways college students can save some cash and be proficient in packing and planning for a college move. Here are some moving tips to make things simpler and spare you from contentions with your parents.

1. Discover what commodities and appliances are already at the new apartment or dormitory so you don’t need to bring many.

2. During the pre-move, investigate surroundings before moving. It will assist you with feeling more prepared upon moving to the new apartment.

3. If there’s any way to move the sooner than the official move-in day, then do it. This will likewise give you more opportunity to investigate the grounds, help other people move in, and decorate your room.

4. Attempt to make your move in the mid-week. Ends of the week are the point at which others are moving and the accessibility of trucks and supplies will probably be better.

For more details, visit https://www.christchurchremovals.co.nz/moving-tips-for-college-students/

Think Carefully about Fixtures and Fittings

Although we blogged on this fairly recently, it seems to be a subject that is generating quite a few questions at the moment.  So we’ve decided to re-visit it.

Do please remember though that we are not solicitors and your individual unique situation may require specific legal advice.

Fixtures and fittings

Let’s assume you are moving out of the house you owned and have just sold.

As a general legal principle, you cannot remove things that your contract of sale will have categorised as being “fixtures and fittings”.  In other words, if the buyers saw something as part of the property’s structure when they came to visit it during their buying activities, you can’t unilaterally remove it when you move out.

There may be some exceptions to that, provided they are clearly noted in the contractual agreements and the buyers have agreed the removal in advance.

Unfortunately, just what constitutes a “fixture” is sometimes open to interpretation and it can occasionally lead to legal disputes.

For more details, please visit - https://www.christchurchremovals.co.nz/think-carefully-about-fixtures-and-fittings/

Anti-Phishing Advice

We don’t pretend to be experts in information technology as well as furniture removals! Christchurch removals is where we excel.

We also have no reason to believe that anyone has ever tried to deceive anyone else by pretending they were Christchurch Removals online.  Even so, we’d like to publish here are a few very basic thoughts about how you can protect yourself from one of the commonest online scams, that involving “phishing”.

Phishing

This is a generic term given to a range of potential online frauds.

They typically involve someone, somewhere, pretending to be someone else.  That usually means they’ll pretend to be a company or institution you already do business with and communicate with you via email using that false identity.

A common approach is to send you an e-mail that may have all the appearances of coming from someone you have legitimate contact with. That e-mail invites you to follow a link to logon and check something relating to your business with them.

In reality, if you follow that link, you will be taken to a bogus site where you may accidentally disclose private information such as your id and password. Read more about......Anti-Phishing Advice.

A Quick Word on Antiques

Although we’ve mentioned the subject of antiques once before, that was some time ago so we thought we’d offer a quick reminder.

If you are involved in a house removal, we will gladly offer special services for any item you may think of as being of high sentimental or indeed financial value.  Antique items which may have been handed down through the family or more recently acquired, may often come in that category.

There are a few points worth making about such objects when they are relocated.

Firstly, it’s worth remembering that you should probably ensure that you have special contents insurance cover for items defined as being “high value antiques”.  Specifically, it would be essential to make sure that your policy covers such items when they are in transit, such as when you are moving home.

The second point that we would like to draw to your attention is that any items that are of high value, including antiques, should be brought to our attention.  That is both from a practical viewpoint in terms of us making sure they are packed and protected appropriately but also since there may be insurance issues such as maximum cover levels for any individual item. Read more about..........A Quick Word on Antiques.

Can I get a Home Removals Loan? FAQs.

Here are the answers to some commonly-asked questions about loans for the costs of home removals.

Are there loans for home removals services?

Yes.

You may be able to obtain one from your bank, although banks aren’t quite as free-thinking with their lending as they once were.

Alternatively, some professional removals companies, Christchurch or elsewhere, may be able to offer such assistance too.

Am I guaranteed a loan?

No.

No lender anywhere will guarantee to offer a loan in advance. They always make their publicity “subject to status”. What that means is that they’ll want to look at your income and credit history before deciding whether or not to advance a loan.

This is perfectly normal practice and you’re not being singled out. If you think about it, would you lend money to a stranger if you knew nothing about them, their reason for asking for the money and whether or not you’d stand a fair chance of getting it back?

Can I get a loan if I have a poor credit history?

