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Money house can be an expensive time for you. Pushing your budget as far as it can possibly go to get a successful bid on your dream home, paying fees to solicitors, getting a mortgage which you’ll have to repay, it all adds up. That’s without taking into account any remodelling or redecorating you need to do when you get there. How can you save money when you’re moving house?
List With A Fixed Fee Company
One of the first things you’ll be doing when you are selling your own property to buy your next house, is listing your home. Lots of different estate agents have different fees. Some of these are a percentage of what you sell for, which is quite a traditional way of doing things. New companies are offering fixed fees, so they’ll do everything for a set amount, regardless of how much you sell for. When you list with a fixed fee company, for a price you’re happy with, you know exactly how much that part of the process is going to be. No unexpected surprises!
Clean Your Home Yourself
When you move home you need to clean your property and leave it in a good state. Some people will get the cleaners in, but with that you have the price of a cleaning company to pay for. You could easily do this yourself by giving yourself plenty of time. If you’re living in the house, clean as you pack it up. You’ve got weeks to get on top of it and find time to spruce those skirting boards. A deep clean of the kitchen and maybe removing stains from carpets needs to be undertaken. Don’t leave it all until the last minute or you’ll run out of time. One final vacuum around once the removal van has set off and you’re set!
Help With Removals
You might think that, just like the cleaning, you can do the removals yourself. The difference is though, that you usually move out of one house and into the next on same day. This is where a decent removal company is worth investing in. They don’t have to be expensive either. A cheap man and van might set you back a couple of hundred pounds but the hassle and stress it will take off your plate on moving day is fantastic. You can be sure your boxes will be lifted into the van, driven to the new house and unloaded. This not only saves your back, but it allows you to enjoying the moving process that little bit more. Leaving memories behind and moving forward to make new ones!
There are lots of great ways to save money when you are moving house. Having less to move will cost you less. So, de-clutter before you go, rather than when you get there. Having a plan in place of where the kids will be and who is doing what on the day is perfect too. Be sure to set an alarm on moving day as well, there’s nothing worse than waking up to the knocking of the removal company at your door! It’s an exciting day coming up though, so you might not even get any sleep! Have a great moving day and all the best in your new home!
