Removal company recommendation please. Post Reply

[Mareli]

I've just received a quote for £2,700 for moving the contents of a *small* 2 bed house - and no white goods - from London to Worcester (about 2 hrs driving distance, prob 3hrs for removal lorry). The quote includes packing (but not unpacking). The company concerned (one with a v good reputation and mentioned on this site) propose doing the move over 3 days: Day 1 Packing; Day 1 unload beds and other essentials; Day 3 complete unloading.

I understand that the law requires the driver to have a 45 min break after 4.5hrs driving and that is a restrictions on how many hours he can drive in a day. (On the face of it, these legal requirements shouldn't impact on my move.)

I think the quote is very high - and, like all BAR members, it has to be paid in full in advance. Views anyone? I'd be grateful!

Elke

[Timefortea101]

Hi,

We recently moved within clpaham from a pretty full 3 bed house to a 5 bed house. I think it is pretty standard to pay in advance for removals (good for them...). I also think there is a massive range of pricing options available if you want to save money, but in the end I think you get what you pay for and if you want to make the move as stress free as possible, then it is probably worth paying for a decent removal company. That said, 2700 over 3 days for a 2 bed house does sound quite a lot, although you are moving quite a way. We paid 1500 for our 3 bed house move, and it only took two days. We moved with Cavendish and Country and I would definitely recommend getting a quote from them too - we had a really positive experience with them and I would happily recommend them.

hope this helps...

TFT

[MrsAmanda]

Have they explained why they need two days to unload? Is it just down to the six hours or so driving?

We moved a while ago from a 2-bed house to a 4-bed in Kent. Only an hour's drive for us and they moved us in two days. First day was packing all but essentials, then on moving day they loaded the beds etc, and unloaded everything at the other end.

That cost us about £1500 or so, with B&W.

[Mareli]

Thank you MrsAmanda and Timefortea101, I have since had a quote from Nick of Cavendish and Country - about half the £2700 quoted by Burke & Wills! Nick extremely pleasant and reassuring. Move would be over *2* days. I have now had several more quotes - B&W's is more than double in every case.

B&W want to pack on Day 1, part unload on Day 2, overnight with truck, complete unloading on Day 3. None of the other firms has suggested this, I have less stuff than many and none of my white goods are moving! Since receiving other quotes I can't be bothered to engage with B&W as I think their quote is ridiculously high.

Yes, 6 hours driving but as long as the driver has a 45 minute break I believe it's okay. None of the other firms has suggested it is a problem.

[MrsAmanda]

It does seem odd.

At least you have other options and others are being more reasonable.

We got four quotes, and B&W were second-cheapest at the time.

[Timefortea101]

good stuff - it sounds like you are getting some more realistic quotes.

Nick at Cavendish and Country seems to know what he is talking about. I am not sure how it works with the bigger firms, but it was quite reassuring for us that Nick kept quite a close eye on our whole removal process.

Good luck with the move!

[Bee's Pantry]

I've used Nick from Cavendish & Country (http://www.cavendishandcountry.com/contact/who-we-are/) and he/his team were great. I contacted them as I needed a few things moved into a room (big bed and a mattress that won't bend) after my sister used them to move her house.

Nick was super, he turned up with one guy, moved what I needed and it cost me £65 for the hour. That being said, he had just moved my sister from her flat in Wandsworth to her new house in Earlsfield. But nothing was broken, he was polite and so where his team.

Hope that helps.

Briony

Founder
Bee's Pantry
www.beespantry.com

[Ippyevie]

Trek Removals

www.trekremovals.com/‎

Moved from a three bed property in W9 to a six bed property in SW12. Two days move, one packing, other move plus disassembling and reassembling. Paid around £1500 all in (excluding parkings from both council, which could clock you to the tune of £300).

Very professional, quick and polite. Have used them twice in the last four years and never disappointed.

[Mareli]

Thank you Briony and Ippyevie!

[Chanchipolli]

I would recommend nick from
Cavendish & country - we just
Moved with him and he was the only one to give 50% back on boxes etc

[EatMoreCake]

Try Illy James international. Brilliant and we got them on recommendation too. We only moved locally but their quote was at least a grand less than the next quote and they packed for us too. We had a 2 bed flat with a "4 bed house's worth" of contents

[linzi_77]

WAG Removals (Wayne Grey). Professional, affordable, punctual, helpful, friendly. I used them to move house last year, and they packed for me too. 07862 790838.

[Mareli]

Thank you mungomuffit and linzi_77 I will check out your recommendations! (EatMoreCake, I contacted Illy James but she was a bit scary!)

[owenwe]

We used letsmovelondon (mark). http://www.removalslondongb.co.uk/

We only moved from alma rd to Killarney rd 2 yrs ago. We got marks number from my pal who used them when she moved to Barmouth rd.
He charged 50 quid per hour for a van and 2 men. This may have gone up.
He also offered packing and rented boxes but we didn't use that.
Very nice chaps, would use them again.

[JoanneWatson]

A friend of mine recommended http://www.strongmove.com/. She moved a 3-bedroom house and in her opinion the price was reasonable. She also said they did all the packing and unpacking. I can ask her for the exact price if you are still interested