Very possibly yes.

It depends upon the exact nature and severity of your credit history difficulties in the past.  It’s been estimated that about 80% of us have some minor blemish on our credit history files (e.g. an accidentally overlooked credit card repayment one month) and typically, lenders see those as nothing.

Some problems can be far more severe including being sued for loan defaults and so on.

If you have some moderate problems on your files, they won’t be a showstopper, though the lenders may increase their interest rate a little to reflect the extra risk they’re taking.

Why do lenders ask for receipts?

If you’re getting your finance through a removals company, that probably won’t be needed. The lenders might typically send the agreed sum directly to the removals company.

If you’re applying to other sources, the lenders may (though not always) wish to see evidence of the quotation in order to check that it’s reasonable. They might also ask to settle the sum directly themselves. In other cases, they may issue the loan to you but ask you to show evidence that you’ve used it for the purposes intended.

This is all normal and should not be cause for concern. It’s largely to do with the lenders either trying to reduce the risks of payment default due to you spending the money on other things (e.g. gambling) or to avoid loan fraud.

How do I know that I’m getting a fair interest rate?

Only by shopping around and doing some online research.

How long can I borrow the money for?

That’s a matter for you and the lender to discuss.

Most lenders will accept repayment over a few years if the sums are larger. Do remember though that the longer the repayment period, the more the loan will typically cost you in interest payments over time.

Could I pay for removals services by credit card?

Yes, assuming that the company concerned accepts them.

It’s worth keeping in mind that borrowing money on credit card is typically one of the most expensive ways to use what is in effect a loan (assuming you don’t repay the loan in one go before the month end or pay it off very quickly). 

Compare it to the costs of a purpose-specific loan from another company.

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Sending Your Goods via the Mail and Insurance Problems

Back in September 2016, we blogged on the issues associated with shipping goods in the post.

This created a lot of interest, specifically around postal insurance and we felt obliged to do a follow-up.

Do please note that we’re expert Christchurch movers not lawyers or insurance experts! So, we’re offering here our understanding and you may wish to check this yourself.

If you decide to ship some of your household goods through the mail, then fine. There might be some reasons, in certain instances, why you’d choose to do so.

Typical postal insurance will cover your items in transit for:         

• total loss (e.g. via theft or loss in the mail)

• or their total destruction.

Total loss (whether by theft or genuine mysterious disappearance) is easy to prove and insurance claims in that domain are handled routinely.

For more details, please visit - http://www.christchurchremovals.co.nz/sending-your-goods-via-the-mail-and-insurance-problems/

Young Children and Removal Day

Nobody knows your children like you do and we wouldn’t presume for a second to try and tell you how they’ll be likely to react.

Based on our very extensive experience of furniture removals, Christchurch and elsewhere, we can say though that we’ve usually witnessed one of two apparent reactions with younger (say under about 8-9 years of age) children:

wild excitement and they love every minute of the day;

a very withdrawn and sorrowful-looking response. They may also become very ‘clingy’ with parents.

Of course, a lot depends upon an individual child’s personality but the second reaction above shouldn’t be surprising.

Many younger children don’t like radical change in what is for them, a familiar and safe environment. The more significant the changes are as a result of the move, say including new schools and friends, then the greater the risk of a fretful reaction on the day itself.

We thought we’d share with you a few techniques we seen parents use over the years; ones which have seemed to us to be effective:

For more details, please visit - http://www.christchurchremovals.co.nz/young-children-and-removal-day/

Same Day Furniture Removals

We’re sometimes asked to try and get a removal and delivery done in one day.

Here’s how we will look at such requests. 

Firstly, we always assure clients that if it’s humanly possible to do so, then we will. 

In some situations, for example, if you’re moving from a relatively small flat to another one only a couple of kilometres away then a same-day removal may be perfectly feasible.  In other cases though, it might be less so. 

As a professional household removals company, we must comply with four things: 

• the laws relating to driving hours; 

• employment best practice and the related working hours of our team (who are far from being ‘clock-watchers’ by the way!) 

• the science of planning based upon our long experience of removals (i.e. avoiding the temptation of being overly-optimistic in time estimating); Read more  http://www.christchurchremovals.co.nz/same-day-furniture-removals/