Moving/ Tools and resources
Tools and resources
You are probably so excited about your new home that you can't stop talking about your future decorating and landscaping projects. However, you need to stay focused on the tasks at hand. Moving is a big job and you'll need to plan ahead to ensure everything goes as smoothly as possible.
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Changing your address
To avoid unpleasant surprises and floods of missed telephone calls, don’t wait until the last minute to alert service providers and utility companies of your change of address. -
Rally your friends together or hire a mover
Friends are indispensable, especially when it comes time to move. Be sure to tell them well in advance that you’ll be requiring their services. -
Organize your belongings
Moving is a great time to organize your belongings, and it’s also a great opportunity to get rid of that old winter coat, your very first tennis racquet and all of those plastic food containers with missing lids. -
Contact the current tenants of your future home
If you’ve ever bumped into the previous tenant of your new residence while you were carrying your mattress up the staircase and they were bringing down their fridge, you’ll want to prevent similar disasters by contacting them in advance to coordinate moving times and dates. -
Make sure everything’s taken care of come moving day
To make your move a success, you’ll need to plan out everything in advance, from finding a babysitter (if you have children) to assigning someone to meet the moving truck at the new residence and another person to stay at the old apartment to hand the keys over to the new tenant. -
The save-the-day moving kit
In an ideal world your move would be a complete breeze, free from stress or hassles. However, the real fact of the situation is that you will probably need to put together a "save-the-day" moving kit to take care of any minor disasters. -
Insurance – your luck won’t run out if you choose the right coverage
If you do not yet have home and property insurance, you may want to look into it. Moving is the perfect time to purchase a new home insurance policy. -
After the move
Congratulations, you made it through the move. Give yourself some downtime to relax and recuperate and be sure to thank all of your friends and family for their help. -
Quebec's official moving day
Did you know that Quebec is the only place in the entire world with a set moving date? Almost half of all Quebec residents move on July 1st.
