Lots of people say moving home is one of
the top ten most stressful events in your life. Fortunately, there
is a way to mitigate your stress. In a nutshell, start as early as you can,
plan ahead and do everything you can to make it easy on yourself, your family
and even the family pet. As an agent in Southampton, my team and myself have
been helping homeowners, landlords, buyers and tenants move, sell and let their
Southampton homes for many years. So I thought I would share some top tips for
making your move as stress free as possible – then find out which streets in Southampton
have moved the most in the last 3 years.
The
first tip is to plan ahead and write a list; because whilst it is taking
between 15 and 20 weeks at the moment from finding a buyer to moving, those few
weeks will fly by in no time as day to day life carries on. Next, get yourself
a decent home removal company as they are worth their weight in gold on moving
day – and if you need to know a good one in Southampton - drop me a line and I
will let you know who my clients are raving about.
Next,
a cluttered Southampton home doesn’t sell or let well, so maybe consider
decluttering before you market the property. It will sell/let better and when
it comes to the move – the job will be so much easier. Know where you plan to
put all your important documents (like Passports and Bank PIN etc). Tell your
utility providers and it is a good idea to create electronic copies of significant
documents by scanning and saving them onto a USB stick and don’t forget to get
your mail redirected.
On
the day of moving home stress levels will be high and I know you will want to
get everything packed away and have the tea on by 5.30pm! Those who have moved
many times know that isn’t the case. Be realistic, as it’s doubtful you are
going to unpack all your boxes in your new home by the end of the first day.
Make
sure to keep your ‘Moving Day Survival Equipment’ close by, change of clothes,
wash equipment, cold bottles of water, biscuits, kettle, tea/coffee/milk,
crisps (even G&T??) to keep your spirits, morale and energy up – you will
be fine.. but it will take a few days to completely unpack and get your new Southampton
home the way you would like it to be. As long as you have your bed set up and
made by the end of moving day - you can have the rest of the weekend to get
ship shape.
So,
which street or road in Southampton (SO14 to
be more precise) has put themselves through one of the most stressful moments
in their life over the last 3 years? Which street has seen the most home moves
and experienced the trials of moving home.
Maritime
Walk comes in at the top spot, with 80 home movers in the last 36 months with a
total property value of £26,591,000 sold, interestingly there are 118 properties on the road
… so have a look at the top 20 and see if your street is in the Top 20!
…
but before you go, if you do need any help or guidance about moving home or
advice about the current state of the Southampton property market, then feel
free to drop me a line or read the other articles in my blog on the Southampton
Property market.
If you would like to pick my brains on the Southampton Property Market – pop in for a coffee or drop me a line on social media or email.
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