How to Prepare The Essentials When Moving Home

When moving home, not packing a box of essentials is an easy mistake to make. But when you open the door to your new place and realise you have literally nothing you need to survive for the weeks or months before your shipment arrives, you’ll regret not having a selection of essential items to keep you ticking over in the meantime.

Set aside a ‘small’ box

Don’t forget you need to bring this box with you to your new home – Spain, Portugal or France removals might allow you to drive to your new destination, but you may have to get a flight, so don’t choose a box that is too large.

The box of essentials should contain only items you will need when you first move. This could include items needed to cook meals during your first few days or things like, hammers, nails and screwdrivers to assemble your new furniture.

What if it doesn’t fit?

If you simply can’t fit your essential things into your cabin and hold luggage for example, make sure you still pack an essentials box and label it appropriately so that you can access it as soon as your removals to France or any other part of Europe arrives.

You might have to survive on packet noodles in the meantime, but at least you won’t have to go searching through everything when you arrive.

Recommended essentials

-          Multipurpose clothing

-          Smart clothes (office attire)

-          Bed sheets and duvets

-          Canned snacks and packet noodles

-          Eating utensils

-          Pots and pans

-          Towels

-          Toiletries

-          First aid kit

-          Toolbox